UFC 103
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 19, 2009 | |||
| Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
| City | Dallas, Texas, USA | |||
| Attendance | 17,428[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,400,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 375,000[2] | |||
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UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 19, 2009 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center.[3] The event was broadcasted on pay-per-view.
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[edit] Background
This was the first UFC event to air a portion of the preliminary card live and commercial-free during an hour long block on Spike.[4] The Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller, Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal, Rick Story vs. Brian Foster, and the Jim Miller vs. Steve Lopez fights were shown on Spike.
As a part of the UFC/ESPN UK regionalization strategy the bout of Jake Shields vs. Brian Foster was to air on ESPN (UK) prior to Shields replacing Swick against Kampmann.[5]
The event was aired the same time Floyd Mayweather fought Juan Manuel Márquez. Maywather/Márquez drew a smaller crowd (13,116) but its gate was considerably higher at $6,811,300. It also sold more PPV buys (1,000,000).
To date, this PPV had the largest amount of fights broadcast by the UFC (13).
It was announced on July 20, 2009 that Rich Franklin would headline UFC 103 against Dan Henderson.[6]
It was then announced on July 31, 2009 that fans were not happy with the announced headliner of Henderson-Franklin 2 so they changed the main event to feature Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort. "Fans didn't like it, so we changed it," White said.[7]
A previously announced bout featuring Steve Steinbeiss[8] was moved to UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard.[9] A previously announced bout featuring Aaron Simpson[8] was moved to UFC 102.[10]
A knee injury forced Matt Wiman out of a bout with Rafael dos Anjos on July 23.[11] Rob Emerson filled in.[12] A knee injury forced Thiago Tavares out of his bout with Jim Miller on August 20. [13] and he was replaced by UFC newcomer Steve Lopez.[14]
An injury forced Dan Lauzon out of his bout with Rafaello Oliveira[15] and he was replaced by Nik Lentz.[16] An injury also forced Mike Swick out of his bout with Martin Kampmann, Paul Daley moved up from the undercard to face Kampmann.[17]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Rob Emerson vs. 
Rafael dos Anjos
- dos Anjos defeated Emerson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Kampmann vs. Daley fight.
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. 
Igor Pokrajac
- Matyushenko defeated Pokrajac via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall vs. Jason Brilz
- Marshall defeated Brilz via split decision (28–30, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Rick Story vs. Brian Foster
- Story defeated Foster via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:09 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the McFedries vs. Drwal fight. This bout also aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Oliveira vs. Lentz fight.
- Lightweight bout: Nik Lentz vs. Rafaello Oliveira
- Lentz defeated Oliveira via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Franklin vs. Belfort fight.
- Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Steve Lopez
- Miller defeated Lopez via TKO (injury) at 0:48 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Escudero vs. Miller fight.
[edit] Preliminary card (televised)
- Middleweight bout: Drew McFedries vs.
Tomasz Drwal
- Drwal defeated McFedries via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:03 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout:
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
- Escudero defeated Miller via KO (punches) at 3:36 of round 1.
[edit] Main card
- Catchweight (159 lb) bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
- Griffin defeated Franca via KO (punches) at 3:26 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
- Koscheck defeated Trigg via TKO (punches) at 1:25 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout:
Martin Kampmann vs. 
Paul Daley
- Daley defeated Kampmann via TKO (Punches) at 2:31 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Junior dos Santos
- dos Santos defeated Filipović via verbal submission (eye injury) at 2:00 of round 3.
- Catchweight (195 lb) bout: Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
- Belfort defeated Franklin via TKO (punches) at 3:02 of round 1.
[edit] Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.[18]
- Fight of the Night: Rick Story vs. Brian Foster
- Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort
- Submission of the Night: Rick Story
[edit] UFC 103 Entrance Music
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Foster | Shinedown | "Simple Man" | Leave a Whisper |
| Eliot Marshall | DMX | "X-Is Coming" | It's Dark and Hell Is Hot |
| Frank Trigg | LL Cool J | "Mama Said Knock You Out" | Mama Said Knock You Out |
| Hermes Franca | Ozzy Osbourne | "Crazy Train" | Blizzard of Ozz |
| Igor Pokrajac | AC/DC | "Back in Black" | Back in Black |
| Jason Brilz | Rage Against The Machine | "Bulls on Parade" | Evil Empire |
| Jim Miller | Creedence Clearwater Revival | "Bad Moon Rising" | Green River |
| Josh Koscheck | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Higher Ground" | Mother's Milk |
| Junior Dos Santos | Bill Conti | "Gonna Fly Now" | Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky |
| Martin Kampmann | Three 6 Mafia | "It's a Fight" | Rocky Balboa: The Best Of Rocky |
| Mirko Cro Cop | Duran Duran | "Wild Boys" | Greatest |
| Nik Lentz | Three 6 Mafia (feat. Akon) | "That's Right" | Last 2 Walk |
| Paul Daley | Kay & Aace | "Movin' That" | Dreamworld |
| Rafael Dos Anjos | DMX | "Get It On The Floor" | Grand Champ |
| Rafaello Oliveira | Nação Zumbi | "Meu Maracatu Pesa uma Tonelada" | Nação Zumbi |
| Rich Franklin | AC/DC | "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)" | Who Made Who |
| Rick Story | Black Label Society | "Fire It Up" | Skullage |
| Rob Emerson | AFI | ""Miseria Cantare – The Beginning" | Sing the Sorrow |
| Steve Lopez | Drake | "Juice" | Young Money Year 2k9, Vol. 1 |
| Tyson Griffin | Survivor | "Eye of The Tiger" | Eye of The Tiger |
| Vitor Belfort | Pregador Luo | "Bate Pesadão" | Música de Guerra – 1° Missão 2008 |
| Vladimir Matyushenko | Motorhead | "Deaf Forever" | Orgasmatron |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "UFC 103 in Dallas a sellout with 17,428 attendees, $2.4 million estimate gate". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16249/ufc-103-in-dallas-a-sellout-with-17428-attendees-2-4-million-estimate-gate.mma. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
- ^ http://mmapayout.com/2009/12/ufc-establishes-new-mark-for-ppv-buys-in-2009/
- ^ "UFC 103". Ufc.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2277. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ "SPIKE TV TO TELECAST LIVE UNDERCARD BOUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME". Ufc.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=22036. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ Cofield, Steve (August 31, 2009). "UFC/ESPN regionalize U.K. broadcasts: Daley fight a special feature at UFC 103. – Cagewriter – MMA – Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-ESPN-regionalize-U-K-broadcasts-Daley-figh;_ylt=AqY.6yzing0.KZmFtdvT5V09Eo14?urn=mma,186150. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
- ^ "Henderson-Franklin II to Headline UFC 103". mmajunkie.com. July 31, 2009. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=21299. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/15689/rich-franklin-vs-vitor-belfort-not-dan-henderson-announced-as-new-ufc-103-main-event.mma
- ^ a b "Aaron Simpson and Steve Steinbeiss Added to UFC 103". MMAFrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/10386/aaron-simpson-and-steve-steinbeiss-added-to-ufc-103/. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ "STEINBEISS VS. JENSEN SET FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT 19". Mma Weekly. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9122&zoneid=13. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ "Aaron Simpson vs. Ed Herman middleweight bout slotted for UFC Fight Night 19". Mma Junkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15502/aaron-simpson-vs-ed-herman-slotted-for-ufc-fight-night-19.mma. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ "Matt Wiman vs. Rafael dos Anjos Booked for UFC 103". MMAFrenzy.com. January 2, 2009. http://mmafrenzy.com/10904/matt-wiman-vs-rafael-dos-anjos-booked-for-ufc-103/. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ Morgan, John. "Injury forces Matt Wiman out of UFC 103, Rob Emerson expected to face Rafael dos Anjos". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15613/injury-forces-matt-wiman-out-of-ufc-103-rob-emerson-expected-to-face-rafael-dos-anjos.mma. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ Morgan, John. "Thiago Tavares suffers knee injury, forced to withdraw from UFC 103 bout with Jim Miller". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15919/thiago-tavares-suffers-knee-injury-forced-to-withdraw-from-ufc-103-bout-with-jim-miller.mma. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
- ^ Morgan, John. "Jim Miller to face UFC newcomer Steve Lopez on UFC 103 preliminary card". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15931/jim-miller-to-face-ufc-newcomer-steve-lopez-on-ufc-103-preliminary-card.mma. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ "Dan Lauzon Out of UFC 103 Fight Against Rafaello Oliveira With Back Injury". MMAFrenzy.com. January 2, 2009. http://mmafrenzy.com/11351/dan-lauzon-out-of-ufc-103-fight-against-rafaello-oliveira-with-back-injury/. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
- ^ "Nik Lentz Replaces Dan Lauzon, Fights Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103". MMAFrenzy.com. January 2, 2009. http://mmafrenzy.com/11362/nik-lentz-replaces-dan-lauzon-fights-rafaello-oliveira-at-ufc-103/. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Gilbert, Mark (September 4, 2009). "Mike Swick injured, out of UFC 103, Paul Daley will face Martin Kampmann instead | The Sun |Sport|UFC". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/2622916/Mike-Swick-injured-out-of-UFC-103-Paul-Daley-will-face-Martin-Kampmann-instead.html. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
- ^ "UFC 103 fighter bonuses: Vitor Belfort, Rick Story, Brian Foster earn $65K awards". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16248/ufc-103-fighter-bonuses-vitor-belfort-rick-story-brian-foster-earn-65k-awards.mma. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
- ^ http://www.mmaentrances.com/ufc103.html
