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The decision to grant Lesnar—who was 1–1 in UFC fights at the time, and 2-1 in MMA overall—the title shot was controversial at the time. Some felt it was premature and marketing driven, while others argued the relative lack of depth in the heavyweight division at the time left no clear-cut contenders to the belt.
UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens: February 7, 2009: 2 2:34 Tampa, Florida, United States Knockout of the Night. Win 4–0 Jake O'Brien: TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin: July 19, 2008: 1 2:02 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 3–0 Brad Morris TKO (punches) UFC 83: April 19, 2008: 1 2:10 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win 2–0 ...
Brock Edward Lesnar [16] [17] was born in Webster, South Dakota, on July 12, 1977, [1] [18] [19] the son of Stephanie and Richard Lesnar. [19] Even though his surname is Slovenian, he is of German descent, [20] and grew up on his parents' dairy farm in Webster. [21]
Just like UFC 111, UFC 115, and UFC 118, UFC 121 was shown in movie theaters around the United States by NCM Fathom. [4] UFC 121 featured the return of preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [ 5 ] UFC Primetime also returned to promote the Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez title fight.
The UFC returned to a 10 p.m. ET start with this event. [5] UFC 141 was the last event to feature preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [6] This event marked Brock Lesnar's return to MMA action after being out for over a year due to diverticulitis. The lead up to the fight was rife with controversy regarding his opponent, Alistair Overeem.
UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 11, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 1.6 million, [ 3 ] until UFC 202 broke the record with 1.65 million.
Mark Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand [3] former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer.As a mixed martial artist, Hunt competed in Pride Fighting Championships (Pride FC) from 2004 until 2006, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from 2010 until 2018. [4]
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos is the thirteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC and Spike TV held open tryouts on November 4, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.