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I watched nearly all of MMA Live’s “live” coverage of UFC 91, and I have to say, besides a few technical difficulties in the post-fight show, their coverage was outstanding. Hopefully, enough people tuned in to convince them to do this for every UFC and every other major MMA event moving forward. And better yet, hopefully the coverage finds it way onto television.

The MMA Live crew gives their final thoughts on Brock Lesnar’s win after the jump.

More UFC 91 weigh-in photos at CombatLifestyle.com

Well, the short answer is A LOT, but here’s the long answer.

Typically, the athletic commissions release the disclosed fighter salaries following the event, however the NSAC has released Randy and Brock’s purses early to the LA Times..

Also Friday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released financial figures showing that both Couture and Lesnar are guaranteed $250,000. Lesnar gets an extra $200,000 if victorious, while Couture would double his guaranteed money to $500,000 if he wins.

Of course, if you’ve been following mixed martial arts for any significant amount of time, you probably know those numbers don’t tell the whole story. In addition to the behind-closed-doors “locker room” bonuses the UFC gives out at their own discretion (one of Randy’s gripes from last year), Randy (and Brock most likely) has a pay-per-view revenue sharing agreement built into his deal. How much is that worth? I don’t know, but there was a report immediately following the announcement of Randy’s return that Couture could pocket a cool $3 million from this fight, and Brock probably isn’t too far behind. That number is based off of UFC 91 pulling one million pay-per-view buys, so how much they take home will be dependent on how many people buy the pay-per-view.

Truth is, no one, not even Randy and Brock, knows how much they will make tonight, but you can bet it will damn sure be A LOT.

“I don’t think I deserve anything. I was asked if I wanted a title shot against Randy Couture and I accepted it. I don’t think that I deserve anything. I don’t walk around thinking I deserve anything out of life. But this is an opportunity and I’m going to seize the moment and try and take that title away tomorrow night. I’m as ready as I’m gonna be. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I understand that. If there was any other heavyweight in the division that was asked for this opportunity they would have also probably not turned the opportunity down.”

The question of whether or not Brock Lesnar deserves the title shot so early in his career doesn’t matter anymore (nor did it ever). He’s getting his opportunity tonight, and win or lose, Brock Lesnar is going home with a big fat check in his pocket.