UFC 144
| UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 26, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 20,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 375,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[2]
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Venue [edit]
UFC 144 was held at the Saitama Super Arena in the Chūō-ku central ward of Saitama City in Saitama Prefecture. The sellout[3] event was held in the Super Arena's [4] Main Stage Center Arena configuration,[5][6] with a ticket cost of between ¥5,800 and ¥100,000 (ca. US$70 – US$1250).[4]
Background [edit]
UFC 144 marked the UFC's fifth appearance in Japan, and the first event in Japan since UFC 29 in 2000. The UFC event featured seven fights on the main card.[7]
George Sotiropoulos was expected to face Takanori Gomi at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Eiji Mitsuoka.[8]
Leonard Garcia was expected to face Zhang Tiequan at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury.[9] Issei Tamura stepped in for Garcia and fought Zhang.[10]
At the UFC 144 weigh ins, Quinton Jackson failed to make the 206 lb weight limit and came in 5 lbs overweight at 211 lbs. Jackson was fined 20 percent of his earnings and the bout was contested at a catchweight of 211 lb.[11]
Results [edit]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def | Frankie Edgar (c) | unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Catchweight (211 lb) | Ryan Bader | def | Quinton Jackson | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | def | Cheick Kongo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:11 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Shields | def | Yoshihiro Akiyama | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Tim Boetsch | def | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:54 | |
| Featherweight | Hatsu Hioki | def | Bart Palaszewski | unanimous decision (29-28, 29–28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def | Joe Lauzon | KO (head kick & punches) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| FX | |||||||
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi | def | Eiji Mitsuoka | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Vaughan Lee | def | Norifumi Yamamoto | submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Middleweight | Riki Fukuda | def | Steve Cantwell | unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chris Cariaso | def | Takeya Mizugaki | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Issei Tamura | def | Tiequan Zhang | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:32 | [b] |
- ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
- ^ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Edgar vs. Henderson fight.
Bonus awards [edit]
Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson
- Knockout of the Night: Anthony Pettis
- Submission of the Night: Vaughan Lee
References [edit]
- ^ "UFC 144 early pay-per-view estimates reportedly at an impressive 375,000 buys". mmatorch.com. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
- ^ "UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ Non, Sergio (26 February 2012). "Henderson outpoints Edgar, wins UFC title". USA Today. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b 2012年2月のイベント/UFC JAPAN(Japanese)
- ^ メインアリーナ – センターステージ(Japanese)
- ^ Facility information
- ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz, "UFC hopes to shake up Japan fight scene", Japan Times, 28 February 2012, p. 15.
- ^ "Sotiropoulos Out; Eiji Mitsuoka Faces Takanori Gomi at UFC 144". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-1-27.
- ^ "Leonard Garcia Injured and Out of UFC 144". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2012-1-30.
- ^ MMAjunkie.com Staff (February 11, 2012). "With Leonard Garcia hurt, Tiequan Zhang meets newcomer Issei Tamura at UFC 144". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (February 24, 2012). "UFC 144 Weigh-In Results: Rampage Jackson Misses Weight". mmafighting.com.
- ^ "UFC 144 bonuses: Pettis, Lee, Henderson and Edgar earn $65K awards". MMAjunkie.com. February 26, 2012.
