UFC 112

UFC 112: Invincible
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date April 10, 2010
Venue Concert Arena, Yas Island
City Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance 11,008[1]
Total gate $3,500,000[1]
Buyrate 500,000[2]
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi UFC 112: Invincible UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2

UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[3] Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the United States at 1 pm ET (10 am PT), with a replay at the regular time of 10 pm ET (7 pm PT).

The event was the first held in the Middle East following the purchase of a 10 percent stake in the UFC parent company Zuffa by Abu Dhabi government-owned Flash Entertainment.[1] It was also the first UFC event to be held outdoors in an open-air arena.[4] The Concert Arena (at the Ferrari World theme park) was erected as a temporary venue for the event and was torn down the following week.

Background

Vitor Belfort was expected to fight Anderson Silva for the Middleweight Championship; however, Belfort injured his shoulder during training and was unable to fight at the event.[5] It was thought that Silva would instead take on Chael Sonnen, but he was unable to take the short notice fight due to lacerations obtained in a UFC 109 bout with Nate Marquardt. Silva ended up fighting Demian Maia.[6]

A bout between Paul Taylor and John Gunderson was cancelled on the day of the fight because of health issues that Taylor faced after cutting weight.[7]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) (49-47, 48-47, 49-46) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn (c) Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 48-47, 49-46) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Matt Hughes def. Renzo Gracie TKO (leg kicks and punches) 3 4:40
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Terry Etim Submission (armbar) 2 4:30
Middleweight Mark Muñoz def. Kendall Grove TKO (punches) 2 2:50
Preliminary card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Phil Davis def. Alexander Gustafsson Submission (anaconda choke) 1 4:55 [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Rick Story def. Nick Osipczak Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight DaMarques Johnson def. Brad Blackburn TKO (body kick and punches) 3 2:08
Welterweight Paul Kelly def. Matt Veach Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:41
Heavyweight Jon Madsen def. Mostapha Al-turk Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  3. ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Dos Anjos vs. Etim fight.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Loy, Tim (April 15, 2010). "Meltzer: UFC 112 a 'major PPV success'". MMA For Real. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ "UFC 112". ufc.com. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Concert Arena Photos". MMAFighting.com. April 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Shoulder injury forces Vitor Belfort out of UFC 112 title fight with Anderson Silva". mmajunkie.com. February 11, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Anderson Silva, Ed Soares excited about "old school" matchup in new UFC 112 title fight.". mmajunkie.com. February 13, 2010.
  7. ↑ "UFC 112: Invincible" card loses Paul Taylor due to medical issues". mmajunkie.com. April 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ "UFC 112 bonuses: Johnson, Dos Anjos, Munoz and Grove earn $75,000 fighter awards". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2010.