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The ''UFC Primetime'' series will return to build up the [[List of UFC Champions|UFC Welterweight Championship]] fight between [[Georges St-Pierre]] and [[Dan Hardy]].<ref>http://mmajunkie.com/news/17611/spike-tv-brings-back-ufc-primetime-for-ufc-111s-gsp-vs-hardy-headliner.mma</ref> |
The ''UFC Primetime'' series will return to build up the [[List of UFC Champions|UFC Welterweight Championship]] fight between [[Georges St-Pierre]] and [[Dan Hardy]].<ref>http://mmajunkie.com/news/17611/spike-tv-brings-back-ufc-primetime-for-ufc-111s-gsp-vs-hardy-headliner.mma</ref> |
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This event will be the first UFC PPV show to be broadcast on the same weekend as [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s flagship PPV event [[WrestleMania 26]]. |
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[[Martin Kampmann]] was originally set to fight [[Ben Saunders (fighter)|Ben Saunders]], but Kampmann was replaced by [[Jake Ellenberger]] due to an undisclosed injury in training suffered by Kampmann. <ref name="Saunders">{{cite news|url= http://mmajunkie.com/news/17884/kampmann-out-ellenberger-faces-saunders-at-ufc-111-in-march.mma|title= Kampmann out of UFC 111, Ellenberger faces Saunders at UFC 111|publisher=mmajunkie.com |accessdate=2010-02-09}}</ref> |
[[Martin Kampmann]] was originally set to fight [[Ben Saunders (fighter)|Ben Saunders]], but Kampmann was replaced by [[Jake Ellenberger]] due to an undisclosed injury in training suffered by Kampmann. <ref name="Saunders">{{cite news|url= http://mmajunkie.com/news/17884/kampmann-out-ellenberger-faces-saunders-at-ufc-111-in-march.mma|title= Kampmann out of UFC 111, Ellenberger faces Saunders at UFC 111|publisher=mmajunkie.com |accessdate=2010-02-09}}</ref> |
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 27, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey | |||
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UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1] This event is the first UFC visit to the state since UFC 78 in November 2007.
Background
The UFC Primetime series will return to build up the UFC Welterweight Championship fight between Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy.[2]
Martin Kampmann was originally set to fight Ben Saunders, but Kampmann was replaced by Jake Ellenberger due to an undisclosed injury in training suffered by Kampmann. [3]
Official Fight card
Main Card
- Welterweight Championship bout:
Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. 
Dan Hardy[1] - Interim Heavyweight Championship bout:
Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin[1] - Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs.
Thiago Alves[1] - Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Mark Bocek[1]
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham[1]
- Welterweight bout: Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown[1]
- Lightweight bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Fabricio Camoes[1]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman[1]
- Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs.
Tomasz Drwal[1] - Welterweight bout: Matthew Riddle vs. Ricardo Funch[1]
Unannounced Matchups
These matches have been reported as finalised by reliable sources but have not yet been added to the official card on UFC.com
- Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders[3]
