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UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 27, 2010
Venue Prudential Center
City Newark, New Jersey
Attendance17,000 [1]
Total gate$4,000,000 [1]
Buyrate770,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States. [3]

Background

The UFC Primetime series returned to build up the UFC Welterweight Championship fight between GSP and Dan Hardy. [4] It was the first time a British fighter had ever fought for a UFC title.

Martin Kampmann was originally set to fight Ben Saunders, but Kampmann was replaced by Jake Ellenberger, due to a deep cut suffered in training by Kampmann. [5]

Ricardo Funch was forced to pull out of a fight against Matthew Riddle for an undisclosed reason. UFC newcomer Greg Soto was his replacement. [6]

Spike TV broadcast three preliminary bouts one hour before the live PPV broadcast began. [7]

This event was seen in movie theaters throughout the United States via National CineMedia's Fathom event distribution service. [8] Also, it was shown at the Cineplex Odeon chain in Canada. [9]

On March 10, 2010 it was announced that the event was officially sold out. [10]

There was also some controversy that the UFC airbrushed Hardy's tattoo which reads " om mani padme hum" for their promotional poster. UFC president Dana White later admitted that this was done so as to not provoke the Chinese government. [11]

On March 25, 2010 Thiago Alves was removed from the card due to brain irregularity from a pre-fight CAT scan. [12] After learning of the removal, Ben Saunders, who was scheduled to fight Jake Ellenberger, requested Alves's opponent, Jon Fitch, and subsequently replaced Ellenberger on the card. As a result, Ellenberger did not compete but received his "show" and "win" money to make up for the last minute switch. [13] The fight between Kurt Pellegrino and Fabricio Camoes was moved up to the main card as a result of the cancellation.

On March 26 at the official weigh-ins, Rory Markham weighed 177 lb. He forfeited $1,000 (12.5% of his purse) to Nate Diaz. [14]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Dan Hardy Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–45) 5 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir KO (punches) 1 3:48 [b]
Lightweight Kurt Pellegrino def. Fabrício Camões Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:20
Welterweight Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jim Miller def. Mark Bocek Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Catchweight (177 lb) Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham TKO (punches) 1 2:47
Welterweight Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Brown Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:30
Preliminary card
Middleweight Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal Submission (heel hook) 1 0:45 [c]
Light Heavyweight Jared Hamman def. Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Matthew Riddle def. Greg Soto DQ (illegal upkick) 3 1:30
  1. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ Palhares was suspended for 90 days following the fight for failing to release the submission after the stoppage.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses: [15]

  • Fight of the Night: Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman
  • Knockout of the Night: Shane Carwin
  • Submission of the Night: Kurt Pellegrino

Television rating

The preliminary bouts shown on Spike TV at 9 pm EST drew a series-low of 1.2 million viewers, and coincided with the Elite Eight round of the NCAA basketball tournament. [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Jersey's UFC 111 event draws 17,000 attendance and $4 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. March 28, 2010.
  2. ^ http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/ [ dead link]
  3. ^ "UFC 111". ufc.com. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  4. ^ "Spike TV brings back "UFC Primetime" series for UFC 111's GSP vs. Har…". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ "Kampmann out of UFC 111, Ellenberger faces Saunders at UFC 111". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  6. ^ "Ricardo Funch off UFC 111 prelim card, newcomer Greg Soto to meet Matthew Riddle | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  7. ^ "Spike's "UFC Prelim" broadcast returns for "UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy" in March | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17.
  8. ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=78746
  9. ^ http://www.cineplex.com/Events/UFC.aspx
  10. ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=79125
  11. ^ "Cagewriter".
  12. ^ "Alves out of UFC 111 due to failed CT scan, Pellegrino vs. Camoes promoted to PPV | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27.
  13. ^ "Jon Fitch replaces Jake Ellenberger, meets Ben Saunders on UFC 111 main card | MMAjunkie.com". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26.
  14. ^ "The Weekly Wrap: March 27 - April 2 - Top Story".
  15. ^ "UFC 111 bonuses: Carwin, Pellegrino, Hamman and Wallace earn $65K each". MMAjunkie. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  16. ^ "UFC 111's "UFC Prelims" broadcast draws 1.2 million viewers, ratings dip". MMAjunkie.com. March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.

See also

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