UFC mixed martial arts event in 2011
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos UFC on Fox 1 mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on November 12, 2011 at theHonda Center inAnaheim ,California .[ 2]
This card marked theUFC 's debut on theFox Network .Zuffa CEOLorenzo Fertitta confirmed that the debut show would be a one-hour special with only the main event airing live on television, but a full preliminary card taking place beforehand.[ 3] [ 4]
Fox Deportes aired theGuida vs.Henderson ,Poirier vs.Garza ,Swanson vs.Lamas , andJohnson vs.Harvison fights.[ 5]
The winner of the Clay Guida/Benson Henderson fight determined who was next to get a title shot againstFrankie Edgar (the reigning champion at the time), atUFC 144 Japan .[ 6]
The UFC on Fox main event broadcast marked the most-watched live hour ever forMMA in theUnited States and averaged 5.7 million viewers.[ 7] United States at 8.8 million viewers for the main event.[ 8]
Main event (Fox) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Cain Velasquez (c)KO (punches) 1 1:04 [ a] Preliminary card (Facebook ) Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Clay Guida Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [ b] Featherweight Dustin Poirier def. Pablo Garza Submission (D'Arce choke) 2 1:32 Featherweight Ricardo Lamas def. Cub Swanson Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 2:16 Welterweight DaMarques Johnson def. Clay Harvison KO (punches) 1 1:34 [ c] Bantamweight Darren Uyenoyama def. Norifumi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Robbie Peralta vs. Mackens Semerzier No Contest (accidental clash of heads) 3 1:54 [ d] Bantamweight Alex Caceres def. Cole Escovedo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Mike Pierce def. Paul Bradley Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight Aaron Rosa def. Matt Lucas Decision (majority) (28–28, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 [ e]
^ For theUFC Heavyweight Championship . ^ ThisUFC Lightweight Championship title eliminator bout aired on the broadcast followed by the dos Santos vs Velasquez bout. ^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the dos Santos vs Velasquez bout. ^ Originally ruled a TKO victory for Peralta, result was overturned due to replay indicating the damage was initiated by an accidental headbutt. ^ Lucas had 1 point deducted in round 2 for dropping his mouthpiece for the second time. The following fighters received $65,000 bonuses.[ 9]
Fight of the Night: Clay Guida vs. Benson Henderson Knockout of the Night: Junior dos Santos Submission of the Night: Ricardo Lamas The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theCalifornia State Athletic Commission . 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.[ 10]
Junior dos Santos: $220,000 ($110,000 win bonus) def. Cain Velasquez: $100,000Ben Henderson: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida: $40,000Dustin Poirier: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Pablo Garza: $8,000Ricardo Lamas: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson: $15,000DaMarques Johnson: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Clay Harvison: $8,000Darren Uyenoyama: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000Robert Peralta: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier: $8,000Alex Caceres: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Cole Escovedo: $6,000Mike Pierce: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Paul Bradley: $8,000Aaron Rosa: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lucas: $6,000^a b "UFC on FOX officially draws 11,607 attendance for $1.07 million gate" .MMAjunkie.com the original on May 8, 2012.^ Pugmire, Lance. "UFC's Fox TV debut features Cain Velasquez-Junior Dos Santos bout." LA Times. 09, 02, 2011: n. page. Web. 1 Dec. 2012. <https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-sep-02-la-sp-0903-ufc-20110903-story.html ^ "Details emerge regarding first UFC on FOX event" . lasvegassun.com. RetrievedAugust 18, 2011 .^ "Velasquez-Dos Santos will be lone fight on UFC on FOX 1, regardless of length" . mmajunkie.com. Archived fromthe original on November 3, 2011. RetrievedNovember 2, 2011 .^ "In addition to title fight, FOX Deportes to air Henderson-Guida and Poirier-Garza" . mmajunkie.com. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2011. RetrievedNovember 4, 2011 .^ "UFC on FOX's Guida vs. Henderson winner expected to face champ Edgar in Japan" . mmajunkie.com. Archived fromthe original on November 12, 2011. RetrievedNovember 11, 2011 .^ "UFC on Fox sets MMA mark for viewers" .USA Today . November 13, 2011. RetrievedNovember 13, 2011 .^ "UFC on FOX peaks with 8.8 million viewers for Velasquez-Dos Santos title fight" . mmajunkie.com. RetrievedNovember 16, 2011 .^ "UFC on FOX bonuses: Dos Santos, Lamas, Henderson, Guida earn $65K fighter awards" .MMAjunkie.com the original on May 26, 2012. RetrievedNovember 12, 2011 .^ "UFC on FOX salaries and payouts for 'Velasquez vs Dos Santos' event fighters" . mmamania.com. November 17, 2010.
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