UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
# UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer (also known as UFC Fight Night 15) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 17, 2008, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.

## Background

The event served as the lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir on Spike TV.

Jeremy Horn was originally scheduled to face Wilson Gouveia on this card, but was injured. He was replaced by Ryan Jensen.

## Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.

* Fight of the Night: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer
* Knockout of the Night: Alessio Sakara
* Submission of the Night: Wilson Gouveia

## Purses

Below are the fighter base salaries for the event. The total base fighter payroll was $305,000.

* Nate Diaz — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
* Josh Neer — $9,000
* Clay Guida — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
* Mac Danzig — $15,000
* Alan Belcher — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
* Ed Herman — $16,000
* Eric Schafer — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
* Houston Alexander — $13,000
* Alessio Sakara — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
* Joe Vedepo — $3,000
* Wilson Gouveia — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
* Ryan Jensen — $4,000
* Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
* Kyle Bradley — $4,000
* Jason Brilz — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
* Brad Morris — $4,000
* Mike Massenzio — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
* Drew McFedries — $16,000
* Dan Miller — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
* Rob Kimmons — $5,000
