| UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 5, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Target Center | |||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Attendance | 7,049[1] | |||
| Total gate | $358,000[1] | |||
| Estimated viewers | 1,100,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot (also known asUFC on FX 5) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on October 5, 2012, at theTarget Center inMinneapolis, Minnesota. It was the fifth UFC event broadcast live onFX.[3]
The event was originally expected to take place on September 7, 2012 atBankers Life Fieldhouse inIndianapolis, Indiana.[4]
Louis Gaudinot was expected to faceDarren Uyenoyama at the event; however, Gaudinot was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomerPhil Harris.[5]
A bout betweenRob Broughton andMatt Mitrione, originally scheduled forUFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera and then briefly linked to this event,[6] was scrapped after Broughton was forced out of the bout for a second time.[7]
As a result of the cancellation ofUFC 151, bouts betweenJake Ellenberger vs.Jay Hieron,[8]Danny Castillo vs.Michael Johnson,Shane Roller vs.Jacob Volkmann[9] andDennis Hallman vs.Thiago Tavares were rescheduled for this event.[10]
The fight betweenJohn Dodson andJussier Formiga was a title elimination bout with the winner being the first man to challenge the newly crownedUFC Flyweight champion,Demetrious Johnson.[11]
A bout betweenDennis Hallman andThiago Tavares was expected to take place at this event; however, UFC officials cancelled the fight before the fighters stepped on the scale, because Hallman had missed weight significantly. Hallman was reportedly paid his show and win money, but was released from the organization.[12][13]
Jeremy Stephens andYves Edwards were scheduled to fight on this card, but the bout was cancelled due to Stephens being arrested on the day of the event for an assault charge that dates back to 2011.[14]
| Main Card (FX) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Antônio Silva | def. | Travis Browne | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:27 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Jay Hieron | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | John Dodson | def. | Jussier Formiga | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:35 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Justin Edwards | def. | Josh Neer | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fuel TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Michael Johnson | def. | Danny Castillo | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:06 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Mike Pierce | def. | Aaron Simpson | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:29 | |
| Lightweight | Marcus LeVesseur | def. | Carlo Prater | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jacob Volkmann | def. | Shane Roller | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def. | Bart Palaszewski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Darren Uyenoyama | def. | Phil Harris | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:38 | |
The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.[15]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[16]
^Fight did not take place as Hallman missed weight significantly. Both fighters were paid and Hallman was subsequently released from the organization.
