| UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 2, 2011 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 13,109[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,304,500[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 350,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 2, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.[3]
Background
[edit]UFC 132 was originally set to feature a rematch between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch, but both were forced to withdraw because of injuries.[4]
Evan Dunham was expected to face George Sotiropoulos at the event,[5] but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Rafael dos Anjos.[6]
Jason Miller was scheduled to face Aaron Simpson at this event.[7] However, Miller was removed from the card after accepting a coaching position on The Ultimate Fighter 14, and replaced by Brad Tavares.[8]
Cub Swanson was expected to face Erik Koch at this event, but was forced from the bout with an injury.[9] Koch was instead moved to UFC Fight Night 25 to take on Jonathan Brookins.[10]
UFC 132 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV[11] and the remainder of the preliminary bouts streamed on Facebook.[12]
Results
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz (c) | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Chris Leben | def. | Wanderlei Silva | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:27 | |
| Lightweight | Dennis Siver | def. | Matt Wiman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tito Ortiz | def. | Ryan Bader | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| Welterweight | Carlos Condit | def. | Dong Hyun Kim | KO (flying knee and punches) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Preliminary card (Spike TV) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard | def. | Shane Roller | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | George Sotiropoulos | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def. | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Aaron Simpson | def. | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def. | Andre Winner | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jeff Hougland | def. | Donny Walker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship
- ^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Siver vs Wiman bout.
- ^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Cruz vs Faber bout.
Bonus awards
[edit]Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
- Knockout of the Night: Carlos Condit
- Submission of the Night: Tito Ortiz
Reported payout
[edit]The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada 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.[14]
- Dominick Cruz: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber: $32,000
- Chris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 win bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
- Dennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Matt Wiman: $18,000
- Tito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus) def. Ryan Bader: $20,000
- Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000
- Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Shane Roller: $21,000
- Rafael dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. George Sotiropoulos: $15,000
- Brian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000
- Aaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Brad Tavares: $10,000
- Anthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner: $14,000
- Jeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Donny Walker: $6,000
References
[edit]- ^ a b "UFC 132 officially draws 13,109 attendees for $2.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. July 8, 2011.
- ^ Pay-per-view : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA
- ^ "UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (March 30, 2011). "Jon Fitch injured, out of UFC 132 fight against BJ Penn". MMAmania.com. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (March 17, 2011). "UFC 132: Evan Dunham vs George Sotiropoulos booked for Fourth of July weekend event". MMAmania.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ Haber, Scott (May 3, 2011). "Evan Dunham Injured, Rafael dos Anjos Now Faces George Sotiropoulos at UFC 132". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ Samuels, Albert (July 25, 2011). "UFC 132: Fight Card Results". MMAfighting.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (May 31, 2011). "UFC 132: Aaron Simpson vs Brad Tavares fight booked for July 2 in Las Vegas". mmamania.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ "Training injury forces Cub Swanson out of UFC 132, Erik Koch awaits new foe". MMAjunkie.com. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ "UFC FN 25 Updates". ufc.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (May 10, 2011). "Spike TV to air UFC 132 "UFC Prelims" special in July". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ "UFC 132: All Six Prelims Air Via Spike TV And Facebook". fightofthenight.com. June 28, 2011.
- ^ Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (July 3, 2011). "UFC 132 bonuses: Condit, Ortiz, Cruz and Faber get $75,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (July 5, 2011). "UFC 132 payouts, salaries and earnings for 'Cruz vs Faber' event fighters". MMAMania.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
