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By Jacob Camargo October 25, 2009UFC 104: "Machida vs. Shogun" is officially in the books and it turned out be a exciting yet controversial night of fights for the promotion's first visit back to Los Angeles since May 2006. Here are some interesting tidbits that came out of the post-fight press conference for the event: -UFC 104 drew an estimated 16,000 spectators to the Staples Center in Los Angeles for a $1.9 million gate, according to UFC President Dana White. Official figures from the California State Athletic Commission will be released in the coming weeks. -The UFC dished out $240,000 in bonus money and $120,000 of it went to Pat Barry as he earned two bonus awards. Other preliminary card fighters, Antoni Hardonk and Stefan Struve, each earned the other $60,000 "Fight Night" bonuses for their outstanding performance at UFC 104. Barry and Hardonk earned "Fight of the Night" honors for their back and forth heavyweight bout, whi...
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