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UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen

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UFC 117
  • Date: Saturday 08.07.2010 at 11:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
  • Name: UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Oracle Arena
  • Location: Oakland, California, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,565,130
  • Attendance: 12,917 (Paid: 9,500)
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 600,000 | TV Ratings:
  • Number of Bouts: 11
  • Event Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
Consensus Rank   #7 Greatest Event of All Time
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UFC 117 Fight Card

Bout   Info
Anderson Silva   defeats   Chael Sonnen   via Submission, Triangle Armbar
Main Event | Title Fight | Middleweight | 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
Fight of the Night ($60,000 to both fighters)
Submission of the Night ($60,000 to Silva)
#3 Greatest Fight of All Time
#4 Greatest Submission of All Time
#53 Biggest Upset of All Time
#1 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010
#1 Greatest Middleweight MMA Fight of All Time
#1 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010
#2 Greatest Comeback of All Time
  3:10 Round 5 of 5, 23:10 Total Bout Page
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Jon Fitch   defeats   Thiago Alves   via Decision, Unanimous
Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean
Clay Guida   defeats   Rafael Dos Anjos   via Submission, Jaw Injury
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
  1:51 Round 3 of 3, 11:51 Total Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean
Matt Hughes   defeats   Ricardo Almeida   via Submission, Modified Anaconda Choke
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
Submission of the Night ($60,000 to Hughes)
#19 Greatest Submission of All Time
#3 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010
  3:15 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Junior Dos Santos   defeats   Roy Nelson   via Decision, Unanimous
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg)
#36 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010
#11 Greatest Heavyweight MMA Fight of All Time
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Referee: Marcos Rosales
Rick Story   defeats   Dustin Hazelett   via KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
  1:15 Round 2 of 3, 6:15 Total Bout Page
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Phil Davis   defeats   Rodney Wallace   via Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean
Johny Hendricks   defeats   Charlie Brenneman   via KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
  0:40 Round 2 of 3, 5:40 Total Bout Page
Referee: Josh Rosenthal
Tim Boetsch   defeats   Todd Brown   via Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Referee: Marcos Rosales
Stefan Struve   defeats   Christian Morecraft   via KO/TKO, Punches
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120.2 kg)
Knockout of the Night ($60,000 to Struve)
#26 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2010
#22 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010
#30 Greatest Comeback of All Time
  0:22 Round 2 of 3, 5:22 Total Bout Page
Referee: Herb Dean
Dennis Hallman   defeats   Ben Saunders   via Decision, Unanimous
Preliminary Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Referee: Marcos Rosales
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts   Info
Tim Boetsch   vs.   Thiago Silva   Cancelled (Silva Back Injury)
Preliminary Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
  3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page
Stanislav Nedkov   vs.   Rodney Wallace   Cancelled (Nedkov Injury)
Preliminary Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
  3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page

UFC 117 Videos & Highlights

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