UFC 141 sold 10,091 tickets for a live gate of $3,101,000, the Nevada athletic commission said Wednesday.
According to the commission, a total of 13,793 were in attendance Dec. 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to watch Alistair Overeem defeat Brock Lesnar. 3,702 tickets were comped and 137 were left unsold.
Here’s how UFC 141 stacked up against the other UFC events in Las Vegas in 2011.
Jan. 1 – UFC 125 (6,978 tickets sold / $2,174,780 gate)
Feb. 5 – UFC 126 (9,667 tickets sold / $3,605,725 gate)
May 28 – UFC 130 (7,470 tickets sold / $2,577,250 gate)
June 4 – TUF 13 Finale (1,601 tickets sold / $440,150 gate)
July 2 – UFC 132 (8,103 tickets sold / $2,304,500 gate)
Oct. 29 – UFC 137 (8,179 tickets sold / $3,900,650 gate)
Dec. 3 – TUF 14 Finale (1,348 tickets sold / $452,700 gate)
Dec. 30 – UFC 141 (10,091 tickets sold / $3,101,000 gate)
Filed under: UFC, NewsStockholm’s own light heavyweight Alexander Gustfasson will take on Brazilian veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the main event of UFC Sweden, the UFC announced Tuesday.
“UFC Sweden” (also known as UFC on FUEL TV 2), the promoti…
“UFC Sweden” (also known as UFC on FUEL TV 2), the promotion’s debut in Sweden, takes place Saturday, April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
“Sweden has been on our radar for a long time and on April 14, we’re excited to finally bring the UFC to Stockholm,” UFC President Dana White stated Tuesday. “We’re putting together a great card for the Swedish fans. I can’t wait to get there in April!”
Gustafsson (13-1) has been on a tear, finishing all four of his opponents in his last four UFC fights. Last month at UFC 141, Gustafsson earned the biggest win of his career, a first-round TKO over veteran Vladimir Matyushenko. Nogueira (20-5) last month snapped a two-fight losing streak by stopping former champ Tito Ortiz at UFC 140 in Canada.
Since this is not a pay-per-view card, Gustafsson vs. Nogueira will be a three-round fight.
The current UFC Sweden matchups are below.
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Jörgen Kruth vs. Cyrille Diabate
Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
James Head vs. Papy Abedi
Filipino featherweight Eric Kelly‘s background is in striking, but you wouldn’t guess it from looking at his MMA record.
As Kelly heads into his co-headlining bout against Shooto veteran Bae Young Kwon (6-2) at One FC 2 on Feb. 11 in Indonesia, Kelly is carrying a 6-0 record in MMA all by submission.
Kelly wanted to showcase his standup last September at the inaugural One FC card in Singapore, but his opponent Mitch Chilson turned the fight into a grappling exchange. And so, Kelly recorded his fifth first-round rear-naked choke win of his career.
“People think I am only a ground fighter because all my wins are by submission but I like fighting standing up as well,” Kelly said to MMAFighting.com Tuesday.
Born and raised in the Philippines, Kelly started training boxing at 19 after graduating high school and then further developed his standup game by studying the Filipino kickboxing art “Yaw-Yan.”
“All I know that Yaw-Yan is like kickboxing and Yaw-Yan originated in Philippines, I have also trained in Pencak Silat (Indonesia self-defense style) and done some boxing,” Kelly said. “I first started out as a boxer because I left school and I didn’t have a lot of money and it was a good option for me but I only did one boxing match which I won.”
Kelly’s journey in martial arts next led him to Wushu and San Shou. From 2001-2004, Kelly competed for the Phillippine’s Wushu and San Shou team and his experience was highlighted by a Southeast Asian Games Gold medal in Wushu.
It wasn’t until an injury directed Kelly to take a break from his striking to begin training jiu-jitsu. MMA soon followed and he began his competitive MMA career fighting for the Phillippines-based MMA promotion URCC. In his fifth appearance for URCC, he won the company’s featherweight title and landed a deal with One FC, a fledgling Singapore-based promotion.
One FC, which aims to revitalize the Asian MMA industry, draws fighters from all around the world, allowing Kelly to challenge himself against competition outside of the Philippines. At One FC 2, Kelly meets Kwon of South Korea in a battle of prospects. Kelly admits he feels the extra pressure of fighting under international exposure, but he knows this is what he needs to realize his goal of fighting for the UFC.
“I have never been in an MMA event as big as One FC before, there were so many people at my fight and to hear them cheering for me made me know I must win the fight for them,” he said of his One FC debut. “I am honored to fight for One FC and to have everyone in Asia see me fight but to fight for the UFC is my dream. I hope one day it can come true.”
Filed under: UFCThe first-ever UFC on FX fight card is being headlined by a lightweight showdown between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Guillard will look to bounce back from his 47-second loss to Joe Lauzo…
The first-ever UFC on FX fight card is being headlined by a lightweight showdown between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Guillard will look to bounce back from his 47-second loss to Joe Lauzon last October at UFC 136. Meanwhile, Miller will aim to get back on the win column after falling last August to Ben Henderson. Both lightweights were on track for a title shot until those losses.
Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsMiddleweight Robbie Lawler was the highest earner at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, banking a flat purse of $150,000 in his fight against Adlan Amagov.
The next highest paid were Muhammed Lawal and Luke Rockhold at $9…
Middleweight Robbie Lawler was the highest earner at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, banking a flat purse of $150,000 in his fight against Adlan Amagov.
The next highest paid were Muhammed Lawal and Luke Rockhold at $95,000 and $90,000, respectively, at this past Saturday’s Showtime-televised card in Las Vegas.
Below are the Strikeforce fighter salaries, reported by Strikeforce to the Nevada state commission.
This is the Strikeforce live blog for Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine, the main event of tonight’s Strikeforce on Showtime event from the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Rockhold (8-1) is putting his Strikeforce middleweight belt on the line for the first time after beating Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza last September by way of unanimous decision. Jardine (17-9-2) made his Strikeforce debut last April, battling Gegard Mousasi to a majority draw. Jardine will be making his middleweight debut.
Round 1: Jardine is very active, alternating between inside and outside leg kicks. Rockhold comes over the top with an overhand right. Jardine clinches with Rockhold and looks for a single-leg takedown. Rockhold turns Jardine around and scores with knees. Rockhold breaks out of clinch with an elbow. Rockhold lands a nice spinning back kick to the body. Rockhold lands a right hook. Rockhold hits the mark with a left hand. Rockhold connects with a kick to the body. Jardine’s most effective strikes have been leg kicks. Rockhold drops Jardine to his knees with a right hand but Jardine quickly recovers. Rockhold hurts Jardine with a right that backs Jardine. Rockhold throws a flurry of punches and Jardine is trying to recover. Rockhold drops Jardine with right hook. More punches and finally referee Herb Dean stops the fight when Jardine goes limp.
The finish was quite the beating. Rockhold retains his Strikeforce middleweight strap.
Luke Rockhold wins via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:26
In his post-fight interview, Rockhold brushed aside a question about contender Tim Kennedy to instead call for UFC fighters to come over to Strikeforce because he wants to fight the best. Time and time again, you really get a sense that the top Strikeforce guys would rather be in the UFC.
This is the Strikeforce live blog for Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine, the main event of tonight’s Strikeforce on Showtime event from the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Rockhold (8-1) is putting his Strikeforce middleweight belt on the line for the first time after beating Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza last September by way of unanimous decision. Jardine (17-9-2) made his Strikeforce debut last April, battling Gegard Mousasi to a majority draw. Jardine will be making his middleweight debut.
Round 1: Jardine is very active, alternating between inside and outside leg kicks. Rockhold comes over the top with an overhand right. Jardine clinches with Rockhold and looks for a single-leg takedown. Rockhold turns Jardine around and scores with knees. Rockhold breaks out of clinch with an elbow. Rockhold lands a nice spinning back kick to the body. Rockhold lands a right hook. Rockhold hits the mark with a left hand. Rockhold connects with a kick to the body. Jardine’s most effective strikes have been leg kicks. Rockhold drops Jardine to his knees with a right hand but Jardine quickly recovers. Rockhold hurts Jardine with a right that backs Jardine. Rockhold throws a flurry of punches and Jardine is trying to recover. Rockhold drops Jardine with right hook. More punches and finally referee Herb Dean stops the fight when Jardine goes limp.
The finish was quite the beating. Rockhold retains his Strikeforce middleweight strap.
Luke Rockhold wins via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:26
In his post-fight interview, Rockhold brushed aside a question about contender Tim Kennedy to instead call for UFC fighters to come over to Strikeforce because he wants to fight the best. Time and time again, you really get a sense that the top Strikeforce guys would rather be in the UFC.
UFC 141 sold 10,091 tickets for a live gate of $3,101,000, the Nevada athletic commission said Wednesday.
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