UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
| UFC 121 | |
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| information | |
| organizer | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| date | October 23, 2010 |
| Venue | Honda Center |
| city |
 Anaheim , USA
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| Number of visitors | 14.856 |
| Ticket proceeds | $ 2,237,070 |
| PPV purchases | 1,050,000 |
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was an event of the mixed martial arts association Ultimate Fighting Championship . It took place on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim ( California , USA ). The main fight of the night denied the former world champion in the heavyweight Brock Lesnar and challenger and later winner and new champion Cain Velasquez .
background
After UFC 59, UFC 64 and UFC 76, this was the fourth UFC event at the Honda Center. The event was broadcast by the American pay TV broadcaster NCM Fathom . The middleweight fights "Patrick Coté vs. Tom Lawlor "and" Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen “was also broadcast on Spike TV . The latter channel also broadcast the UFC Primetime preliminary coverage .
Jon Madsen was supposed to meet Todd Duffee , but he injured his knee, so Madsen met Gilbert Yvel.
The event was attended by 14,856 spectators, resulting in ticket sales of $ 2,237,000. In the USA alone, 1.05 million people watched on pay TV.
Results
Preliminary fights
- Heavyweight fight: Jon Madsen vs. Gilbert Yvel
- Madsen defeated Yvel by TKO in the first round after 1:48 minutes.
- Middleweight fight: Chris Camozzi vs. Dongi Yang
- Camozzi defeated Yang by split judge decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
- Middleweight fight: Sam Stout vs. Paul Taylor
- Stout defeated Taylor by split judge decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).
- Welterweight fight: Mike Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts
- Roberts defeated Guymon by submission (anaconda choke) in the first round after 1:43 minutes.
- Middleweight fight: Patrick Coté vs. Tom Lawlor
- Lawlor defeated Coté by unanimous referee decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Middleweight fight: Court McGee vs. Ryan jensen
- McGee defeated Jensen by submission (arm triangle choke) in the third round after 1:21 minutes.
Main fights
- Heavyweight fight: Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
- Schaub defeated Gonzaga by unanimous referee decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Light Heavyweight Fight: Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill
- Hamill defeated Ortiz by a unanimous referee decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
- Welterweight fight: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
- Sanchez defeated Thiago by a unanimous referee decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28).
- Welterweight fight: Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
- Shields defeated Kampmann by split referee decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).
- Heavyweight fight: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez
- Velasquez defeated Lesnar by TKO in the first round after 4:12 minutes.
Special bonuses & salaries
Special bonuses
The following bonus payments of 70,000 US dollars each were paid out:
- Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
- Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez
- Submission of the Night: Daniel Roberts
wages
The following salaries and victory bonuses were paid:
- Cain Velasquez:: $ 200,000 (including 100,000 win bonus) defeated Brock Lesnar : $ 400,000
- Jake Shields : $ 150,000 (incl. 75,000 win bonus) defeated Martin Kampmann : $ 27,000
- Diego Sanchez : $ 100,000 (including 50,000 win bonus) defeated Paulo Thiago : $ 18,000
- Matt Hamill : $ 58,000 (including 29,000 win bonus) Defeated Tito Ortiz : $ 250,000
- Brendan Schaub : $ 20,000 (including 10,000 win bonus) defeated Gabriel Gonzaga : $ 67,000
- Court McGee : $ 30,000 (including 15,000 win bonus) defeated Ryan Jensen : $ 10,000
- Tom Lawlor : $ 20,000 (including 10,000 win bonus) Defeated Patrick Cote : $ 21,000
- Daniel Roberts : $ 16,000 (including 8,000 win bonus) Defeated Mike Guymon : $ 8,000
- Sam Stout : $ 32,000 (including 16,000 win bonus) Defeated Paul Taylor : $ 16,000
- Chris Camozzi : $ 16,000 (including 8,000 win bonus ) defeated Dongi Yang : $ 8,000
- Jon Madsen : $ 16,000 (including 8,000 win bonus) Defeated Gilbert Yvel : $ 30,000
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c "UFC 121 attendance and gate: 14.856 attendees, $ 2.2 million in ticket sales" ( Memento of 29 October 2010 at the Internet Archive ) on mmajunkie.com 27 October 2010
- ↑ a b "Pay-per-view buys" on mmapayout.com on October 23, 2010
- ↑ "UFC 121 Lesnar vs. Velasquez" on ufc.com on October 23, 2010
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k "UFC 121 Lesnar vs. Velasquez Results" on boxing.nv.gov on July 11, 2009
- ↑ GroundAndPound, UFC 121: Bonus salaries
- ↑ GroundAndPound, UFC 121 paychecks