UFC 110
| UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 21, 2010[1] | |||
| Venue | Acer Arena | |||
| City | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Sydney, Australia at the Acer Arena.[1] The event will mark the UFC's first trip to Australia. The main card takes place at 2:00 pm in Sydney to cater to the U.S timezone, meaning that this event takes place at the regular U.S. time.
Background
The main event of UFC 110 will be a heavyweight bout between Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez.[2]
The long expected bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama and Wanderlei Silva[3] will not take place at this event. Instead, Silva will face Michael Bisping.[4]
A bout between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen which was expected to take place on this card was moved to UFC 109.[5] A bout between Keith Jardine and Rich Franklin was being discussed.[6] Jardine will instead fight the Ultimate Fighter 8 Winner Ryan Bader.
Chris Lytle was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim,[7] but Kim has been forced off the card with an injury.[8] Brian Foster will step in to fight Lytle.
The bout between Elvis Sinosic and Chris Haseman will be the first ever all-Australian bout to take place in the UFC.[9]
Tickets for the event sold out on the first day they were available to the general public.[10] It was the second fastest sellout of an event in the history of the UFC, behind UFC 83.[11] UFC 110 will be aired live on Australian free-to-air sports channel ONE HD.[12]
Official Fight Card
Main Card
- Heavyweight Bout:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. 
Cain Velasquez[1] - Middleweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva vs.
Michael Bisping[1] - Lightweight Bout: Joe Stevenson vs.
George Sotiropoulos[1] - Light Heavyweight Bout: Keith Jardine vs. Ryan Bader[1]
- Heavyweight Bout:
Mirko Filipović vs. Ben Rothwell[1]
Preliminary Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Elvis Sinosic vs. Chris Haseman[1]
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Stephan Bonnar vs.
Krzysztof Soszynski[1] - Welterweight Bout: Chris Lytle vs. Brian Foster[1]
- Middleweight Bout: C.B. Dollaway vs. Goran Reljic[1]
- Light Heavyweight Bout:
James Te-Huna vs. Igor Pokrajac[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "UFC 110". ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "UFC 110 Nogueira vs Velasquez". nogueiravsvelasquez.com. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ "Wanderlei Silva confirms rumored UFC 110 headliner with Yoshihiro Akiyama in Australia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Bisping vs. Silva official for "UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez"". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen middleweight bout set for UFC 109 (not UFC 110)". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Rich Franklin vs. Keith Jardine possible for UFC 110". fiveknuckles.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Dong Hyun Kim vs. Chris Lytle set for UFC 110 in Australia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Dong Hyun Kim withdraws from UFC 110; Chris Lytle currently without opponent". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ http://au.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=33009
- ^ http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=ULTFIGHT10&searchId=316fad9e-0996-4478-b2d3-f27a14e471e4
- ^ http://au.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=33009
- ^ http://au.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=33993
