Post-UFC Fight Night 21 news and notes

*Please visit FiveKnuckles.com for more mixed martial arts media*

UFC Fight Night 21: "Florian vs. Gomi" is officially in the books and it turned out to be an exciting night of fights for the promotion's return trip back to North Carolina. Here are some interesting tidbits that came out of the post-fight press conference for the event:

-UFC Fight Night 21 drew an estimated 7,700 spectators to the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte for a $590,685 gate, according to UFC officials.

It was the UFC's first event in North Carolina since UFC Fight Night 16 in December 2008. The UFC has held two previous events in Charlotte, the first being UFC 3: "The American Dream" all the way back in in September 1994 and then at UFC 5: "The Return of the Beast"in April 1995.

-The UFC dished out a total of $120,000 in bonus money to four of the 20 fighters who competed in last night's UFC Fight Night 21 event. Headliner Kenny Florian, co-headliner Roy Nelson as well as other main card fighters Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver each earned $30,000 "Fight Night" bonuses for their outstanding performances at the event.

Siver and Pearson earned "Fight of the Night" honors for their exciting, three-round lightweight battle, which saw Pearson earn a unanimous decision win over Siver. Florian took home "Submission of the Night" for his third-round rear-naked choke submission win over Takanori Gomi in the evening's main event.

TUF 10 winner Roy Nelson nabbed "Knockout of the Night" for his first-round knockout win over six-foot-11-inch Dutch youngster, Stevan Struve in the night's co-main event.