UFC 133
| UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 6, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Attendance | 11,583[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,500,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 310,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[3][4]
Background
Multiple fighters that were expected to fight at this event suffered injuries. This led to multiple fights, including championship bouts being called off as a result.[5]
This event was expected to feature Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones' first title defense against former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, but a pre-existing injury in his right hand prevented Jones from fighting, and was expected to keep him sidelined until late 2011.[6] Not willing to wait, Evans accepted a fight against Phil Davis at this event. However, Jones later found out that he would no longer require surgery and instead made his first title defense against Quinton Jackson on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135.[7]
On July 12, Phil Davis pulled out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans due to a knee injury suffered during training.[8] Tito Ortiz initially declined an offer to step in as Davis' replacement[9] and Evans was then rumored to face Lyoto Machida in a rematch of their title bout at UFC 98.[10][11] Machida's camp verbally accepted the fight, but when UFC President Dana White called Machida's camp again to confirm the fight, they said Machida would fight only if he received higher pay, which White declined.[12] In the meanwhile, Tito Ortiz reconsidered the offer and replaced Davis.[13] The Evans/Davis bout was later rescheduled for UFC on Fox 2 on January 28, 2012, where Evans won via unanimous decision.
Nick Pace was originally slated to take on Michael McDonald at this event, before McDonald was pulled to replace Norifumi Yamamoto for a UFC 130 bout with Chris Cariaso.[14] Ivan Menjivar would later step in to face Pace at this event. At the official weigh ins on August 5, Menjivar could not make the 136 pound weight allowance cut off, and Pace subsequently agreed to fight Menjivar in a 138 pound catchweight bout.[15]
A bout between Featherweight Champion José Aldo and Chad Mendes was previously linked to this event.[16] However, Aldo was sidelined until October recovering from various injuries, while Mendes remained on the card and faced Rani Yahya.[17] The Aldo/Mendes title fight would later take place at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012.
Riki Fukuda was scheduled[18] to face Rafael Natal, but was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury suffered sustained in a car accident[19] and was replaced by Costas Philippou.[20] However, Philippou was later pulled from this bout to replace Alessio Sakara in a bout with Jorge Rivera on this same card, and he was replaced by Paul Bradley.
Vladimir Matyushenko was originally scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson at this event.[21] Matyushenko, however, pulled out of the bout on July 13, 2011 due to an injury and was replaced by Matt Hamill.[22] The Matyushenko/Gustafsson bout was rescheduled for UFC 141 on December 30, 2011.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira was expected to face Rich Franklin at this event, but Nogueira pulled out of the bout on July 16, 2011, citing a shoulder injury.[23] Franklin was then pulled from the card as well.[24]
Jorge Rivera was originally scheduled to face Alessio Sakara. However, on July 25, Rivera announced that Sakara was no longer in the fight due to a torn ACL.[25] The UFC announced that Costas Philippou would be pulled from his bout with Rafael Natal and instead faced Rivera.[26]
UFC 133 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.[27]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Tito Ortiz | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Middleweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Yoshihiro Akiyama | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:52 | |
| Welterweight | Brian Ebersole | def. | Dennis Hallman | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:28 | |
| Middleweight | Costas Philippou | def. | Jorge Rivera | Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | def. | Mike Pyle | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:54 | |
| televised | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def. | Matt Hamill | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 3:34 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def. | Rani Yahya | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Mike Pierce | Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Catchweight (138 lb) | Ivan Menjivar | def. | Nick Pace | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def. | Nam Phan | Unanimous decision (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Rafael Natal | def. | Paul Bradley | Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses[28]
- Fight of the Night: Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
- Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort
- Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.
^Brian Ebersole was awarded an honorary "getting those horrifying shorts off TV as soon as possible" bonus by Dana White for defeating Dennis Hallman.[29]
Entrance music
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gustafsson | Vince DiCola | "Training Montage" | Rocky IV |
| Brian Ebersole | Bliss n Eso | "Reflections" | Running on Air |
| Constantinos Philippou | Whitesnake | "Here I Go Again" | Saints & Sinners |
| Dennis Hallman | Billy Joel | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Storm Front |
| Johny Hendricks | Bleu Edmondson | "$50 Dollars and a Flask of Crown" | Southland |
| Jorge Rivera | Awolnation | "Sail" | Megalithic Symphony |
| Mike Pierce | Ron Artest | "Champions" | Champions |
| Mike Pyle | Bill Conti | "Gonna Fly Now" | Rocky - Original Motion Picture Score |
| Rafael Natal | Lady Antebellum | "Need You Now" | Need You Now |
| Rashad Evans | Puff Daddy (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) | "Victory" | No Way Out |
| Rory MacDonald | Mc Hammer | "U Can't Touch This" | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em |
| Tito Ortiz | Eminem | "Cinderella Man" | Recovery |
| Vitor Belfort | Jorge Quintero | 300 Violin Orchestra [Remix] | Remix Album |
| Yoshihiro Akiyama | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Time to Say Goodbye |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UFC 133 draws reported 11,583 attendance for $1.5 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. August 7, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/20/2374424/ufc-133-pay-per-view-buys-trending-around-310000
- ↑ "UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz". UFC.com. May 17, 2011.
- ↑ Chiappetta, Mike (February 2, 2011). "Philadelphia Targeted for UFC 133". MMAfighting.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Dreisbach, Blake (July 26, 2011). "UFC 133 and the five most injury plagued cards in UFC history". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "UFC 133 fight card updates". ufc.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ↑ Stupp, Dann (June 15, 2011). ". As expected, champ Jon Jones and challenger "Rampage" Jackson headline UFC 135". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Helwani, Ariel (July 12, 2011). "Sources: Injury Forces Phil Davis Out of UFC 133 Main Event". MMAFighting. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ Chiapetta, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Tito Ortiz Turns Down Opportunity for Rematch With Rashad Evans". MMAFighting. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ Roth, Matthew (July 12, 2011). "UFC 133 Fight Card: Phil Davis Out. Rashad Evans Set to Rematch Lyoto Machida". headkicklegend.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ↑ Brookhouse, Brent (July 13, 2011). "UFC 133 Fight Card: Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans a Done Deal". bloodyelbow.com.
- ↑ Morgan, John (July 13, 2011). "White: Machida reneged on UFC 133 committment [sic]". mmajunkie.com.
- ↑ "Davis Injured, Ortiz Gets Call To Face Evans in UFC 133 Rematch". ufc.com. July 13, 2011.
- ↑ Tabuena, Anton (April 27, 2011). "UFC 130: 'Kid' Yamamoto Injured, Michael McDonald Steps in Against Chris Cariaso". BloodyElbow.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ "UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Official Weigh-in Results (UPDATED)". MMAweekly.com. August 5, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ↑ Fontanez, Erik (May 1, 2011). "José Aldo vs Chad Mendes possible for UFC 133 in Philadelphia". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Whitman, Mike (May 24, 2011). "Aldo out Until Fall; Mendes Meets Yahya at UFC 133 in Philly". Sherdog.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Samuels, Albert (June 29, 2011). "UFC 133: Fight Card Lineup". MMAentry.com. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Riki Fukuda out of UFC 133 due to car-accident injuries". MMA Junkie. June 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Replacement Constantinos Philippou meets Rafael "Sapo" Natal at UFC 133". MMA Junkie. June 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko in the works for UFC 133 in August". mmajunkie.com. May 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Matt Hamill replaces Vladimir Matyushenko, meets Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133". mmajunkie.com. July 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Nogueira forced out at UFC 133; promotion seeking replacement to face Franklin". MMAjunkie.com. July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ↑ "With Nogueira out, Franklin also scratched from August's UFC 133 event". MMAjunkie.com. July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Jorge Rivera Confirms Injury to UFC 133 Opponent, Awaits Replacement". mmafighting.com. July 25, 2011.
- ↑ "With Alessio Sakara out, Costa Philippou faces Jorge Rivera at UFC 133". mmajunkie.com. July 25, 2011.
- ↑ Stupp, Dann (July 2, 2011). "Nogueira forced out at UFC 133; promotion seeking replacement to face Franklin". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ Whitman, Mike (August 6, 2011). "UFC 133 Bonuses: Belfort, Evans, Ortiz Pocket $70,000 Apiece". sherdog.com. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ↑ Chiapetta, Mike (August 7, 2011). "Dennis Hallman's Shorts Upset Dana White". mmafighting.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ "UFC 133 walk-in music: oddities and tributes to ‘Rocky’". lasvegasweekly.com. August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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