UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger (also known asUFC Fight Night 25 orUFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on September 17, 2011 at theErnest N. Morial Convention Center inNew Orleans,Louisiana.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 17, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Morial Convention Center | |||
| City | New Orleans,Louisiana | |||
| Attendance | 7,112[1] | |||
| Total gate | $685,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was the seventh time that the organization has held an event inLouisiana and first sinceUFC 37 in 2002.
The event was the lastUFC Fight Night aired onSpike, and in general, the lastUFC Fight Night labeled event until the debut ofFox Sports 1 in 2013. After that, all UFC main cards on cable/satellite Fox channels would be labeledUFC Fight Night. And, in addition to cable/satellite Fox UFC events, mostUFC Fight Pass main events would also be labeledUFC Fight Night.
Mackens Semerzier was expected to face Mike Lullo at the event,[3] but pulled out of the event on August 31[4] and was replaced byRobbie Peralta[5]
DaMarques Johnson was expected to faceClay Harvison at the event,[6] but pulled out of the bout with an injury on August 31 and was replaced bySeth Baczynski.[7]
Daniel Roberts was originally scheduled to faceTJ Waldburger, but pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by Mike Stumpf.[8]
Results
edit| Main Card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Jake Shields | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Middleweight | Court McGee | def. | Dongi Yang | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def. | Jonathan Brookins | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Alan Belcher | def. | Jason MacDonald | TKO (submission to strikes) | 1 | 3:48 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Vagner Rocha | def. | Cody McKenzie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:49 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Shamar Bailey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Lance Benoist | def. | Matthew Riddle | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ken Stone | def. | Donny Walker | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:40 | |
| Welterweight | Seth Baczynski | def. | Clay Harvison | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:12 | |
| Welterweight | TJ Waldburger | def. | Mike Stumpf | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Featherweight | Robbie Peralta | def. | Mike Lullo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Justin Edwards | def. | Jorge Lopez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $55,000 bonuses.[10]
- Fight of the Night: Matt Riddle vs. Lance Benoist
- Knockout of the Night: Jake Ellenberger
- Submission of the Night: TJ Waldburger
References
edit- ^ab"UFC Fight Night 25 draws 7,112 attendance and $685,000 live gate".MMAjunkie.com. September 18, 2011. Archived fromthe original on October 26, 2012.
- ^"UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger". ufc.com. 14 September 2018.
- ^"Mackens Semerzier vs. Mike Lullo Joins UFC Fight Night 25 Lineup". mmafrenzy.com. July 15, 2011.
- ^"Mackens Semerzier scratched from UFC Fight Night 25". mmajunkie.com. August 31, 2011. Archived fromthe original on September 23, 2011.
- ^"Robert Peralta vs Mike Lullo booked for 'Battle on the Bayou' on Sept. 17". mmamania.com. September 5, 2011.
- ^"DaMarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison set for UFC Fight Night 25". mmajunkie.com. Archived fromthe original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved2011-07-19.
- ^"UFC Fight Night 25 Update: Johnson Out, Baczynski In". mmaweekly.com. August 31, 2011.
- ^"Daniel Roberts out at UFC Fight Night 25, T.J. Waldburger meets Mike Stumpf". mmajunkie.com. September 12, 2011. Archived fromthe original on September 14, 2011.
- ^Morgan, John (September 9, 2011)."Facebook to stream all eight UFC Fight Night 25 preliminary bouts". mmajunkie.com. Archived fromthe original on September 14, 2011. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2011.
- ^Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (September 17, 2011)."UFC Fight Night 25 bonuses: Ellenberger, Waldburger, Benoist, Riddle earn $55K awards".MMAjunkie.com. Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2011. RetrievedSeptember 17, 2011.