UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[3] Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the United States at 1 pm ET (10 am PT), with a replay at the regular time of 10 pm ET (7 pm PT).
| UFC 112: Invincible | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 112: Invincible | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 10, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Concert Arena, Yas Island | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Attendance | 11,008[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,500,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 500,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The event was the first held in the Middle East following the purchase of a 10 percent stake in the UFC parent company Zuffa by Abu Dhabi government-owned Flash Entertainment.[1] It was also the first UFC event to be held outdoors in an open-air arena.[4] The Concert Arena (at the Ferrari World theme park) was erected as a temporary venue for the event and was torn down the following week.
Background
editVitor Belfort was expected to fight Anderson Silva for the Middleweight Championship; however, Belfort injured his shoulder during training and was unable to fight at the event.[5] It was thought that Silva would instead take on Chael Sonnen, but he was unable to take the short notice fight due to lacerations obtained in a UFC 109 bout with Nate Marquardt. Silva ended up fighting Demian Maia.[6]
A bout between Paul Taylor and John Gunderson was cancelled on the day of the fight because of health issues that Taylor faced after cutting weight.[7]
Results
edit| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | B.J. Penn (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Matt Hughes | def. | Renzo Gracie | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | 3 | 4:40 | |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Terry Etim | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:30 | |
| Middleweight | Mark Muñoz | def. | Kendall Grove | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 4:55 | |
| Welterweight | Rick Story | def. | Nick Osipczak | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | DaMarques Johnson | def. | Brad Blackburn | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 2:08 | |
| Lightweight | Paul Kelly | def. | Matt Veach | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:41 | |
| Heavyweight | Jon Madsen | def. | Mostapha al-Turk | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Bonus awards
editFighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
- Knockout of the Night: DaMarques Johnson
- Submission of the Night: Rafael dos Anjos
References
edit- ^ a b c "UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ Loy, Tim (April 15, 2010). "Meltzer: UFC 112 a 'major PPV success'". MMA For Real. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 112". ufc.com. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ "Concert Arena Photos". MMAFighting.com. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010.
- ^ "Shoulder injury forces Vitor Belfort out of UFC 112 title fight with Anderson Silva". mmajunkie.com. February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Anderson Silva, Ed Soares excited about "old school" matchup in new UFC 112 title fight". mmajunkie.com. February 13, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 112: Invincible" card loses Paul Taylor due to medical issues". mmajunkie.com. April 10, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 112 bonuses: Johnson, Dos Anjos, Munoz and Grove earn $75,000 fighter awards". mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.