UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 10, 2012, at the Macau, SAR, China.[2] It was the first UFC event held in China.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
| UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 10, 2012 | |||
| Venue | CotaiArena | |||
| City | Macau, SAR, China | |||
| Attendance | 8,415[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,300,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
As a result of the cancellation of UFC 151, bouts between Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Hougland and John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani were rescheduled for this event.[9]
Marcelo Guimarães was expected to face Hyun Gyu Lim at the event; however, Guimarães was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by David Mitchell.[10] Lim was then pulled from the bout by doctors and the fight was subsequently cancelled.[11]
Kyung Ho Kang was expected to face Alex Caceres at this event; however, Kang was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Motonobu Tezuka.[12]
Results
| Main Card (Fuel TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Cung Le | def. | Rich Franklin | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Thiago Silva | vs. | Stanislav Nedkov | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 1:45 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Dong Hyun Kim | def. | Paulo Thiago | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi | def. | Mac Danzig | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jon Tuck | def. | Zhang Tiequan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def. | Jeff Hougland | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Alex Caceres | def. | Motonobu Tezuka | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | John Lineker | def. | Yasuhiro Urushitani | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Riki Fukuda | def. | Tom DeBlass | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Originally ruled a Submission (arm-triangle choke) victory for Silva, result was overturned due to testing positive for a banned substance.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Mac Danzig
- Knockout of the Night: Cung Le
- Submission of the Night: Thiago Silva
See also
References
- ^ a b Erickson, Matt (2012-11-10). "UFC on FUEL TV 6 draws a reported 8,415 attendance for $1.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2012-07-04). "UFC Officially Heading to China for Fuel TV Event". MMAWeekly.com. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le Announced for Nov. 10". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (2012-03-29). "UFC heading for Macau 'very soon'". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ^ Rutherford, Peter (2012-11-03). "UFC set for Macau, Singapore amid Asia expansion". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ^ Rutherford, Peter (2012-11-09). "UFC set for Macau bridgehead to mainland China". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ Morgan, John (2012-11-09). "UFC hoping expansion into Asia is start of something big". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ^ "Franklin, Le bring their passion to Macau for UFC on Fuel TV 6". The Sports Network. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ^ Staff (2012-08-24). "Mizugaki-Hougland, Urushitani-Lineker move from UFC 151 to UFC on FUEL TV 6 in Macau". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ Staff (2012-10-25). "David Mitchell vs. Hyun Gyu Lim completes UFC on FUEL TV 6 lineup in Macau". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ Erickson, Matt (2012-11-09). "David Mitchell awarded show money after Hyun Gyu Lim pulled from UFC on FUEL TV 6". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ Erickson, Matt (2012-11-02). "Kyung Ho Kang out, Motonobu Tezuka meets Alex Caceres at UFC on FUEL TV 6". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ Staff (2012-11-10). "UFC on FUEL TV 6 bonuses: Le, Silva, Gomi and Danzig earn $40K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-10.