UFC 121

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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
UFC 121 Poster.jpg
The poster for UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 23, 2010
Venue Honda Center
City Anaheim, California
Attendance14,856 [1]
Total gate$2,237,000 [1]
Buyrate1,050,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States. [3] The event was the fourth time the UFC hosted at the Honda Center (formerly Arrowhead Pond) in Anaheim, California following UFC 59, UFC 63, and UFC 76, and the sixth event held in the Greater Los Angeles Area, including UFC 60 and UFC 104.

Contents

Background

Just like UFC 111, UFC 115, and UFC 118, UFC 121 was shown in movie theaters around the United States by NCM Fathom. [4] UFC 121 featured the return of preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [5] UFC Primetime also returned to promote the Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez title fight. [6]

Jon Madsen was expected to face Todd Duffee, but Duffee was forced off the card due to a lingering knee injury and was replaced by Gilbert Yvel. [7] The event was notable for the post-fight confrontation between professional wrestler The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar following Lesnar's loss to Cain Velasquez. [8]

Results

Main Card (PPV)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez def. Brock Lesnar (c)TKO (punches)14:12 [a]
Welterweight Jake Shields def. Martin Kampmann Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)35:00 [b]
Welterweight Diego Sanchez def. Paulo Thiago Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Light Heavyweight Matt Hamill def. Tito Ortiz Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Brendan Schaub def. Gabriel Gonzaga Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (Televised)
Middleweight Court McGee def. Ryan Jensen Submission (arm-triangle choke)31:21
Middleweight Tom Lawlor def. Patrick Côté Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Daniel Roberts def. Mike Guymon Submission (anaconda choke)11:13
Lightweight Sam Stout def. Paul Taylor Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Chris Camozzi def. Dongi Yang Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Heavyweight Jon Madsen def. Gilbert Yvel TKO (punches)11:48
  1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
  2. UFC Welterweight title eliminator only for Shields.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses. [9]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California 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]

Aftermath

On October 4, 2019, Velasquez made his WWE debut confronting Lesnar on the first episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, thus setting up the match at Crown Jewel for the WWE Championship where Lesnar defeated Velasquez in 88 seconds. [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "UFC 121 attendance and gate: 14,856 attendees, $2.2 million in ticket sales". mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  2. Bishop, Matt (28 October 2010). "Report: UFC 121 trending to 'slightly more than 1M' PPV buys". MMA For Real.
  3. "UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez". ufc.com. August 16, 2010.
  4. "UFC 121 Hits Big Screens Nationwide | UFC". 14 September 2018.
  5. "Spike TV to Telecast "UFC 121 Prelims" Featuring Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen & Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor on Saturday, October 23". ufc.com. August 19, 2010.
  6. "UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez in the works. This Fan Shot was promoted to the front page". 25 August 2010.
  7. "Gilbert Yvel, Jon Madsen to meet at UFC 121". lasvegassun.com. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  8. "WWE's Undertaker Confronts Brock Lesnar Following UFC 121". 24 October 2010.
  9. "UFC 121 bonuses: Velasquez, Roberts, Sanchez and Thiago claim $70K bonuses". mmajunkie.com. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
  10. "UFC 121 salaries: Brock Lesnar's $400,000 tops event's $1.5 million payroll". mmajunkie.com. October 26, 2010.
  11. Keller, Wade (October 11, 2019). "WWE adds two big matches to Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Oct. 31 – Lesnar vs. Velasquez and Strowman vs. Tyson Fury". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 11, 2019.