| UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 18, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Arena Jaraguá | |||
| City | Jaraguá do Sul,Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 7,642[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold (also known asUFC on FX 8) was a mixed martial arts event held on May 18, 2013, at theArena Jaraguá inJaraguá do Sul,Brazil.[2][3] The event was broadcast live onFUEL TV andFX.
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between perennial multi-divisional contenderVitor Belfort and the finalStrikeforce Middleweight Champion and promotional newcomer and future UFC Middleweight ChampionLuke Rockhold.[3]
Manvel Gamburyan was expected to faceHacran Dias at the event. However, Gamburyan was forced to pull out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced byNik Lentz.[4]
Marcos Vinícius was expected to faceIuri Alcântara at the event. However, Vinicius was forced out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerIliarde Santos[5][6]
Cezar Ferreira was originally scheduled to faceCB Dollaway. However, on April 1, it was revealed that Dollaway had to withdraw from the bout due to injury and he was replaced byChris Camozzi.[7] Then on April 7, it was confirmed that Ferreira had pulled out of the fight as well, citing an injury and was replaced byRafael Natal.[8]
Costas Philippou had to withdraw from his fight againstRonaldo Souza, after suffering a cut above his eye, and was replaced byChris Camozzi. Camozzi's scheduled opponentRafael Natal instead faced promotional newcomer João Zeferino.[9][10]
Paulo Thiago was originally expected to faceLance Benoist.[11] However, on April 20, it was announced that Benoist had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomerMichel Prazeres.[12]
| Main card (FX) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Luke Rockhold | KO (spinning heel kick and punches) | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Chris Camozzi | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:37 | |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Evan Dunham | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Rafael Natal | def. | João Zeferino | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fuel TV) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Nik Lentz | def. | Hacran Dias | Decision (unanimous) (28–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Francisco Trinaldo | def. | Mike Rio | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:08 | |
| Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | def. | John Cholish | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:34 | |
| Welterweight | Paulo Thiago | def. | Michel Prazeres | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | def. | Iliarde Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:31 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Fabio Maldonado | def. | Roger Hollett | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Flyweight | John Lineker | def. | Azamat Gashimov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:07 | [a] |
| Flyweight | Jussier Formiga | def. | Chris Cariaso | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Lucas Martins | def. | Jeremy Larsen | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:13 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[14]
