| UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 23, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Honda Center | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Attendance | 13,257 [1] | |||
| Total gate | 1,350,191 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 450,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 23, 2013, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. [3]
The headline bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche was the first-ever women's fight in UFC history. [4] [5] The two fought in the newly created 135-pound bantamweight division for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. [4] Rousey was the defending champion, as she was awarded the championship at a UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-event press conference on December 6, 2012, prior to which she was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. [6]
Manny Gamburyan was expected to face Chad Mendes at the event; however, Gamburyan was forced out of the bout with a thumb and elbow injury. [7] Mendes was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice. [8] As a result, the bout between Court McGee and Josh Neer was promoted to the main card.
At the weigh-ins, Nah-Shon Burrell came into his bout with Yuri Villefort heavy, weighing in at 175.8 lb. Villefort had already agreed in advance to a catchweight bout and received a portion of Burrell's purse. [9]
15,525 people purchased tickets to watch the event at the arena, and there were 450,000 pay-per-view buys. [10]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Liz Carmouche | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:49 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Dan Henderson | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | def. | Ivan Menjivar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:34 | |
| Welterweight | Court McGee | def. | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Josh Koscheck | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Brendan Schaub | def. | Lavar Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Chiesa | def. | Anton Kuivanen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:29 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Bermudez | def. | Matt Grice | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Sam Stout | def. | Caros Fodor | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Kenny Robertson | def. | Brock Jardine | Submission (Suloev stretch) [11] | 1 | 2:57 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Jon Manley | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175.8 lb) | Nah-Shon Burrell | def. | Yuri Villefort | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. [13]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas. [14]
^ Nah-Shon Burrell was fined and a percentage of his fight purse went to Yuri Villefort for failing to make the required weight for his fight.
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