| UFC 100 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 100 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 11, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,871 (9,764 paid)[1] | |||
| Total gate | $5,101,740[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 1,600,000[2] | |||
| Total purse | $1,790,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 100 was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 11, 2009, inLas Vegas,Nevada.
This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 1.6 million,[3] untilUFC 202 broke the record with 1.65 million.
The event included two championship bouts and a fight between the two coaches on theSpike TV show,The Ultimate Fighter.
The main event was a rematch between UFC Heavyweight ChampionBrock Lesnar and Interim UFC Heavyweight ChampionFrank Mir. Thischampionship unification bout occurred as a result of former UFC Heavyweight ChampionRandy Couture's year-long resignation from the promotion. During his absence, the UFC created anInterim championship, whichAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira won by defeatingTim Sylvia. Nogueira and Mir were opposing coaches onThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir, and fought for the interim championship atUFC 92. During the airing of the television program, Couture returned to the company and UFC PresidentDana White announced he would defend the title against Lesnar atUFC 91. The winners of the Couture vs Lesnar and Nogueira vs Mir matches would fight for the undisputed title.[4] In his fourth professional fight, Lesnar defeated Couture viatechnical knockout to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion.[5] Mir was crowned interim champion after becoming the first fighter to finish Nogueira.[6] The match between Lesnar and Mir was set forUFC 98. However, Mir injured his knee while training, and withdrew from the bout.[7] The next day, it was announced the fight would be moved toUFC 100.[8] Lesnar and Mir had fought once before, atUFC 81 (Lesnar's UFC debut); Mir won viakneebar submission.[9]
The co-main event featuredGeorges St-Pierre, defending theWelterweight Championship againstThiago Alves. Alves entered the fight after consecutive victories over three top UFC welterweights:Josh Koscheck,Matt Hughes andKaro Parisyan.[10] St-Pierre had previously defended the title againstJon Fitch andUFC Lightweight ChampionB.J. Penn.
The third match on the main card was between topmiddleweight contendersDan Henderson andMichael Bisping. The two were opposing coaches on theninth season ofThe Ultimate Fighter (Henderson on Team USA and Bisping on Team UK). Bisping had a professional MMA record of 17–1, and was undefeated since moving to middleweight. He entered the bout following wins overCharles McCarthy,Jason Day andChris Leben. On June 2, it was announced the winner of the fight would get a shot at UFC Middleweight ChampionAnderson Silva.[11][12]
A preliminary match-up betweenDong Hyun Kim andJonathan Goulet was scheduled for the card, but Goulet withdrew due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced byT. J. Grant.
K-1 HERO'S Light Heavyweight ChampionYoshihiro Akiyama made his UFC debut againstAlan Belcher.
This event wasSherdog's2009 Event of the Year.[13]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Brock Lesnar (c) | def. | Frank Mir (ic) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:48 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Thiago Alves | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Dan Henderson | def. | Michael Bisping | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:20 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def. | Paulo Thiago | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Middleweight | Yoshihiro Akiyama | def. | Alan Belcher | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Mark Coleman | def. | Stephan Bonnar | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | def. | Jake O'Brien | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:43 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Mac Danzig | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dong Hyun Kim | def. | T. J. Grant | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Tom Lawlor | def. | C. B. Dollaway | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:55 | |
| Lightweight | Shannon Gugerty | def. | Matt Grice | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:36 | |
The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses.[14]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theNevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC.[15]
