UFC 116 explained
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3] The show was voted as the Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, the first time a UFC show won the award.
Background
Shane Carwin, who won the Interim Heavyweight Championship by defeating Frank Mir at UFC 111, faced current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. The two were originally set to face each other at UFC 106, then UFC 108, before Carwin won the interim heavyweight championship, but Lesnar pulled out of the fight both times due to an illness (diverticulitis) that kept him from training.
Cheick Kongo was scheduled to face Roy Nelson,[4] but a back injury sidelined Kongo.[5] Nelson fought Junior dos Santos at UFC 117.[6]
Alessio Sakara was set to fight Nate Marquardt,[7] but Sakara pulled out of the bout after the death of his father.[8]
Jacob Volkmann was scheduled to fight Paul Kelly as one of the preliminary fights, but Kelly reportedly had to pull out of the July 3 fight due to visa issues.[9] The bout was rescheduled for the next month.
Also, UFC newcomer Ricardo Romero was scheduled to fight Steve Cantwell after Cantwell's recent medical ban ended. However, the fight was cancelled for unknown reasons[10] and Cantwell was replaced by UFC returnee Seth Petruzelli.[11]
On June 17, 2010, Julio Paulino was injured and withdrew from his fight against Daniel Roberts. Forrest Petz returned to the UFC and replaced Paulino.[12]
On June 22, 2010, Wanderlei Silva had to withdraw from his co-main event fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama due to three broken ribs and an injured right knee. Akiyama was then matched against Chris Leben.[13]
The bout between Kendall Grove and Goran Reljic was originally slated for the live prelims show on Spike TV. However, it was later demoted and replaced by Seth Petruzelli vs. Ricardo Romero because of Grove's criticism of the Spike TV network and The Ultimate Fighter television show.[14]
UFC President Dana White confirmed that the winner of the heavyweight title fight will defend the title against the undefeated Cain Velasquez.[15]
UFC 116 won Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[16]
- Fight of the Night: Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar and Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Chris Leben
- Knockout of the Night: Gerald Harris
- Submission of the Night: Brock Lesnar
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[17]
- Brock Lesnar $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Shane Carwin ($40,000)
- Chris Leben $86,000 ($43,000 win bonus) def. Yoshihiro Akiyama ($45,000)
- Chris Lytle $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown ($10,000)
- Stephan Bonnar $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Krzysztof Soszynski ($10,000)
- George Sotiropoulos $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Kurt Pellegrino ($25,000)
- Brendan Schaub $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Chris Tuchscherer ($12,000)
- Ricardo Romero $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Seth Petruzelli ($10,000)
- Kendall Grove $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Goran Reljic ($5,000)
- Gerald Harris $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Dave Branch($6,000)
- Daniel Roberts $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Forrest Petz ($6,000)
- Jon Madsen $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Karlos Vemola ($8,000)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: UFC 116 nabs $4,053,990 at the gate with 9,218 tickets sold on July 3. 14 July 2010.
- Web site: UPDATE: Information on UFC 116 buyrate: Could be 2nd highest in company history. 7 July 2010.
- Web site: UFC 116: LESNAR vs. CARWIN. ufc.com . May 4, 2010.
- Web site: ROY NELSON VS CHEICK KONGO AT UFC 116- MMA WEEKLY – Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more . Mma Weekly . May 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100510233151/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=11341&zoneid=13 . May 10, 2010 .
- Web site: Exclusive – Cheick Kongo: injured, no confirmation on Roy Nelson matchup nor UFC 116 return . Riddum.com . April 30, 2010 . May 16, 2010.
- Web site: Roy Nelson vs. Junior Dos Santos in the works for UFC 117 main card . MMAjunkie.com . May 10, 2010 . May 16, 2010.
- Web site: NATE MARQUARDT VS. ALESSIO SAKARA AT UFC 116- MMA WEEKLY – Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more . Mma Weekly . May 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100510232728/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=11345&zoneid=13 . May 10, 2010 .
- Web site: Holland . Jesse . Report: Alessio Sakara withdraws from UFC 116 fight with Nate Marquardt . 2 May 2010 . MMA Mania . May 16, 2010.
- Web site: Twitter / Jacob Volkmann: I will not be fighting July 3rd in Vegas because the stupid brit did not get his visa in time. I will kill him Aug 3rd. . Twitter.com . June 13, 2010.
- Web site: Ricardo Romero vs. Steve Cantwell In The Works For UFC 116. heavy.com . June 3, 2010.
- Web site: Marrocco . Steven . Seth Petruzelli rejoins UFC, meets Ricardo Romero on UFC 116 preliminary card . MMAjunkie.com . June 4, 2010 . June 13, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608135647/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19415/seth-petruzelli-rejoins-ufc-meets-ricardo-romero-on-ufc-116-preliminary-card.mma . June 8, 2010 .
- Web site: Forrest Petz replaces injured Julio Paulino, meets Daniel Roberts at UFC 116. MMAjunkie. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619051540/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19576/forrest-petz-replaces-injured-julio-paulino-meets-daniel-roberts-at-ufc-116.mma. 2010-06-19.
- Web site: Wanderlei Silva Off UFC 116. Ariel Helwani. 22 June 2010. MMA Fighting.
- Web site: Grove vs. Reljic demoted, Petruzelli vs. Romero promoted to UFC 116's "UFC Prelims". MMAjunkie.
- Web site: UFC's White confirms Velasquez fights UFC 116's Lesnar vs. Carwin winner. MMAjunkie. 2010-07-01. 2012-05-25. https://archive.today/20120525132821/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19769/ufcs-white-confirms-velasquez-fights-ufc-116s-lesnar-vs-carwin-winner.mma%23comments#comments. dead.
- Web site: UFC 116 fighters salaries: Brock Lesnar leads $923K payroll. MMAJunkie.com. July 6, 2010. July 6, 2010. Staff.
- News: UFC 116 fighters salaries: Brock Lesnar leads $923K payroll. mmajunkie.com. July 6, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100709053132/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19820/ufc-116-fighters-salaries-brock-lesnar-leads-xxx-payroll.mma. July 9, 2010.
