UFC 127

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch
The poster for UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	February 27, 2011 (2011-2-27)
Venue	Acer Arena
City	Sydney, Australia
Attendance	18,186 [1]
Total gate	$3,500,000 [1]
Buyrate	260,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. ^[3] Due to the time zone difference it aired live on Saturday, February 26 in North America. This was the second UFC event held in Sydney, following the sold-out UFC 110 in 2010.

Background

Tickets for UFC Fight Club members went on sale on 14 December 2010. UFC 127 sold out moments after going on public sale on 16 December 2010, selling faster than tickets for UFC 110, and making it the fastest-selling event, along with UFC 115, in UFC history. ^[4]

ESPN UK aired the Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher fight, which was confirmed by Jon Anik on MMA Live. ^[5] Ion Television aired the Pearson vs. Fisher, Te-Huna vs. Gustafsson and Ring vs. Fukuda preliminary bouts, ^[6] while the Perosh vs. Blackledge and Zhang vs. Rheinhardt preliminary bouts were streamed on the UFC's official Facebook page. ^[7]

On 9 February, it was announced that a knee injury had forced Carlos Condit out of his bout with Chris Lytle. ^[8] Condit was replaced by promotional newcomer Brian Ebersole. ^[9]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	B.J. Penn	vs.	Jon Fitch	Draw (majority) (28–29, 28–28, 28–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Michael Bisping	def.	Jorge Rivera	TKO (punches)	2	1:54	[a]
Lightweight	Dennis Siver	def.	George Sotiropoulos	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Brian Ebersole	def.	Chris Lytle	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Kyle Noke	def.	Chris Camozzi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:35
Preliminary card (Spike)
Lightweight	Ross Pearson	def.	Spencer Fisher	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Alexander Gustafsson	def.	James Te Huna	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:27	[b]
Middleweight	Nick Ring	def.	Riki Fukuda	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Light Heavyweight	Anthony Perosh	def.	Tom Blackledge	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:45
Featherweight	Zhang Tiequan	def.	Jason Reinhardt	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:48	[c]
Preliminary card
Heavyweight	Mark Hunt	def.	Chris Tuchscherer	KO (punch)	2	1:41	[d]
Lightweight	Curt Warburton	def.	Maciej Jewtuszko	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. Bisping was deducted one point in round 1 after landing an illegal knee.
2. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast in the event review.
3. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Ebersole vs. Lytle fight.
4. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Fitch fight.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses. ^[10]

• Fight of the Night: Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle
• Knockout of the Night: Mark Hunt
• Submission of the Night: Kyle Noke

References

1. John Morgan. "UFC 127 draws a reported 18,186 attendees for $3.5 million live gate". MMA Junkie.
2. "UFC 127, 128 PPV Buyrate Updates".
3. "UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch". ufc.com. 13 December 2010.
4. ""UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch" in Australia equals fastest sellout in UFC history". mmajunkie.com. 20 December 2010.
5. "UFC 127's Pearson vs. Fisher on ESPN in U.K., no "UFC Prelims" on Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
6. "Fukuda vs. Ring also part of ION Television's UFC 127 prelim-card broadcast". mmajunkie.com. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
7. "UFC 127: Perosh-Blackledge, Zhang-Reinhardt Free on Facebook". bloodyelbow.com. 21 February 2011.
8. "Carlos Condit forced to withdraw from UFC 127 with knee injury". mmajunkie.com. 9 February 2011.
9. "Brian Ebersole to replace Condit at UFC 127". fightnewsaustralia.com. 10 February 2011.
10. "UFC 127 bonuses: Hunt, Noke, Lytle and Ebersole earn $75,000 awards". MMA Junkie.