BY WEB STAFF
sportsnet.ca

Canadian Sam (Hands of Stone) Stout joined (Showdown) Joe Ferraro following his "Fight of the Night" victory over Joe Lauzon at UFC 108.

According to figures from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the London, Ont., native made $74,000, which included $12,000 to show, a $12,000 win bonus and an extra $50,000 for the UFC's top fight award. Lauzon received $62,000, including the matching $50,000 bonus.

With the UFC just announcing the signing of Japanese star Takanori Gomi, could a lightweight matchup between the two be in the cards? It has been rumoured Gomi, who was introduced Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas after he was officially signed earlier in the week, will first take on former No. 1 contender Kenny Florian. But Stout said he would love to face the newcomer.

More important to Stout, however, would be to have another opportunity to fight in Canada. Whether it be Montreal (where he's already fought twice in the UFC and numerous times in a local promotion) in May, or perhaps Vancouver in June.

"For the B.C. one, I would love to be a part of it," Stout told sportsnet.ca. "I love Vancouver, and to fight in Canada is always a blast for me. I'll definitely mention to (UFC president) Dana White that I'd love to be on that one."

Stout added the perfect situation would be if somehow MMA would become sanctioned in Ontario this year and he could finally fight within an hour's drive of his home town.

"It would be a total dream come true for me to fight in Toronto... With the amount of fan support I get in Ontario already, I can only imagine what it would be like for me. They've been saying for a while that 2010 will be the year it happens so they'll be pushing for it. Hopefully with guys like (Ontario Premier) Dalton McGuinty getting behind the idea, it will get through and it will happen."