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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

UFC 121
  • Saturday 10.23.2010 at 11:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Spike TV
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Honda Center
  • Location: Anaheim, California, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,237,070
  • Attendance: 14,856 (Paid: 12,796)
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 1,050,000 | TV Ratings: 1.54M viewers (Spike Prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Knockout of the Night
    Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez   |   $70,000 bonus to Velasquez
  • Fight of the Night
    Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago   |   $70,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Submission of the Night
    Mike Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts   |   $70,000 bonus to Roberts

Referees

  • Herb Dean
    Lesnar vs. Velasquez (11)McGee vs. Jensen (6)Stout vs. Taylor (3)
  • John McCarthy
    Kampmann vs. Shields (10)Ortiz vs. Hamill (8)Lawlor vs. Cote (5)Madsen vs. Yvel (1)
  • Jason Herzog
    Sanchez vs. Thiago (9)Gonzaga vs. Schaub (7)Guymon vs. Roberts (4)Camozzi vs. Yang (2)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 121 is closed for new predictions. 46 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 121 Leaderboard

Videos & Highlights

    Highlight  |  HL video for UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez report dead link

    Watch the highlight video for the heavyweight fight between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez video blog day 1 report dead link

    Watch Day 1 of UFC President Dana White's UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez video blog.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez video blog day 2 report dead link

    Watch Day 2 of UFC President Dana White's UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez video blog.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez video blog day 3 report dead link

    Watch Day 3 of UFC President Dana White's UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez video blog.

  • Promo Video  |  UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez in-depth preview report dead link

    Watch the full, in-depth preview video for UFc 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez.

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