UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans[3] was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
| UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 29, 2010 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 14,996[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,895,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 1,050,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editSpike TV once again broadcast two live preliminary bouts one hour before the PPV broadcast began. In addition, the three-part UFC Primetime series returned to Spike TV in the build up for this event.[4]
The full fight card featured five Ultimate Fighter season champions (Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping, Diego Sanchez, Amir Sadollah and Efrain Escudero), making it just the second UFC event (after The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale the previous year) to feature 5 TUF champions.[5] Another Ultimate Fighter winner, Forrest Griffin, was also scheduled to compete at this event, but had to pull out due to injury.
A bout between Forrest Griffin and Antônio Rogério Nogueira was scheduled for this event, however Griffin withdrew due to a shoulder injury. Griffin was replaced by Jason Brilz.[6]
Melvin Guillard was scheduled to face Thiago Tavares, but Tavares was forced off the card with an elbow injury.[7] Waylon Lowe then stepped in as Tavares' replacement.
UFC President Dana White confirmed that the winner between Jackson vs. Evans would fight UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Rua for the title in their next bout, but it never took place after Rashad Evans (who won the UFC 114 main event) was injured and ultimately replaced by Jon Jones for the title match at UFC 128 in March 2011. Rua's manager had originally suggested he could see Rua's first title defense against Randy Couture, though that bout was not likely to occur.[8]
Jackson was originally supposed to fight Evans for the title after defeating Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in March 2009, but a jaw injury during that fight allowed Lyoto Machida to replace him in the UFC 98 title fight, which Machida won. Jackson was then expected to fight for the title against Machida, but instead became a coach on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights against Evans.
Results
edit| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Mike Russow | def. | Todd Duffee | KO (punch) | 3 | 2:32 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | def. | Jason Brilz | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | John Hathaway | def. | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Dong Hyun Kim | def. | Amir Sadollah | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Efrain Escudero | def. | Dan Lauzon | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard | def. | Waylon Lowe | TKO (knee to the body) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Cyrille Diabaté | def. | Luiz Cane | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Lightweight | Aaron Riley | def. | Joe Brammer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ryan Jensen | def. | Jesse Forbes | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:06 | |
- ^ Escudero had 1 point deducted in round 3 for accidental kicks to the groin.
Bonus awards
editFighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.[9]
- Fight of the Night: Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Jason Brilz
- Knockout of the Night: Mike Russow
- Submission of the Night: Ryan Jensen
Reported payout
editThe 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.[10]
- Rashad Evans $410,000 ($185,000 win bonus) def. Quinton Jackson $250,000
- Michael Bisping $325,000 ($150,000 win bonus) def. Dan Miller $15,000
- Mike Russow $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Todd Duffee $8,000
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira $120,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Jason Brilz $11,000
- John Hathaway $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Diego Sanchez $50,000
- Dong Hyun Kim $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Amir Sadollah $15,000
- Efrain Escudero $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Dan Lauzon $15,000
- Melvin Guillard $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Waylon Lowe $6,000
- Cyrille Diabate $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Luiz Cane $19,000
- Aaron Riley $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Joe Brammer $5,000
- Ryan Jensen $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Forbes $6,000
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NSAC corrects UFC 114 attendance and gate; promotion's estimates nearly spot-on". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Updated UFC 114 Buyrate: 1,050,000". Bloody Elbow. 23 June 2010.
- ^ "UFC 114". ufc.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Spike TV confirms three part UFC Primetime: Rampage vs. Evans special for UFC 114". MMAjunkie. 16 April 2010.
- ^ Dan Stupp. "UFC 114 takes place at MGM in Las Vegas, UFC Fan Expo 2010 at Mandalay Bay". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.
- ^ Morgan, John (May 4, 2010). "Jason Brilz agrees to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 114". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Thiago Tavares Out of UFC 114 Matchup with Melvin Guillard". mmafrenzy.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ carmichaeldave (May 10, 2010). "Dana White: Shogun's first defense at 205 « Sports 1140 KHTK". Khtk.cbslocal.com. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 114 fighter bonuses: Jensen, Russow, Nogueira and Brilz earn $65K awards".
- ^ "UFC 114 Payouts: Evans Earns $410,000". sherdog.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.