Bryan Caraway awarded Pat Healy's $65K 'Submission of the Night' bonus

Pat Healy‘s loss is Bryan Caraway‘s gain; a $65,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus initially awarded to Healy instead will go to Caraway.

UFC President Dana White today confirmed the change via Twitter.

Healy recently lost the UFC 159 submission bonus, as well as a $65,000 “Fight of the Night” award, after testing positive for marijuana in a post-fight drug test, as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported on Tuesday.

“It’s known up front that checks are held until everyone passes the drug test. Brian Caraway get the SON now. Healy did himself dirty,” White tweeted in response to a fan.

UFC 159 took place April 27 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Healy (29-16 MMA, 0-1 UFC) submitted fellow lightweight contender Jim Miller (22-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) via rear-naked choke in a pay-per-view main-card bout, though the win was overturned to a no-contest due to the failed test. Caraway (18-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), whom White said actually negotiated the fight-night bonuses from the standard $50,000 to $65,000, submitted fellow bantamweight Johnny Bedford (19-10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) via guillotine choke in an FX-televised preliminary-card bout.

White gave no indication if Healy’s “Fight of the Night” award may be issued to another fighter. (Miller, who also earned a $65,000 “FOTN” bonus in the loss, will keep his.)

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(Pictured: Bryan Caraway)