UFC 168
| UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 28, 2013 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 15,650[1] | |||
| Total gate | $6,238,792.50[2] | |||
| Buyrate | 1,025,000[3] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on December 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4]
Background
The event was headlined by a Middleweight Championship rematch between the champion Chris Weidman and former champion Anderson Silva.[4] The two previously met at UFC 162, with Weidman winning via KO in the second round, earning the title.
Co-featured was a Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate.[5] The two met before under the Strikeforce banner in 2012 with Rousey winning via first round submission. This served as the coaches bout for The Ultimate Fighter 18.
Initially, it was announced that Rousey would face top contender Cat Zingano at this event, after Zingano defeated Tate at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.[6][7] However, Zingano was pulled from the bout, and subsequently as coach for The Ultimate Fighter, after it was announced that she had suffered a knee injury and would be sidelined for several months. Tate was tabbed as the replacement and the rematch with Rousey was announced.[8]
Shane del Rosario was expected to face Guto Inocente at the event, but both men pulled out of the bout, citing injuries. On November 26, 2013, del Rosario had two sudden heart attacks and died on December 9, 2013.[9][10]
Diego Brandao weighed in seven pounds over the featherweight limit of 146 lbs. Brandao re-weighed and was 151.5, but was still fined 25% of his purse for missing weight.[11]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman (c) | def. | Anderson Silva | TKO (leg injury) | 2 | 1:16 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Miesha Tate | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 0:58 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Heavyweight | Travis Browne | def. | Josh Barnett | KO (elbows) | 1 | 1:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Fabrício Camões | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:42 | |
| Catchweight (151.5 lbs) | Dustin Poirier | def. | Diego Brandao | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:54 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Uriah Hall | def. | Chris Leben | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Johnson | def. | Gleison Tibau | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:32 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Siver | def. | Manvel Gamburyan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | John Howard | def. | Siyar Bahadurzada | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Online) | |||||||
| Welterweight | William Macario | def. | Bobby Voelker | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Robbie Peralta | def. | Estevan Payan | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:12 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of The Night: Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate
- Knockout of The Night: Travis Browne
- Submission of the Night: Ronda Rousey
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[14]
- Chris Weidman: $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus) def. Anderson Silva: $600,000
- Ronda Rousey: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Miesha Tate: $28,000
- Travis Browne: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Josh Barnett: $170,000
- Jim Miller: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def. Fabricio Camoes: $8,000
- Dustin Poirier: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Diego Brandao: $20,000^
- Uriah Hall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $51,000
- Michael Johnson: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau: $39,000
- Dennis Siver: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Manvel Gamburyan: $25,000
- John Howard: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Siyar Bahadurzada: $17,000
- William Macario: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Bobby Voelker: $12,000
- Robert Peralta: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Estevan Payan: $10,000
^ Although not recognized on the official pay sheet, Brandao was fined 25% of his base pay ($5,000) for missing weight for the fight, half of that money went to NSAC and half to Poirier.
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
The 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl was broadcast at roughly the same time as this event. Many Michigan Wolverines football fans in the Detroit metropolitan area had chosen bowl sponsor Buffalo Wild Wings as a location to watch the college football game. However, upon arrival they learned that the restaurants were featuring this UFC event instead.[15]
Customers were reduced to watching the bowl game on a small number of televisions with no sound. A corporate officer of Buffalo Wild Wings welcomed viewers to the game and encouraged people to watch a bowl game at one of their restaurants and at the same time disgruntled fans at the restaurants reported via Twitter that they were in the wrong place to watch the game on big screens and with sound.[16]
See also
References
- ↑ Erickson, Matt (December 29, 2013). "UFC 168 draws reported 15,650 attendance for $6.2 million live gate". Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ↑ MMAjunkie Staff (January 6, 2014). "Final UFC 168 gate ranks second all-time for MMA in Nevada in excess of $6.2 million". Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Pay Per View". MMAPayout.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Staff (July 13, 2013). "Weidman vs. Silva rematch heads UFC 168 on Dec. 28, Rousey vs. Tate II co-main". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (July 2, 2013). "Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate II slated for year-end UFC 168 pay-per-view". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ↑ Keith Grienke (March 16, 2013). "Rousey to Coach TUF 18; Men/Women Bantamweights to Compete". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ↑ Dave Doyle (April 14, 2013). "TUF 17 Finale Aftermath: Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano will be a monster". mmafighting.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ↑ A.J. Perez (May 28, 2013). "Tate replacing Zingano on TUF". msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (November 22, 2013). "UFC 168 Loses Shane del Rosario vs. Guto Inocente Due to Injuries". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ Tristen Critchfield (November 27, 2013). "Updated: UFC Heavyweight Shane del Rosario in Critical Condition After Suffering Cardiac Arrest". sherdog.com. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ Alexander, Mookie (December 27, 2013). "UFC 168: Diego Brandao fined 25% for missing weight, fight with Dustin Poirier still on". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "UFC® 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ↑ Matt Erickson. "UFC 168 bonuses: Rousey, Tate, Browne earn $75K, Rousey doubles up". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ↑ Dann Stupp (December 30, 2013). "UFC 168 salaries: Weidman, Silva’s paydays lead $1.9 million disclosed payroll". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ↑ Crawford, Kirkland (December 30, 2013). "Ticker: During own bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings elects to show UFC?". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ↑ Hogg, Dave (December 28, 2013). "Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl snubbed by, well, Buffalo Wild Wings". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
