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Completed MMA Event

UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao

UFC 149
  • Saturday 07.21.2012 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: FX
  • Name: UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao
  • Also Known As: Aldo vs. Koch
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
  • Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,100,000
  • Attendance: 16,089
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 235,000 | TV Ratings: 1M viewers (FX Prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Submission of the Night
    Chris Clements vs. Matt Riddle   |   $65,000 bonus to fighter
  • Knockout of the Night
    Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh   |   $65,000 bonus to Jimmo
  • Fight of the Night
    Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon   |   $65,000 bonus to each fighter

Referees

  • Mario Yamasaki
    Faber vs. Barão (11)Ebersole vs. Head (8)Delorme vs. Rivera Jr. (5)Pineda vs. Carvalho (2)
  • Josh Rosenthal
    Lombard vs. Boetsch (10)Clements vs. Riddle (7)Jimmo vs. Perosh (4)Clarke vs. Kuivanen (1)
  • Yves Lavigne
    Kongo vs. Jordan (9)McGee vs. Ring II (6)Caraway vs. Gagnon (3)

Fight Predictions

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