UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
The poster for UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	August 27, 2011
Venue	HSBC Arena
City	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance	14,000[1]
Buyrate	335,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami (also known asUFC Rio) was amixed martial arts (MMA)pay-per-view event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at theHSBC Arena inRio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[3][4] The event was the second that the UFC has hosted inBrazil, since 1998'sUFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil. UFC 134 was awarded the 2011 event of the year bySherdog.

UFC 1,2, and4 Tournament winnerRoyce Gracie was briefly linked to the event, but the rumors were refuted by UFC presidentDana White.^[5]

Maiquel Falcão was scheduled^[6] to take onTom Lawlor at this event, but was released from the promotion in regard to a 2002 assault charge.^[7] Lawlor was instead moved toUFC 139 to take onChris Weidman.^[8]

Mackens Semerzier was expected to faceIuri Alcântara at the event,^[9] but was replaced by UFC newcomerAntonio Carvalho.^[10] However, Carvalho was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by newcomerFelipe Arantes.^[11]

Alexandre Ferreira was expected to faceRousimar Palhares at this event.^[12] However, Ferreira was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced byDan Miller.^[13]

Mike Swick was scheduled to make his return against debutingErick Silva on this card. However, Swick had to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury and was replaced byLuis Ramos.^[14]

This event was awarded Sherdog's 2011 Event of the Year.^[15]

UFC 134 featured two preliminary fights live onSpike TV in the US.^[16] The UFC 134 Live Prelims aired on Spike TV and were simultaneously broadcast on the digital sign above the Doubletree Hotel in the "Little Brazil" section of Times Square in New York City.^[17]

The entire card, including preliminary fights, was broadcast in Brazil throughPay-per-view channelGlobosat Combate, and the main card was also broadcast byRedeTV!,^[18] marking the UFC's Brazilian broadcast television debut.Joe Rogan did not do commentary for this event because of a prior commitment.Kenny Florian substituted as a commentator instead.^[19]

The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses.^[20]

• Fight of the Night: Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza
• Knockout of the Night: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.

The following is the reported payout to the fighters. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses^[21]

• Anderson Silva: $1,000,000 (no win bonus) def. Yushin Okami: $50,000
• Shogun Rua: $150,000 (no win bonus) def. Forrest Griffin: $125,000
• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira: $400,000 ($150,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $10,000
• Edson Barboza: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Ross Pearson: $20,000
• Stanislav Nedkov: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Luiz Cane: $19,000
• Thiago Tavares: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher: $26,000
• Rousimar Palhares: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Dan Miller: $15,000
• Paulo Thiago: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. David Mitchell: $6,000
• Raphael Assunção: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Eduardo: $6,000
• Erick Silva: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Luis Ramos: $6,000
• Yuri Alcântara: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Felipe Arantes: $6,000
• Yves Jabouin: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Ian Loveland: $6,000

• Official UFC 134 Fight Card
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• Mixed martial arts in Brazil
• International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city)
• 2011 in Brazilian sport
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