| UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 6, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | |||
| Attendance | 11,583[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,500,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 310,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011, at theWells Fargo Center inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,United States.[3][4]
Multiple fighters that were expected to fight at this event suffered injuries. This led to multiple fights, including championship bouts being called off as a result.[5]
This event was expected to featureLight Heavyweight ChampionJon Jones' first title defense against former Light Heavyweight ChampionRashad Evans, but a pre-existing injury in his right hand prevented Jones from fighting, and was expected to keep him sidelined until late 2011.[6] Not willing to wait, Evans accepted a fight againstPhil Davis at this event. However, Jones later found out that he would no longer require surgery and instead made his first title defense againstQuinton Jackson on September 24, 2011, atUFC 135.[7]
On July 12,Phil Davis pulled out of his main event bout withRashad Evans due to a knee injury suffered during training.[8]Tito Ortiz initially declined an offer to step in as Davis' replacement[9] and Evans was then rumored to faceLyoto Machida in a rematch of their title bout atUFC 98.[10][11] Machida's camp verbally accepted the fight, but when UFC PresidentDana White called Machida's camp again to confirm the fight, they said Machida would fight only if he received higher pay, which White declined.[12] The organization briefly turned their attention to matching Evans withVladimir Matyushenko, who was already scheduled to compete on the card.[13] In the meanwhile, Ortiz had a change of heart and accepted the offer to replace Davis. The two previously met atUFC 73 where the bout ended in a Draw.[14] The Evans/Davis bout was later rescheduled forUFC on Fox 2 on January 28, 2012.
Nick Pace was originally slated to take onMichael McDonald at this event, before McDonald was pulled to replaceNorifumi Yamamoto for aUFC 130 bout withChris Cariaso.[15]Ivan Menjivar would later step in to face Pace at this event. At the official weigh ins on August 5, Menjivar could not make the 136 pound weight allowance cut off, and Pace subsequently agreed to fight Menjivar in a 138-pound catchweight bout.[16]
A bout betweenFeatherweight ChampionJosé Aldo andChad Mendes was previously linked to this event.[17] However, Aldo was sidelined until October recovering from various injuries, while Mendes remained on the card and facedRani Yahya.[18] The Aldo/Mendes title fight would later take place atUFC 142 on January 14, 2012.
Riki Fukuda was scheduled[19] to faceRafael Natal, but was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury suffered sustained in a car accident[20] and was replaced byCostas Philippou.[21] However, Philippou was later pulled from this bout to replaceAlessio Sakara in a bout withJorge Rivera on this same card, and he was replaced byPaul Bradley.
Vladimir Matyushenko was originally scheduled to faceAlexander Gustafsson at this event.[22] Matyushenko, however, pulled out of the bout on July 13, 2011, due to an injury and was replaced byMatt Hamill.[23] The Matyushenko/Gustafsson bout was rescheduled forUFC 141 on December 30, 2011.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira was expected to faceRich Franklin at this event, but Nogueira pulled out of the bout on July 16, 2011, citing a shoulder injury.[24] Franklin was then pulled from the card as well.[25]
Jorge Rivera was originally scheduled to faceAlessio Sakara. However, on July 25, Rivera announced that Sakara was no longer in the fight due to a torn ACL.[26] The UFC announced thatCostas Philippou would be pulled from his bout withRafael Natal and instead faced Rivera.[27]
UFC 133 featured two preliminary fights live onSpike TV.[28]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Tito Ortiz | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Middleweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Yoshihiro Akiyama | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:52 | |
| Welterweight | Brian Ebersole | def. | Dennis Hallman | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:28 | |
| Middleweight | Costas Philippou | def. | Jorge Rivera | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | def. | Mike Pyle | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:54 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def. | Matt Hamill | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 3:34 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def. | Rani Yahya | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (138 lb) | Ivan Menjivar | def. | Nick Pace | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def. | Mike Pierce | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Mike Brown | def. | Nam Phan | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Rafael Natal | def. | Paul Bradley | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses[29]
^Brian Ebersole was awarded an honorary"getting those horrifying shorts off TV as soon as possible" bonus by Dana White for defeating Dennis Hallman in the first round.[30]
