UFC Fight Night will have a couple of good bouts worth checking out. Super-aggressive Houston Alexander will return off his loss to Thiago Silva at UFC 78. He will fight James Irvin, who also suffered a lost to Silva in ‘07. I think Alexander will be too much for Irvin to handle, knocking him out in the first round.

Nat Diaz will continue his successful run against veteran Kurt Pellegrino. Diaz will be tested against Pellegrino, but I think Diaz’s long frame will give him an advantage in what is sure to be ground battle between the two BJJ fighters.

Tim Boetsch is coming off a win over David Heath at UFC 81 and will have his hands full with Matt Hamill. Hamill’s only loss came via controversial split decision against Michael Bisping. I’ll say Hamill wins this one in the second round, after he wears down Boetsch.

Here is a list of the “estimated” payouts for the UFC Fight Night 11 which aired yesterday (Wednesday) on Spike TV. These payouts are from documents by the state commission and do not include bonuses.

The list is from mmanews.com:

- Kenny Florian ($22,000) def. Din Thomas ($16,000)
- Chris Leben ($20,000) def. Terry Martin ($12,000)
- Nate Diaz ($30,000) def. Junior Assuncao ($6,000)
- Nate Quarry ($20,000) def. Pete Sell ($10,000)
- Luke Cummo ($32,000) def. Edilberto Crocota ($4,000)
- Cole Miller ($16,000) def. Leonard Garcia ($6,000)
-Gray Maynard ($16,000) def. Joe Veres ($3,000)
-Thiago Alves ($28,000) def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka ($10,000)
-Dustin Hazelett ($16,000) def. Jonathan Goulet ($6,500)

Total disclosed payroll: $273,500