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UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson
The poster for UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 19, 2011
VenueHP Pavilion
CityUnited States San Jose, California, USA
Attendance13,832[1]
Total gate$1,268,000[1]
Buyrate290,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA.[3] The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in San Jose, the longtime home and base arena for Strikeforce.

Background

UFC 139 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.[4]

UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was originally expected to have his first title defense against Junior dos Santos at this event.[5] However, on September 2, 2011, the UFC announced that fight would be moved to the inaugural UFC on Fox event.[6]

Vitor Belfort was briefly linked to a matchup with Cung Le at this event.[7] However, Belfort was removed from the bout and replaced by Wanderlei Silva.[8]

Dana White announced that the winner of the main event between Rua and Henderson was possibly going to receive a title shot, but then stated in January 2012 that the winner Phil Davis vs. Rashad Evans at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis would receive the next title shot, due to the fact that the then-champion: Jon Jones was unable to fight the winner of Rua and Henderson because they couldn't materialize the fight between Jones and the Rua vs. Henderson winner.

Johnny Eduardo was expected to face Michael McDonald at the event.[9] However, Eduardo was forced from the card with a shoulder injury on November 4[10] and replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Soto.[11]

It was initially suspected that the first Spike TV preliminary fight would feature Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman, but it became known that it was Michael McDonald fighting UFC newcomer Alex Soto instead.[12]

During the official UFC 139 weigh ins, Shamar Bailey and Nick Pace failed to make the weight limit for their respective weight classes. Bailey came in 3 pounds over, while Pace came in six pounds over. Each fighter was fined 20 percent of their earnings and their bouts took at catchweights of 158 lbs and 141 lbs respectively.[13]

Results

Preliminary card (Facebook)

Castillo defeated Bailey via TKO (punches) at 4:52 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Bader vs. Brilz fight.
Baczynski defeated Brown via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:42 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the McDonald vs. Soto fight.
Torres defeated Pace via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Tibau defeated dos Anjos via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27).
Weidman defeated Lawlor via technical submission (D'Arce choke) at 2:07 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Bailey vs. Castillo fight.

Preliminary card (televised)

McDonald defeated Soto via KO (punches) at 0:56 of round 1.
Bader defeated Brilz via KO (punch) at 1:17 of round 1.

Main card

Bonnar defeated Kingsbury via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–25, 30–27).
Kampmann defeated Story via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28). Initially announced incorrectly as a split decision win for Kampmann, but Dana White stated at the events' post-fight press conference that in fact Kampmann won by unanimous decision.
Faber defeated Bowles via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:27 of round 2.
Silva defeated Le via TKO (knees and punches) at 4:49 of round 2.
Henderson defeated Rua via unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–47).

Critical Reception

The event was well received by critics. The main event drew many accolades, including UFC President Dana White calling it "one of the top three best fights ever in MMA", later comparing the fight to the Thrilla in Manilla.[14][15] The fight would later garner numerous Fight of the Year awards.[16][17][18]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.[19]

  • Fight of the Night: Brazil Wanderlei Silva vs. Vietnam Cung Le and Brazil Maurício Rua vs. United States Dan Henderson
  • Knockout of the Night: United States Michael McDonald
  • Submission of the Night: United States Urijah Faber

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[20]

  • Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: $165,000
  • Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Cung Le: $350,000
  • Urijah Faber: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles: $19,000
  • Martin Kampmann: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus) def. Rick Story: $19,000
  • Stephan Bonnar: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Kingsbury: $10,000
  • Ryan Bader: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Jason Brilz: $13,000
  • Michael McDonald: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Alex Soto: $6,000
  • Chris Weidman: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $12,000
  • Gleison Tibau: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $16,000
  • Miguel Torres: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Nick Pace: $4,000 ^
  • Seth Baczynski: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $12,000
  • Danny Castillo: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Shamar Bailey: $8,000 ^

^ Shamar Bailey and Nick Pace were reportedly fined 20 percent of their purse for failing to make the required weight for their respective fights. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

Entrance music

Fighter Artist Title Album
Cung Le Jay-Z (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) "Run This Town" The Blueprint 3
Dan Henderson Toby Keith "Made in America" Clancy's Tavern
Jason Brilz Pennywise "Bro Hymn" Pennywise
Kyle Kingsbury Loverboy "Working for the Weekend" Get Lucky
Maurício Rua Armin van Buuren "Sail" 10 Years
Miguel Torres Vicente Fernández "El Rey" Tesoros Musicales de Mexico
Nick Pace Drake "Headlines" Take Care
Ryan Bader Rage Against The Machine "Imperial March (Rage Remix)" Star Wars: Force Commander
Stephan Bonnar The Who "Eminence Front" It's Hard
Tom Lawlor Olivia Newton-John "Physical" Physical
Urijah Faber 2Pac (feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) "California Love" All Eyez on Me
Wanderlei Silva Darude "Sandstorm" Before the Storm

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References

  1. ^ a b "UFC 139 officially draws 13,832 attendance and $1.27 million gate". MMAjunkie.com. November 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". MMAPayout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  3. ^ "UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson". ufc.com. September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Stupp, Dann (August 23, 2011). "UFC 139 gets "UFC Prelims" special on Spike TV". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Cain Velasquez Set to Defend UFC Title vs. Junior Dos Santos at UFC 139". mmafighting.com. August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos headlines UFC's debut on FOX". mmajunkie.com. September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "Vitor Belfort says he's fighting Cung Le at UFC 139 in San Jose". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  8. ^ "UFC 139 shakeup: Vitor Belfort out, Wanderlei Silva in against Cung Le". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  9. ^ "UFC 139 adds McDonald-Eduardo bout, Torres-Pace confirmed for San Jose event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  10. ^ "Johnny Eduardo scratched from UFC 139, replacement search underway". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  11. ^ "Newcomer Alex Soto meets Michael McDonald at next week's UFC 139 event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  12. ^ "After Reshuffling, UFC 139 Spike Prelims to Feature Bader vs. Brilz, McDonald vs. Soto". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  13. ^ "UFC 139 official weigh-in results: Henderson (203), 'Shogun' (205) on weight (Updated)". MMAJunkie.com. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  14. ^ http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/7259739/dan-henderson-hangs-decision-mauricio-shogun-rua-ufc-139
  15. ^ http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/122297.html
  16. ^ http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/7431228/mma-awards-2011
  17. ^ http://blog.chron.com/fighting/2012/01/2011-brawl-sports-awards-fight-of-the-year/
  18. ^ http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/12/24/fight-of-the-year-dan-henderson-vs-shogun-rua
  19. ^ "UFC 139 bonuses: McDonald, Faber, Henderson, 'Shogun,' Silva, Le earn $70K awards". mmajunkie.com. 2010-11-20.
  20. ^ "UFC 139 salaries: Le ($350K) and Henderson ($250K) top fighter payroll". mmajunkie.com. November 21, 2010.
  21. ^ "UFC 139 Entrance Songs". MMA Entrances. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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