| UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 17, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
| City | Omaha,Nebraska | |||
| Attendance | 9,103 | |||
| Total gate | $700,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer (also known asUFC Fight Night 15) was amixed martial artsevent held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 17, 2008, at theOmaha Civic Auditorium inOmaha, Nebraska.[1]
The event served as the lead-in to the premiere ofThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir onSpike TV.
Jeremy Horn was originally scheduled to faceWilson Gouveia on this card, but was injured. He was replaced byRyan Jensen.[2]
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Josh Neer | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Mac Danzig | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Alan Belcher | def. | Ed Herman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Eric Schafer | def. | Houston Alexander | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:53 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Alessio Sakara | def. | Joe Vedepo | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Middleweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Ryan Jensen | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:04 | |
| Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | def. | Kyle Bradley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:34 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jason Brilz | def. | Brad Morris | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:54 | |
| Middleweight | Mike Massenzio | def. | Drew McFedries | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Miller | def. | Rob Kimmons | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:27 | |
The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.[3]
Below are the fighter base salaries for the event. The total base fighter payroll was $305,000.[4]