UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
| UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | ||||
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| File:UFC on Fuel TV Sanchez vs Ellenberger poster art.jpg The poster for UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Date | February 15, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
| City | Omaha, Nebraska | |||
| Attendance | 7,120[1] | |||
| Total gate | $405,895[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 1), was the first UFC event to air exclusively on Fuel TV. It was held on February 15, 2012 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] At the time, the event was the most watched show ever aired on Fuel TV with 217,000 viewers tuning in.[3]
Background
The main event consisted of Diego Sanchez facing Jake Ellenberger. Ellenberger came into the match on a five fight win streak, four of which ended by stoppage, including one against Jake Shields. The fight against Ellenberger would become Sanchez's eighteenth fight with the UFC going back to April 2005 when he won The Ultimate Fighter 1.[4] Ellenberger continued his win streak defeating Sanchez by unanimous decision.
Rani Yahya was expected to face Jonathan Brookins at the event. However, Yahya was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Vagner Rocha.[5]
Promotional newcomers Yoislandy Izquierdo and Bernardo Magalhaes were expected to face each other at the event. However, Izquierdo was not allowed to compete due to a contractual dispute with another organization and was replaced by Tim Means.[6]
A bout between Buddy Roberts and Sean Loeffler was scheduled for the preliminary card. However, the pairing was scrapped on the day of the event as Loeffler injured his ankle during a pre-fight warm up.[7] With the loss of the Roberts/Loeffler bout, the event took place with only nine fights, making it the smallest fight card for the promotion since UFC 91 in 2008.
Results
| Main event | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Dave Herman | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:52 | |
| Middleweight | Ronny Markes | def. | Aaron Simpson | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic | def. | Phil De Fries | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | def. | Walel Watson | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ivan Menjivar | def. | John Albert | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:45 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Jonathan Brookins | def. | Vagner Rocha | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Justin Salas | def. | Anton Kuivanen | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Tim Means | def. | Bernardo Magalhaes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ This bout aired on the Fuel TV broadcast following the Simpson vs. Markes fight.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[9]
- Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
- Knockout of the Night: Stipe Miocic
- Submission of the Night: Ivan Menjivar
References
- ^ a b "UFC on FUEL TV 1 final attendance 7,120". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger". UFC. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Lawson, Nate (March 15, 2012). "FUEL TV Scores Big With Record-Breaking February". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Tylwalk, Nick (February 13, 2012). "UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger – Main Card Preview". FightWriting.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 1 adds Brookins vs. Rocha". mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012.
- ^ "With Izquierdo out, Means faces Magalhaes at UFC on FUEL TV 1". mmajunkie.com. February 4, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Loeffler vs. Roberts scratched due to injury". mmajunkie.com. MMAJunkie.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on Fuel TV - Sanchez vs. Ellenberger". Sherdog.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 1 bonuses: Miocic, Menjivar, Ellenberger, Sanchez get $50K awards". mmajunkie.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.