Completed Event
UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin
- Saturday 07.03.2010 at 11:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Undercard: Spike TV
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,053,990
- Attendance: 12,740 (Paid: 9,218)
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 1,160,000 | TV Ratings: 1.3M (Spike Prelims)
- Number of Bouts: 11
- Event Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- UFC: Facebook | Twitter | Wikipedia | Official Site
| Consensus Rank |
#9 Greatest Event of All Time
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In one of the most successful events in UFC history, featuring one of its most anticipated title matchups, Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar returned from an extended layoff after a life-threatening bout with diverticulitis to defend his belt over 2010’s July 4th weekend. Lesnar’s foe was undefeated power puncher Shane Carwin, one of the few men in the division as big as Lesnar and a man whom no one had managed to escape the first round against. After Carwin quickly knocked Lesnar down and blasted at him against the cage for most of the first round, Lesnar dramatically rallied in the second to secure the win by Arm Triangle Choke submission.
The event was one of the highest-drawing shows in MMA history, coming close to the record set by 2009’s UFC 100 broadcast. It was also among the most praised by everyone from Dana White on down, featuring fantastic bouts in virtually every affair and an unusual number of late-stage finishes.
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UFC 116 Fight Card
| Bout | Info | |
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Brock Lesnar
defeats
Shane Carwin
via
Submission, Arm-Triangle Choke
Main Event | Title Fight | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) Submission of the Night ($75,000 to Lesnar) #37 Greatest Fight of All Time #30 Greatest Submission of All Time #6 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010 #4 Greatest Heavyweight MMA Fight of All Time #5 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010 #4 Greatest Comeback of All Time |
2:19 Round 2 of 5, 7:19 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Josh Rosenthal |
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Chris Leben
defeats
Yoshihiro Akiyama
via
Submission, Triangle Choke
Co-Main Event | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) Fight of the Night ($75,000 to both fighters) #19 Greatest Fight of All Time #37 Greatest Submission of All Time #5 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010 #3 Greatest Middleweight MMA Fight of All Time #4 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010 #13 Greatest Comeback of All Time |
4:40 Round 3 of 3, 14:40 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Chris Lytle
defeats
Matt Brown
via
Submission, Straight Armbar
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) #42 Greatest Submission of All Time #9 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010 |
2:02 Round 2 of 3, 7:02 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Stephan Bonnar
defeats
Krzysztof Soszynski
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) Fight of the Night ($75,000 to both fighters) #10 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010 #18 Greatest Light Heavy MMA Fight of All Time |
3:08 Round 2 of 3, 8:08 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Mario Yamasaki |
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George Sotiropoulos
defeats
Kurt Pellegrino
via
Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Josh Rosenthal |
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Brendan Schaub
defeats
Chris Tuchscherer
via
KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
1:07 Round 1 of 3
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Ricardo Romero
defeats
Seth Petruzelli
via
Submission, Straight Armbar
Preliminary Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg) |
3:05 Round 2 of 3, 8:05 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Kendall Grove
defeats
Goran Reljic
via
Decision, Split
Preliminary Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Mario Yamasaki |
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Gerald Harris
defeats
Dave Branch
via
KO/TKO, Slam
Preliminary Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) Knockout of the Night ($75,000 to Harris) #19 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010 |
2:35 Round 3 of 3, 12:35 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean |
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Daniel Roberts
defeats
Forrest Petz
via
Decision, Split
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti |
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Jon Madsen
defeats
Karlos Vemola
via
Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg) |
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Bout Page
Referee: Mario Yamasaki |
| Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts | Info | |
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Jacob Volkmann
vs.
Paul Kelly
Fizzled
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Julio Paulino
vs.
Daniel Roberts
Cancelled (Paulino Injury)
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Wanderlei Silva
vs.
Yoshihiro Akiyama
Cancelled (Silva Knee/Rib Injury)
Co-Main Event | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg) |
3 x 5 Minute Rounds
Bout Page
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Videos & Highlights
Highlight | ESPN MMA Live UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin Post Fight Video Analysis report dead link
ESPN's MMA Live crew runs its UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin fight video recap and post-event analysis, breaking down the fights in its weekly highlight segment.
Highlight | ESPN's MMA Live Video Preview of UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin report dead link
ESPN's MMA Live discusses UFC 116 in its weekly MMA fight video and analysis show, previewing the upcoming matchup between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
Highlight | UFC HL video of UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin report dead link
Watch this short highlight video of the heavyweight UFC fight of Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin.
Video Blog | Dana White UFC 116 Video Blog report dead link
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