UFC mixed martial arts event in 2011
UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, 27 February 2011 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.[ 3] Due to the time zone difference it aired live on Saturday, 26 February in North America. This was the second UFC event held in Sydney, following the sold-out UFC 110 in 2010.
Background
Tickets for UFC Fight Club members went on sale on 14 December 2010. UFC 127 sold out moments after going on public sale on 16 December 2010, selling faster than tickets for UFC 110 , and making it the fastest-selling event, along with UFC 115 , in UFC history.[ 4]
ESPN UK aired the Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher fight, which was confirmed by Jon Anik on MMA Live .[ 5] Ion Television aired the Pearson vs. Fisher, Te-Huna vs. Gustafsson and Ring vs. Fukuda preliminary bouts,[ 6] while the Perosh vs. Blackledge and Zhang vs. Rheinhardt preliminary bouts were streamed on the UFC's official Facebook page.[ 7]
On 9 February, it was announced that a knee injury had forced Carlos Condit out of his bout with Chris Lytle .[ 8] Condit was replaced by promotional newcomer Brian Ebersole .[ 9]
Results
Main card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
B.J. Penn
vs.
Jon Fitch
Draw (majority) (28–29, 28–28, 28–28)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Michael Bisping
def.
Jorge Rivera
TKO (punches)
2
1:54
[ a]
Lightweight
Dennis Siver
def.
George Sotiropoulos
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–28, 30–27)
3
5:00
Welterweight
Brian Ebersole
def.
Chris Lytle
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Kyle Noke
def.
Chris Camozzi
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
1:35
Preliminary card (Spike)
Lightweight
Ross Pearson
def.
Spencer Fisher
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight
Alexander Gustafsson
def.
James Te Huna
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
4:27
[ b]
Middleweight
Nick Ring
def.
Riki Fukuda
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Light Heavyweight
Anthony Perosh
def.
Tom Blackledge
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
2:45
Featherweight
Zhang Tiequan
def.
Jason Reinhardt
Submission (guillotine choke)
1
0:48
[ c]
Preliminary card
Heavyweight
Mark Hunt
def.
Chris Tuchscherer
KO (punch)
2
1:41
[ d]
Lightweight
Curt Warburton
def.
Maciej Jewtuszko
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
^ Bisping was deducted one point in round 1 after landing an illegal knee.
^ This fight aired on the PPV broadcast in the event review.
^ This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Ebersole vs. Lytle fight.
^ This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Fitch fight.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses.[ 10]
Fight of the Night: Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle
Knockout of the Night: Mark Hunt
Submission of the Night: Kyle Noke
References
Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events Fight Nights (on Spike TV) UFC on Versus/UFC Live UFC on Fox UFC on FX UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights (on FS1, FS2, FXX, or UFC Fight Pass) UFC on ESPN (or ESPN2) Fight Nights (on ESPN+) UFC on ABC The Ultimate Fighter Finales