by Dann Stupp on Jun 24, 2008 at 8:44 pm ET
With every submission attempt he fired at Josh Burkman, 22-year-old Dustin Hazelett inched ever closer to that big milestone in becoming a responsible adult: home ownership.
That guillotine attempt to kick off his fight at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on Saturday? That could have paid for an extra bedroom. That brief omaplata? One step closer to a double-car garage.
The rear-naked choke attempt, the near-successful D'arce choke, and the fight-ending arm-bar? A down payment, closing costs, and a bunch of mortgage payments.
For Hazelett (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), a Team Jorge Gurgel fighter based near Cincinnati, Friday's second-round submission victory over Burkman was a breakout win. And the victory, which took place at The Palms Las Vegas, couldn't have come at a better time for the aspiring homeowner.
"I've been looking at this house," Hazelett told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "It's a phenomenal house. Before (the fight), it was real iffy. The money was especially tight. I'm getting a good deal because it's in foreclosure, but it was still going to be real tight because, as a fighter, your income is really unsteady. ... It's hard to tell when the money's coming in, so it's really hard to make financial commitments. This definitely helps a lot."
The "this" the UFC welterweight is referring to is his bonus money. Hazelett's performance with Burkman, which included masterful ground work and one of the year's slickest submissions, earned the Brazilian jiu jitsu brown belt a $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus -- and an additional $20,000 for Fight of the Night.............
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With every submission attempt he fired at Josh Burkman, 22-year-old Dustin Hazelett inched ever closer to that big milestone in becoming a responsible adult: home ownership.
That guillotine attempt to kick off his fight at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on Saturday? That could have paid for an extra bedroom. That brief omaplata? One step closer to a double-car garage.
The rear-naked choke attempt, the near-successful D'arce choke, and the fight-ending arm-bar? A down payment, closing costs, and a bunch of mortgage payments.
For Hazelett (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), a Team Jorge Gurgel fighter based near Cincinnati, Friday's second-round submission victory over Burkman was a breakout win. And the victory, which took place at The Palms Las Vegas, couldn't have come at a better time for the aspiring homeowner.
"I've been looking at this house," Hazelett told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "It's a phenomenal house. Before (the fight), it was real iffy. The money was especially tight. I'm getting a good deal because it's in foreclosure, but it was still going to be real tight because, as a fighter, your income is really unsteady. ... It's hard to tell when the money's coming in, so it's really hard to make financial commitments. This definitely helps a lot."
The "this" the UFC welterweight is referring to is his bonus money. Hazelett's performance with Burkman, which included masterful ground work and one of the year's slickest submissions, earned the Brazilian jiu jitsu brown belt a $20,000 Submission of the Night bonus -- and an additional $20,000 for Fight of the Night.............
Original Story:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/4653/the-house....
