UFC 133 explained

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:August 6, 2011
Venue:Wells Fargo Center
City:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance:11,583[1]
Gate:$1,500,000
Buyrate:310,000[2]
Previousevent:UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] [4]

Background

Multiple fighters that were expected to fight at this event suffered injuries. This led to multiple fights, including championship bouts being called off as a result.[5]

This event was expected to feature Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones' first title defense against former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, but a pre-existing injury in his right hand prevented Jones from fighting, and was expected to keep him sidelined until late 2011.[6] Not willing to wait, Evans accepted a fight against Phil Davis at this event. However, Jones later found out that he would no longer require surgery and instead made his first title defense against Quinton Jackson on September 24, 2011, at UFC 135.[7]

On July 12, Phil Davis pulled out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans due to a knee injury suffered during training.[8] Tito Ortiz initially declined an offer to step in as Davis' replacement[9] and Evans was then rumored to face Lyoto Machida in a rematch of their title bout at UFC 98.[10] [11] Machida's camp verbally accepted the fight, but when UFC President Dana White called Machida's camp again to confirm the fight, they said Machida would fight only if he received higher pay, which White declined.[12] The organization briefly turned their attention to matching Evans with Vladimir Matyushenko, who was already scheduled to compete on the card.[13] In the meanwhile, Ortiz had a change of heart and accepted the offer to replace Davis.[14] The Evans/Davis bout was later rescheduled for UFC on Fox 2 on January 28, 2012.

Nick Pace was originally slated to take on Michael McDonald at this event, before McDonald was pulled to replace Norifumi Yamamoto for a UFC 130 bout with Chris Cariaso.[15] Ivan Menjivar would later step in to face Pace at this event. At the official weigh ins on August 5, Menjivar could not make the 136 pound weight allowance cut off, and Pace subsequently agreed to fight Menjivar in a 138-pound catchweight bout.[16]

A bout between Featherweight Champion José Aldo and Chad Mendes was previously linked to this event.[17] However, Aldo was sidelined until October recovering from various injuries, while Mendes remained on the card and faced Rani Yahya.[18] The Aldo/Mendes title fight would later take place at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012.

Riki Fukuda was scheduled[19] to face Rafael Natal, but was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury suffered sustained in a car accident[20] and was replaced by Costas Philippou.[21] However, Philippou was later pulled from this bout to replace Alessio Sakara in a bout with Jorge Rivera on this same card, and he was replaced by Paul Bradley.

Vladimir Matyushenko was originally scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson at this event.[22] Matyushenko, however, pulled out of the bout on July 13, 2011, due to an injury and was replaced by Matt Hamill.[23] The Matyushenko/Gustafsson bout was rescheduled for UFC 141 on December 30, 2011.

Antônio Rogério Nogueira was expected to face Rich Franklin at this event, but Nogueira pulled out of the bout on July 16, 2011, citing a shoulder injury.[24] Franklin was then pulled from the card as well.[25]

Jorge Rivera was originally scheduled to face Alessio Sakara. However, on July 25, Rivera announced that Sakara was no longer in the fight due to a torn ACL.[26] The UFC announced that Costas Philippou would be pulled from his bout with Rafael Natal and instead faced Rivera.[27]

UFC 133 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.[28]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses[29]

^Brian Ebersole was awarded an honorary "getting those horrifying shorts off TV as soon as possible" bonus by Dana White for defeating Dennis Hallman in the first round.[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC 133 draws reported 11,583 attendance for $1.5 million gate. MMAjunkie.com. August 7, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111103163009/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24715/ufc-133-draws-reported-xxx-attendance-for-xx-gate.mma. November 3, 2011.
  2. Web site: UFC 133 Pay-Per-View Buys Trending Around 310,000. 20 August 2011.
  3. Web site: UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz. UFC.com. May 17, 2011.
  4. Web site: Philadelphia Targeted for UFC 133. MMAfighting.com. February 2, 2011 . Chiappetta . Mike . July 1, 2011.
  5. Web site: UFC 133 and the five most injury plagued cards in UFC history. bleacherreport.com. July 26, 2011 . Dreisbach . Blake . July 26, 2011.
  6. Web site: UFC 133 fight card updates. ufc.com. 2011-04-21.
  7. Web site: . As expected, champ Jon Jones and challenger "Rampage" Jackson headline UFC 135. MMAjunkie.com. June 15, 2011. Stupp. Dann. Dann Stupp. July 1, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110618020357/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24004/as-expected-champ-jones-and-challenger-rampage-headline-ufc-135.mma. June 18, 2011.
  8. Web site: Sources: Injury Forces Phil Davis Out of UFC 133 Main Event. MMAFighting. July 12, 2011 . Helwani . Ariel . July 12, 2011.
  9. Web site: Tito Ortiz Turns Down Opportunity for Rematch With Rashad Evans. MMAFighting. July 12, 2011 . Chiapetta . Mike . July 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: UFC 133 Fight Card: Phil Davis Out. Rashad Evans Set to Rematch Lyoto Machida . headkicklegend.com. July 12, 2011 . Roth . Matthew . July 12, 2011.
  11. Web site: UFC 133 Fight Card: Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans a Done Deal . bloodyelbow.com . Brookhouse . Brent . July 13, 2011.
  12. Web site: White: Machida reneged on UFC 133 . mmajunkie.com . Morgan . John . July 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715202136/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24382/white-machida-reneged-on-ufc-133-committment-ortizs-job-no-longer-on-line.mma . July 15, 2011 .
  13. Web site: Dana White's Plan D for Rashad Evans at UFC 133? Vladimir Matyushenko . mmajunkie.com . Staff . July 14, 2011.
  14. Web site: Davis Injured, Ortiz Gets Call To Face Evans in UFC 133 Rematch . ufc.com . July 13, 2011.
  15. Web site: UFC 130: 'Kid' Yamamoto Injured, Michael McDonald Steps in Against Chris Cariaso. BloodyElbow.com. April 27, 2011 . Anton . Tabuena . July 1, 2011.
  16. Web site: UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Official Weigh-in Results (UPDATED). MMAweekly.com. August 5, 2011 . August 5, 2011.
  17. Web site: José Aldo vs Chad Mendes possible for UFC 133 in Philadelphia. MMAWeekly.com. May 1, 2011 . Fontanez . Erik . July 1, 2011.
  18. Web site: Aldo out Until Fall; Mendes Meets Yahya at UFC 133 in Philly. . May 24, 2011 . Whitman . Mike . July 1, 2011.
  19. Web site: UFC 133: Fight Card Lineup . MMAentry.com . June 29, 2011 . Samuels . Albert . July 5, 2011.
  20. Web site: Riki Fukuda out of UFC 133 due to car-accident injuries. MMA Junkie. June 20, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110622035338/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24058/riki-fukuda-out-of-ufc-133-due-to-car-accident-injuries.mma. June 22, 2011.
  21. Web site: Replacement Constantinos Philippou meets Rafael "Sapo" Natal at UFC 133. MMA Junkie. June 20, 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120710191635/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24063/replacement-costantinos-phillippou-meets-rafael-sapo-natal-at-ufc-133.mma. July 10, 2012.
  22. Web site: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko in the works for UFC 133 in August. mmajunkie.com. May 13, 2011.
  23. Web site: Matt Hamill replaces Vladimir Matyushenko, meets Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133. mmajunkie.com. July 13, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717130610/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24400/matt-hamill-replaces-vladimir-matyushenko-meets-alexander-gustafsson-at-ufc-133.mma. July 17, 2011.
  24. Web site: Nogueira forced out at UFC 133; promotion seeking replacement to face Franklin . MMAjunkie.com. July 16, 2011 . July 16, 2011.
  25. Web site: With Nogueira out, Franklin also scratched from August's UFC 133 event. MMAjunkie.com. July 16, 2011. July 17, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720225515/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24445/with-nogueira-out-franklin-also-scratched-from-augusts-ufc-133-event.mma. July 20, 2011.
  26. Web site: Jorge Rivera Confirms Injury to UFC 133 Opponent, Awaits Replacement. mmafighting.com. July 25, 2011.
  27. Web site: With Alessio Sakara out, Costa Philippou faces Jorge Rivera at UFC 133. mmajunkie.com. July 25, 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120716160008/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24550/with-alessio-sakara-out-constantinos-philippou-faces-jorge-rivera-at-ufc-133.mma. July 16, 2012.
  28. Web site: Nogueira forced out at UFC 133; promotion seeking replacement to face Franklin . MMAjunkie.com. July 2, 2011 . Stupp . Dann . July 2, 2011.
  29. Web site: UFC 133 Bonuses: Belfort, Evans, Ortiz Pocket $70,000 Apiece . sherdog.com . August 6, 2011 . Whitman . Mike . August 6, 2011.
  30. Web site: Dennis Hallman's Shorts Upset Dana White . mmafighting.com . August 7, 2011 . Chiapetta . Mike . August 7, 2011.

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