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No luck for Jon Jones with the NSAC.

Jones filed a formal appeal with the NSAC over his disqualification from the Matt Hamill fight at the TUF 10 Finale. Jones’ argument was Hamill couldn’t continue because he injured his shoulder, not because of the illegal elbow strikes. Considering that news originated from Hamill’s camp, it seemed like he actually had a pretty good case.

It didn’t matter though. According to this Heavy.com report, they wouldn’t even issue an official ruling on the appeal.

Jon Jones’ appeal to the Nevada State Athletic Commission to overturn referee Steve Mazagatti’s decision in his bout against Matt Hamill earlier this month has been denied. The NSAC stated that they don’t overturn decisions and decided against ruling on the appeal.

Heavy.com confirmed the news with Jason Genet, the manager of Jones, Shane Carwin and other fighters.

I know, shocking right?

Image via Sherdog

On this week’s edition of Fox Fight Game, Mike Straka and co. discussed Kimbo Slice and the TUF 10 Finale and previewed UFC 107.

Remember how there were questions over whether Matt Hamill couldn’t continue in the Jon Jones fight because of the illegal elbows or the shoulder injury, and what that meant for the official ruling? Well, Matt Hamill’s trainer said it was due to the shoulder injury, and now Jon Jones’ camp is going to appeal the decision.

The TUF 10 Finale ratings are in, and as expected they’re bigger than any other TUF finale the UFC has ever put on. Interestingly enough, the average and peak viewership numbers are just below the numbers Strikeforce and Fedor put up on CBS, though to be fair, CBS is available in approximately 16 million more households than Spike TV.

The NSAC has released the fighter payouts for the TUF 10 Finale. Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional “locker room” bonuses, pay-per-view revenue sharing, or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also do not account for taxes, insurance, and license fees.

Kimbo Slice didn’t bring home the biggest paycheck (at least not disclosed), but he earned more than his fellow TUF 10 cast members taking home $25,000 for his decision victory over Houston Alexander. It’s a far cry from the $500,000 he earned in his last fight in EliteXC, but you can bet he’ll be making a lot more than $25k per fight from here on out. It was definitely a sweet deal for Spike and the UFC who got monster ratings on the cheap, but it wasn’t totally one-sided in their favor. The show gave Kimbo an opportunity to significantly extend his drawing power, and I suspect it will pay off for him in the long-run.

Payouts

Courtesy of MMA Junkie:

• Roy Nelson: $16,000 ($8k + $8k win bonus)
  Brendan Schaub: $8,000
• Matt Hamill: $46,000 ($23k + $23k)
  Jon Jones: $20,000
• Kimbo Slice: $25,000 (no win bonus)
  Houston Alexander: $13,000
• Frankie Edgar: $46,000 ($23k + $23k)
  Matt Veach: $5,000
• Matt Mitrione: $16,000 ($8k + $8k)
  Marcus Jones: $8,000
• James McSweeney: $16,000 ($8k + $8k)
  Darrill Schoonover: $8,000
• Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8k + $8k)
  Justin Wren: $8,000
• John Howard: $14,000 ($7k + $7k)
  Dennis Hallman: $15,000
• Brian Stann: $30,000 ($15k + $15k)
  Rodney Wallace: $6,000
• Mark Bocek: $30,000 ($15k + $15k)
  Joe Brammer: $5,000

Bonuses $25,000

• Knockout of the Night – Roy Nelson
• Submission of the Night – Mark Bocek
• Fight of the Night – Frankie Edgar & Matt Veach

Total Payout

A disclosed total of $451,000, including all bonuses, was paid out to the fighters.

The TUF 10 Finale took place earlier this evening at The Pearl at The Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the night’s main event, Roy Nelson and Brendan Schaub squared off to become this season’ “Ultimate Fighter.”

Jon Jones took on Matt Hamill in a light heavyweight contest.

Kimbo Slice made his UFC debut against hard-hitting Houston Alexander.

Frankie Edgar took on Matt Veach in a lightweight match-up.

Marcus Jones and Matt Mitrione met in the cage to settle their grudge.

Results, thoughts, bonuses and live gate (when available) after the jump.

The TUF 10 Finale kicks off later tonight. The event airs live from The Pearl at The Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada at 9PM ET on Spike TV.

All the TUF 10 Finale videos to hit YouTube are in the playlist above, and if you’re looking to put down some cash on the fight, BetUS has the latest odds below, plus they’re offering a $75 sign-up bonus when you deposit $200. Good luck and enjoy the fights!

Here’s video of Kimbo Slice, Houston Alexander, Matt Hamill, Jon Jones, Roy Nelson and Brendan Schaub weighing in for Saturday night’s finale via Fanhouse.

The UFC’s TUF 10 Finale weigh-ins took place earlier this evening at the Key West Ballroom at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

All fighters made weight. The UFC’s streaming media player wasn’t working, so I can’t tell you if anything interesting happened like if Kimbo collapsed on the scale or if Roy Nelson showed up wearing a crown and eating a whopper. All results below via MMA Weekly who I assume were attending the weigh-ins and not pulling random numbers out of their asses. I’ll put pics up later when they’re available. The weigh-ins should be available for viewing on UFC.com shortly.

The weigh-in results:

• Roy Nelson (263) vs. Brendan Schaub (240)
• Jon Jones (206) vs. Matt Hamill (206)
• Kimbo Slice (212) vs. Houston Alexander (208)
• Frankie Edgar (155) vs. Matt Veach (155)
• Marcus Jones (262) vs. Matt Mitrione (255)
• Darrill Schoonover (261) vs. James McSweeney (235)
• Justin Wren (251) vs. Jon Madsen (247)
• Brian Stann (205) vs. Rodney Wallace (203)
• Dennis Hallman (169) vs. John Howard (170)
• Mark Bocek (156) vs. Joe Brammer (155)

Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit.

The TUF 10 Finale will take place tomorrow, December 5, at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada and will air on Spike TV at 9PM ET.

More TUF 10 Finale weigh-in pics at CombatLifestyle.com