| UFC 112: Invincible | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 112: Invincible | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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UFC 112: Invincible was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, inAbu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.[3] Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live onpay-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 companyZuffa byAbu 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.
Vitor Belfort was expected to fightAnderson Silva for theMiddleweight 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 onChael Sonnen, but he was unable to take the short notice fight due to lacerations obtained in aUFC 109 bout withNate Marquardt. Silva ended up fightingDemian Maia.[6]
A bout betweenPaul Taylor andJohn Gunderson was cancelled on the day of the fight because of health issues that Taylor faced aftercutting weight.[7]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | B.J. Penn (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| 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 | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 4:55 | |
| Welterweight | Rick Story | def. | Nick Osipczak | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | DaMarques Johnson | def. | Brad Blackburn | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 2:08 | |
| Lightweight | 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 | |
The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.[8]
