UFC 193
| UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 15, 2015[1] | |||
| Venue | Etihad Stadium | |||
| City | Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 56,214[2] | |||
| Total gate | $6,800,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm was a mixed martial arts event held on November 15, 2015 at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Background
The event was the first that the promotion has held in Melbourne. Etihad Stadium was the third stadium venue to host a UFC event after the Rogers Centre in Canada and Tele2 Arena in Sweden hosted UFC 129 and UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson, respectively.[3] The event set a new record attendance for UFC events, with 56,214 people attending the event. [2]
The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, a former WEC Welterweight champion and former interim UFC Welterweight champion. However, the bout was removed from the event after Lawler suffered a thumb injury stemming back from his high school wrestling career.[4] Subsequently, a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Ronda Rousey and former 18-time boxing world champion in three weight classes Holly Holm, originally scheduled for UFC 195, was announced as the new headliner for this event.[5] The Lawler/Condit bout was eventually rescheduled to UFC 195.
Co-featured at the event was a UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Valérie Létourneau.[6]
Brazilian fighters William Macario and Ricardo Abreu were expected to face Brendan O'Reilly and Daniel Kelly respectively at the event. However, both fighters pulled out of their bouts in late September citing injury and were replaced by James Moontasri and Steve Montgomery.[7][8] In turn, O'Reilly pulled out of his bout on November 6 citing an injury and was replaced by Anton Zafir.[9]
Michael Bisping was expected to face Robert Whittaker at the event. However, Bisping pulled out of the bout on September 30 citing an elbow injury and was replaced by Uriah Hall.[10][11]
Results
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Holly Holm | def. | Ronda Rousey (c) | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:59 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Valérie Létourneau | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | def. | Antônio Silva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Middleweight | Robert Whitaker | def. | Uriah Hall | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Stefan Struve | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preiminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Akbarh Arreola | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Kyle Noke | def. | Peter Sobotta | TKO (front kick to the body and punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Gian Villante | def. | Anthony Perosh | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:56 | |
| Flyweight | Danny Martinez | def. | Richie Vaculik | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Dan Kelly | def. | Steve Montgomery | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Richard Walsh | def. | Steve Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | James Moontasri | def. | Anton Zafir | TKO (spinning back kick, spinning back fist and punches) | 1 | 4:36 | |
| Flyweight | Ben Nguyen | def. | Ryan Benoit | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:35 | |
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters each received $50,000 bonuses:[13]
- Fight of the Night: Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey
- Performance of the Night: Holly Holm and Kyle Noke
Reactions
UFC president Dana White commented on the Rousy vs Holm fight, stating "This is a fight. This is what happens", then going on to state "All the greats eventually go down one day".[14] White also said that "there will absolutely be a rematch." Joe Rogan, color-commentator for the UFC, stated Holm's win is "by far the biggest upset in UFC history."[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b "UFC 193 – Rousey vs Holm".
- ^ a b c Dave Doyle (2015-11-15). "UFC 193 crowd of 56,214 sets company attendance record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2015-08-19). "Melbourne's Etihad Stadium set to host UFC 193". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ "Robbie Lawler reveals 15-year-old injury forced Carlos Condit postponement". mmaweekly.com. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ Damon Martin (2015-08-29). "Robbie Lawler suffers thumb injury, fight with Carlos Condit expected to be rescheduled". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ Staff (2015-09-04). "Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk meets Valerie Letourneau at 'UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ Staff (2015-09-21). "After William Macario injury, Brendan O'Reilly gets new UFC 193 opponent". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2015-09-23). "Steve Montgomery replaces Ricardo Abreu, meets Daniel Kelly at UFC 193". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ Alex Oates (2015-11-06). "UFC 193: Zafir gets his chance after O'Reilly forced out". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ Elias Cepeda (2015-09-30). "Michael Bisping injured, out of UFC 193". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ Damon Martin (2015-10-01). "Uriah Hall replaces Michael Bisping, faces Robert Whittaker at UFC 193". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ Staff (2015-11-15). "UFC 193 bonuses: If you don't think Holly Holm was on the list, you're insane". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ Shelburne, Ramona. "No Longer Invincible, but Ronda Rousey is Hardly Finished". ESPN. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Doyle, Ricky. "Dana White: Ronda Rousey 'Bummed Out And Depressed' After UFC 193 Loss". NESN. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
