| UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 1, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Verizon Center | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Attendance | 9,380 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $706,775 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson (also known as UFC on Versus 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 1, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. [2]
This event featured a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between champion Dominick Cruz and #1 contender Demetrious Johnson, which was the first UFC title fight to be aired live at a free televised UFC event since UFC 75 in September 2007.
Fabio Maldonado was expected to face Aaron Rosa in a Light Heavyweight bout, but was pulled from the card due to an injury. A replacement was being sought but this fight was scrapped. [3]
Jeff Hougland was expected to face Mike Easton in a Bantamweight bout, but has been injured and replaced by UFC newcomer Byron Bloodworth. [4] Bloodworth failed to make the 135 pound weight limit, thus the match was changed to a Catchweight bout, with Bloodworth being fined for the infraction. [5]
With Fox taking over UFC broadcasting rights in 2012, this was the last UFC and Zuffa event to be aired on Versus.
| Main Card (Versus) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def | Demetrious Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Pat Barry | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:22 | |
| Welterweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Charlie Brenneman | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Wiman | def. | Mac Danzig | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Yves Edwards | def. | Rafaello Oliveira | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 2:44 | |
| Lightweight | Paul Sass | def. | Michael Johnson | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight (138 lb) | Mike Easton | def. | Byron Bloodworth | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 4:52 | |
| Lightweight | T. J. Grant | def. | Shane Roller | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:12 | |
| Welterweight | Josh Neer | def. | Keith Wisniewski | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Walel Watson | def. | Joseph Sandoval | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:17 | |
The following fighters received $65,000 bonuses. [6]
