UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 17, 2011
Venue	Morial Convention Center
City	New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance	7,112 [1]
Total gate	$685,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger (also known as UFC Fight Night 25 or UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 17, 2011 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. ^[2]

Background

The event was the seventh time that the organization has held an event in Louisiana and first since UFC 37 in 2002.

The event was the last UFC Fight Night aired on Spike, and in general, the last UFC Fight Night labeled event until the debut of Fox Sports 1 in 2013. After that, all UFC main cards on cable/satellite Fox channels would be labeled UFC Fight Night. And, in addition to cable/satellite Fox UFC events, most UFC Fight Pass main events would also be labeled UFC Fight Night.

Mackens Semerzier was expected to face Mike Lullo at the event, ^[3] but pulled out of the event on August 31 ^[4] and was replaced by Robbie Peralta ^[5]

DaMarques Johnson was expected to face Clay Harvison at the event, ^[6] but pulled out of the bout with an injury on August 31 and was replaced by Seth Baczynski. ^[7]

Daniel Roberts was originally scheduled to face TJ Waldburger, but pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by Mike Stumpf. ^[8]

The entire preliminary card was streamed on Facebook. ^[9]

Results

Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Jake Ellenberger	def.	Jake Shields	TKO (knees and punches)	1	0:53
Middleweight	Court McGee	def.	Dongi Yang	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Erik Koch	def.	Jonathan Brookins	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Alan Belcher	def.	Jason MacDonald	TKO (submission to strikes)	1	3:48
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Vagner Rocha	def.	Cody McKenzie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:49
Lightweight	Evan Dunham	def.	Shamar Bailey	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Lance Benoist	def.	Matthew Riddle	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Ken Stone	def.	Donny Walker	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:40
Welterweight	Seth Baczynski	def.	Clay Harvison	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:12
Welterweight	TJ Waldburger	def.	Mike Stumpf	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:52
Featherweight	Robbie Peralta	def.	Mike Lullo	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Justin Edwards	def.	Jorge Lopez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $55,000 bonuses. ^[10]

• Fight of the Night: Matt Riddle vs. Lance Benoist
• Knockout of the Night: Jake Ellenberger
• Submission of the Night: TJ Waldburger

References

1. "UFC Fight Night 25 draws 7,112 attendance and $685,000 live gate". MMAjunkie.com . September 18, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
2. "UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger". ufc.com. 14 September 2018.
3. "Mackens Semerzier vs. Mike Lullo Joins UFC Fight Night 25 Lineup". mmafrenzy.com. July 15, 2011.
4. "Mackens Semerzier scratched from UFC Fight Night 25". mmajunkie.com. August 31, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.
5. "Robert Peralta vs Mike Lullo booked for 'Battle on the Bayou' on Sept. 17". mmamania.com. September 5, 2011.
6. "DaMarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison set for UFC Fight Night 25". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
7. "UFC Fight Night 25 Update: Johnson Out, Baczynski In". mmaweekly.com. August 31, 2011.
8. "Daniel Roberts out at UFC Fight Night 25, T.J. Waldburger meets Mike Stumpf". mmajunkie.com. September 12, 2011. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011.
9. Morgan, John (September 9, 2011). "Facebook to stream all eight UFC Fight Night 25 preliminary bouts". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
10. Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (September 17, 2011). "UFC Fight Night 25 bonuses: Ellenberger, Waldburger, Benoist, Riddle earn $55K awards". MMAjunkie.com . Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.