UFC 123

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida

A poster or logo for UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 20, 2010
Venue The Palace of Auburn Hills
City Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance 16,404[1]
Total gate $2,100,000
Buyrate 500,000[2]
Event chronology

UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.[3] It was the first UFC event in the Metro Detroit area since UFC 9.

Background

Before the start of the card, Jose Aldo was awarded the UFC Featherweight title by Dana White.[4]

UFC 123 featured preliminary fights live on Spike TV.

On October 13, Rory MacDonald had to withdraw from his fight against Matt Brown. He was replaced by Brian Foster.[5]

Gabe Ruediger was scheduled to face Paul Kelly, but was forced off the card with a groin injury on October 25.[6] T.J. O'Brien replaced Ruediger.[7]

Darren Elkins withdrew from his matchup with Edson Barboza and was replaced by Mike Lullo.[8]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Quinton Jackson def. Lyoto Machida Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight B.J. Penn def. Matt Hughes KO (punches) 1 0:21
Middleweight Maiquel Falcão def. Gerald Harris Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Phil Davis def. Tim Boetsch Submission (modified kimura) 2 2:55
Lightweight George Sotiropoulos def. Joe Lauzon Submission (kimura) 2 2:43
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Welterweight Brian Foster def. Matt Brown Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:11
Middleweight Mark Muñoz def. Aaron Simpson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Welterweight Dennis Hallman def. Karo Parisyan TKO (punches) 1 1:47 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Edson Barboza def. Mike Lullo TKO (leg kicks) 3 0:26 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Paul Kelly def. T.J. O'Brien TKO (elbows) 2 3:18 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Nik Lentz def. Tyson Griffin Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Brown vs. Foster fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Hughes vs. Penn fight.
  2. ↑ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Jackson vs. Machida fight.
  3. ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Davis vs. Boetsch fight.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $80,000 bonuses.[9]

Controversy

A formal complaint was filed with Michigan's Unarmed Combat Commission regarding the timekeeping of the Harris-Falcão match. Near the end of the first round, Falcão was choking Harris. The allegation is that the timekeeper ended the round six seconds early and in turn had the round not ended early, Falcão may have successfully choked out Harris. Despite Falcão ultimately winning the fight by decision, the formal complaint was filed on January 13, 2011.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Stupp, Dann (November 21, 2010). "UFC 123 draws 16,404 attendance and $2.1 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ Matt Bishop. "Report: UFC 123 does 'around 500K' pay-per-view buys".
  3. ↑ "UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida". ufc.com. September 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/11/20/1827175/jose-aldo-presented-with-ufc-featherweight-belt-at-ufc-123 Jose Aldo Presented With UFC Featherweight Belt at UFC 123
  5. ↑ Marrocco, Steven; Stupp, Dann (October 13, 2010). "Injured Rory MacDonald out, Brian Foster in against Matt Brown at UFC 123". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  6. ↑ Stupp, Dann (October 25, 2010). "Injured Gabe Ruediger out of UFC 123 prelim fight with Paul Kelly". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  7. ↑ "With Gabe Ruediger out, Paul Kelly vs. T.J. O'Brien official for UFC 123". mmajunkie.com. October 30, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Mike Lullo 8–2 will replace Darren Elkins and face off with Edson". mmamania.com. November 11, 2010.
  9. ↑ Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (November 21, 2010). "UFC 123 bonuses: Penn, Davis, Sotiropoulos and Lauzon earn $80,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  10. ↑ Gross, Josh (January 25, 2011). "Complaint alleges round ended early". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

See also

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