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{{Infobox MMA event
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz
|name=UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz
|image=UFC 138 in Birmingham.jpg
|image=UFC-138-Leben vs. Munoz Poster (Pre-Fight Press Conference Screenshot).PNG
|promotion=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
|promotion=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
|date=November 5, 2011
|date=November 5, 2011

Revision as of 23:15, 5 February 2012

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz
The poster for UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 5, 2011
VenueLG Arena
CityEngland Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Attendance10,823[1]
Total gate$1,500,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England.[2] The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and live on Sportsnet in Canada.[3] The event was the second that the UFC has hosted in Birmingham, the first was UFC 89 back in 2008 also featuring Chris Leben in the main event.

Background

After several tenatively scheduled 2011 events [4] at various locations around the United Kingdom did not materialize, including Glasgow, Liverpool, London as well as a planned return to Ireland, it was expected that the organization would not hold an event in the area during 2011.[5]

The main event was the first non-title five round fight in the history of the UFC.[6]

Mark Scanlon was expected to face James Head at this event.[7] However, Scanlon was pulled from the bout and replaced by promotional newcomer John Maguire[8] Then, on September 28, Head himself pulled out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Justin Edwards.[9]

Pascal Krauss was expected to face John Hathaway at this event.[10] However, on August 30 Krauss pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury, and was replaced by Matt Brown.[11] Then on October 17 it was announced that Hathaway was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury as well. As a result, Brown was pulled from the event and will face Seth Baczynski at UFC 139.[12][13]

Philip De Fries was expected to face Oli Thompson at this event. However, on October 17 it was announced that Thompson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. De Fries fought Rob Broughton at this event instead.[12]

Anthony Njokuani was scheduled to fight Paul Taylor on the main card. However, Taylor sustained a whiplash injury during a minor traffic collision on November 1 forcing him from the bout. Due to insufficient time to find a replacement, Njokuani was moved to a future card, while a prelim fight between Cyrille Diabate and Anthony Perosh was promoted to the main card.[14]

This event averaged 1.8 million viewers on Spike TV.[15]

After the event Chris Leben tested positive for illegal substances and was subsequently suspended for a year.[16]

Results

Preliminary card (Facebook)

Cariaso defeated Lee via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).
Mills defeated Cope via TKO (knees and punches) at 0:40 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast and Spike broadcast following the Diabaté vs. Perosh fight.
Omigawa defeated Young via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
De Fries defeated Broughton via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Maguire defeated Edwards via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). This bout aired last on the live broadcast following the Leben vs. Muñoz fight. This bout also aired on the Spike broadcast following the Alves vs. Abedi fight.

Main card

Etim defeated Faaloloto via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:17 of round 1.
Perosh defeated Diabaté via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:09 of round 2.
Alves defeated Abedi via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:32 of round 1.
Barão defeated Pickett via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:09 of round 1.
Muñoz defeated Leben via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.[17]

  • Fight of the Night: England Brad Pickett vs. Brazil Renan Barão
  • Knockout of the Night: England Che Mills
  • Submission of the Night: England Terry Etim

Entrance music

Fighter Artist Title Album
Chris Leben Gary Jules "Mad World" The Hurting
Mark Munoz Black Eyed Peas "Bebot" Monkey Business
Brad Pickett Chas & Dave "Wallop!"
Renan Barao DJ Khaled "All I Do is Win" Victory
Thiago Alves Lil Wayne "John" Tha Carter IV
Papy Abedi Mory Kante "Yé ké yé ké" Akwaba Beach
Cyrille Diabate Tinie Tempah "Wonderman" Disc-Overy
Justin Edwards Ram Jam "Black Betty" Ram Jam
Phillip De Fries The Strokes "Reptilia" Room on Fire
Rob Broughton Oasis "Fuckin' in the Bushes" Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Jason Young Shy FX & Young Apache "Original Nuttah"
Michihiro Omigawa The Blue Hearts "Bust Waste Hip" Bust Waste Hip
Che Mills Pinchers "Bandelero"
Chris Cope Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" Eye of the Tiger
Vaughan Lee P. Diddy "Bad Boy For Life" The Saga Continues...
Chris Cariaso Jay-Z "Run This Town" The Blueprint 3

[18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b "UFC 138 draws a reported 10,823 attendees for record-setting $1.5 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. November 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz". ufc.com. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "UFC 138 Fight Card Updates". ufc.com. July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Samuels, Albert (August 13, 2011). "UFC 138: Fight Card Lineup". MMAentry.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Holland, Jesse (June 8, 2011). "Marshall Zelaznik: UFC has a 'less than 20-percent chance' of bringing an event to the UK in 2011". mmamania.com. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Helwani, Ariel (July 19, 2011). "Leben vs. Munoz Will Be Five-Round Fight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  7. ^ "Scanlon vs. Head To Feature At UFC 138". YourMMA.tv. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "Mark Scanlon out of UFC 138, John Maguire debuts against James Head". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  9. ^ "James Head out, Justin Edwards in". The Fight Lounge. September 28, 2011.
  10. ^ "John Hathaway vs. Pascal Krauss set for UFC 138 in England". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  11. ^ "Matt Brown replaces Pascal Krauss, meets John Hathaway at UFC 138". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  12. ^ a b "Hathaway, Thompson out of UFC 138". UFC.com. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  13. ^ "After injuries, Brown-Baczynski at UFC 139". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  14. ^ "UFC 138 loses Taylor-Njokuani, Diabate-Perosh promoted to main card". MMA Junkie. November 1, 2011.
  15. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/26002/ufc-138-ratings-event-draws-1-8-million-viewers-on-spike-tv-wins-key-demos.mma
  16. ^ "Leben Suspended After UFC 138". ufc.com. 2011-11-28.
  17. ^ "UFC 138 bonuses: Mills, Etim, Barao and Pickett net $70,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  18. ^ http://fighterxfashion.com/ufc-138-entrance-music/
  19. ^ http://www.mmaentrances.com/ufc138.html
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