UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date March 31, 2010
Venue Bojangles Coliseum
City Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance 7,700[1]
Total gate $590,685[1]
Event chronology
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi UFC 112: Invincible

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 21 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 31, 2010 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, [2] This was the third time the UFC held an event in Charlotte, but the first since UFC 5.

Contents

Background

The event was the third UFC event in under two weeks along with UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones and UFC 111. The event also served as the lead-in program for The Ultimate Fighter 11.

Cole Miller was scheduled to face Andre Winner, but was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.[3]

A brief blackout occurred in the Bojangles Coliseum when Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve was being announced.

Results

Preliminary card

Brenneman defeated High via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
Harris defeated Miranda via TKO (punches) at 4:49 of round 1.
Okami defeated Linhares via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 2:47 of round 2.
Tibau defeated Uno via TKO (punches) at 4:13 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Quarry vs. Rivera fight.
Lentz defeated Emerson via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
Volkmann defeated Torres via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 30–27).
Winner defeated Oliveira via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).

Main card

Pearson defeated Siver via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Rivera defeated Quarry via TKO (punches) at 0:29 of round 2.
Nelson defeated Struve via TKO (punches) at 0:39 of round 1.
Florian defeated Gomi via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:52 of round 3.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $30,000 bonuses.[4]

References