| UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 20, 2010 | |||
| Venue | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |||
| City | Auburn Hills,Michigan | |||
| Attendance | 16,404[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,100,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 500,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at thePalace of Auburn Hills inAuburn Hills, Michigan.[3] It was the firstUFC event in theMetro Detroit area sinceUFC 9.
A private ceremony was hosted an hour before the start of the card, whereJosé Aldo was awarded the inauguralUFC Featherweight Championship belt byDana White. Fans in the building were not permitted to view the ceremony.[4]
UFC 123 featured preliminary fights live onSpike TV.
On October 13,Rory MacDonald had to withdraw from his fight againstMatt Brown. He was replaced byBrian Foster.[5]
Gabe Ruediger was scheduled to facePaul Kelly, but was forced off the card with a groin injury on October 25.[6] T.J. O'Brien replaced Ruediger.[7]
Darren Elkins withdrew from his matchup with promotional newcomerEdson Barboza and was replaced by Mike Lullo.[8]
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Quinton Jackson | def. | Lyoto Machida | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Matt Hughes | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:21 | |
| Middleweight | Maiquel Falcão | def. | Gerald Harris | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Tim Boetsch | Submission (modified kimura) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| Lightweight | George Sotiropoulos | def. | Joe Lauzon | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 2:43 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Brian Foster | def. | Matt Brown | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:11 | |
| Middleweight | Mark Muñoz | def. | Aaron Simpson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Dennis Hallman | def. | Karo Parisyan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| Lightweight | Edson Barboza | def. | Mike Lullo | TKO (leg kicks) | 3 | 0:26 | |
| Lightweight | Paul Kelly | def. | T.J. O'Brien | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:16 | |
| Lightweight | Nik Lentz | def. | Tyson Griffin | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $80,000 bonuses.[9]
A formal complaint was filed with Michigan's Unarmed Combat Commission regarding the timekeeping of the Harris-Falcão match. Near the end of the first round, Falcão was choking Harris. The allegation is that the timekeeper ended the round six seconds early and in turn had the round not ended early, Falcão may have successfully choked out Harris. Despite Falcão ultimately winning the fight by decision, the formal complaint was filed on January 13, 2011.[10]
