UFC 153 Post-Fight Bonuses: Nogueira, Erick Silva, Jon Fitch, Rony Jason Earn $70K Each

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Jon Fitch, Erick Silva and Rony Mariano Bezerra each pocketed an additional $70,000 for their standout performances at Saturday's UFC 153 from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Nogueira scored the submission bonus by catching Dave Herman in a second-round armbar in the co-main event, and Bezerra earned “Knockout of the Night” honors for his finish of Sam Sicilia on the evening’s undercard. Meanwhile, “Fight of the Night” went to Fitch and Silva for their back-and-forth welterweight affair.

UFC 153 quick results:

Main Card:

Anderson Silva def. Stephan Bonnar via TKO (strikes) at 4:40 of round 1

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Dave Herman via submission (armbar) at 4:31 of round 2

Glover Teixeira def. Fabio Maldonado via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2

Jon Fitch def. Erick Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Phil Davis def. Wagner Prado via submission (anaconda choke) at 4:29 of round 2

Demian Maia def. Rick Story via submission (neck crank) at 2:30 of round 1

Preliminary Card:

Rony Mariano Bezerra def. Sam Sicilia via TKO (punches) at 4:16 of round 2

Gleison Tibau def. Francisco Trinaldo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Diego Brandao def. Joey Gambino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Sergio Moraes def. Renee Forte via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:10 of round 3

Chris Camozzi def. Luiz Cane via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

(Pictured: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira)