UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, 27 February 2011 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.[3] Due to the time zone difference it aired live on Saturday, 26 February in North America. This was the second UFC event held in Sydney, following the sold-out UFC 110 in 2010.
| UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | 27 February 2011 | |||
| Venue | Acer Arena | |||
| City | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 18,186[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,500,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 260,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $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
- ^ a b John Morgan. "UFC 127 draws a reported 18,186 attendees for $3.5 million live gate". MMA Junkie.
- ^ "UFC 127, 128 PPV Buyrate Updates".
- ^ "UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch". ufc.com. 13 December 2010.
- ^ ""UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch" in Australia equals fastest sellout in UFC history". mmajunkie.com. 20 December 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UFC 127: Perosh-Blackledge, Zhang-Reinhardt Free on Facebook". bloodyelbow.com. 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Carlos Condit forced to withdraw from UFC 127 with knee injury". mmajunkie.com. 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Brian Ebersole to replace Condit at UFC 127". fightnewsaustralia.com. 10 February 2011.
- ^ "UFC 127 bonuses: Hunt, Noke, Lytle and Ebersole earn $75,000 awards". MMA Junkie.