UFC 126
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 5, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,893 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,600,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 725,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
Former Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort was scheduled to fight Yushin Okami at UFC 122.[4] However, UFC President Dana White said that Belfort would instead challenge Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva for the belt.[5] Belfort was originally scheduled to compete against Silva on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108, but due to an injury sustained by Silva, the fight had to be postponed until February 6, 2010 at UFC 109 and April 10, 2010 at UFC 112, respectively. However, both fights were cancelled.[6][7]
A bout between Kenny Florian and Evan Dunham was expected for this event. The fight was moved to UFC: Fight For The Troops 2.[8]
A bout between Jon Fitch and Jake Ellenberger was expected for this event. However Fitch was pulled from the bout and instead fought former two-division champion B.J. Penn at UFC 127.[9] Ellenberger remained on the card and instead fought Carlos Eduardo Rocha.
Sam Stout was originally scheduled to face Paul Kelly at this event, but dropped off of the card due to injury. Donald Cerrone stepped in to replace him, in what would become the first UFC lightweight fight featuring a fighter imported from the World Extreme Cagefighting following their merger in December 2011.[10]
UFC 126 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV,[11] and one preliminary fight on their Facebook stream.[12]
Results
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson
- Pierce defeated Robertson via TKO (punches) at 0:29 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
- Kingsbury defeated Romero via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Mendes vs. Omigawa fight.
- Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. Gabe Ruediger
- Taylor defeated Ruediger via KO (head kick and punches) at 1:42 of round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Belfort fight.
Preliminary card (Facebook)
- Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson
- Johnson defeated Yamamoto via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).
Preliminary card (televised)
- Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
- Mendes defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly
- Cerrone defeated Kelly via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:48 of round 2. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Taylor vs. Ruediger fight.
Main card
- Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos
- Torres defeated Banuelos via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
- Ellenberger defeated Rocha via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
- Jones defeated Bader via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:20 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
- Griffin defeated Franklin via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Vitor Belfort
- Silva defeated Belfort via KO (front kick and punches) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly
- Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva
- Submission of the Night: Jon Jones
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[14] The numbers only include figures that UFC disclosed to the athletic commission; fight bonuses, sponsorship fees, and other unofficial bonuses were not disclosed.
- Anderson Silva: $200,000 (includes no win bonus) def. Vitor Belfort: $275,000
- Forrest Griffin: $275,000 ($150,000 win bonus) def. Rich Franklin: $75,000
- Jon Jones: $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Bader: $20,000
- Jake Ellenberger: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Eduardo Rocha: $8,000
- Miguel Torres: $56,000 ($28,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Banuelos: $9,000
- Donald Cerrone: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Paul Kelly: $19,000
- Chad Mendes: $19,000 ($9,500 win bonus) def. Michihiro Omigawa: $8,000
- Demetrious Johnson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000
- Paul Taylor: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger: $8,000
- Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Romero: $10,000
- Mike Pierce: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Robertson: $6,000
Entrance music
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Silva | DMX | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Exit Wounds OST |
| Antonio Banuelos | Rancid | "Time Bomb" | ...And Out Come The Wolves |
| Carlos Eduardo Rocha | Vanilla Ice | "Ice Ice Baby" | To the Extreme |
| Demetrious Johnson | T.I. | "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" | T.I. vs. T.I.P. [Clean] |
| Donald Cerrone | Kid Rock | "Cowboy" | Devil Without a Cause |
| Forrest Griffin | Dropkick Murphys | "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" | The Warrior's Code |
| Gabe Ruediger | Damnation A.D. | "Turn Into Ghosts" (Godzilla Remix) | The Godzilla Remix |
| Jake Ellenberger | Seether | "Remedy" | Karma and Effect |
| Jon Jones | 50 Cent | "God Gave Me Style" | The Massacre |
| Kenny Robertson | The Charlie Daniels Band | "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" | Simple Man |
| Kid Yamamoto | TOMYUM SAMURAI feat.SHINGO Nishinari | Crazy bee poems / wolf or Naka Kazuo | |
| Kyle Kingsbury | Kenny Loggins | "Playing With the Boys" | Top Gun OST |
| Miguel Torres | Vicente Fernández | "Los Mandados" | Unknown Album |
| Mike Pierce | Ron Artest | "Champions" | Champions – Single |
| Paul Kelly | Tinie Tempah (feat. Eric Turner) | "Written in the Stars" | Disc-Overy |
| Paul Taylor | The Jam | "Town Called Malice" | The Gift |
| Ricardo Romero | Redman | "Time 4 Sum Aksion" | Whut Thee Album |
| Rich Franklin | AC/DC | "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)" | For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) |
| Ryan Bader | Ozzy Osbourne | "I Don't Wanna Stop" | Black Rain |
| Vitor Belfort | Jorge Quintero | 300 Violin Orchestra [Remix] | Remix Album |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morgan, John (2011-02-06). "UFC 126 draws a reported 10,893 attendees for $3.6 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ "UFC 127, 128 PPV Buyrate Updates". MMAPayout.com. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ "UFC® 126 Silva vs. Belfort". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Staff (2010-08-29). "Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami to headline Spike TV's UFC 122 event in Germany". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Cassidy, Daniel (2010-09-22). "Belfort vs Silva official; Okami to face Marquardt at UFC 122 (UPDATED)". LowKick.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Morgan, John (2009-11-28). "Anderson Silva's recovery slow, not fighting Vitor Belfort at UFC 109". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Marrocco, Steven (2010-02-11). "Shoulder injury forces Vitor Belfort out of UFC 112 title fight with Anderson Silva". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ "Florian-Dunham Tops "Fight for the Troops"". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (2010-11-21). "UFC boss says Fitch vs. Penn, Siver vs. Sotiropoulos booked for UFC 127". Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Whitehead, Lee (2011-01-03). "Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone Steps In To Face Paul Kelly At UFC 126". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ "Spike to Air UFC 126 Prelims". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Staff (2011-02-02). "Facebook to stream one preliminary match". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (2011-02-06). "UFC 126 bonuses: Silva, Jones, Cerrone and Kelly each earn $75K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ↑ Staff (2011-02-07). "UFC 126 salaries: Belfort ($275K), Griffin ($275K), Silva ($200K) are top earners". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Duck, Allison (2011-02-06). "UFC 126 walk in music: rap, rock and Kenny Loggins?". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ↑ "MMA Entrances - UFC 126 Entrance Songs". MMA Entrances. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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