UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada. The event was the fourth the UFC has hosted at the O2 Arena in London, England and the first since UFC 95. It is also the ninth event held in England and the first since UFC 105.
Background
Dan Hardy was originally scheduled to fight Dustin Hazelett at this event before Hazelett pulled out because of his wedding in September. Hazelett instead faced Rick Story at UFC 117. Carlos Condit replaced Hazelett as Dan Hardy's opponent.
John Hathaway was also expected to fight Dong Hyun Kim. However, Kim was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Mike Pyle.
Tom Blackledge was originally set to fight James Te-Huna. However, Te-Huna withdrew after an injury in training. Blackledge, an assistant coach for Team Rampage on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, was then scheduled to fight TUF 10 semi-finalist, James McSweeney.
However, on September 28, 2010, Tom Blackledge withdrew from the matchup with James McSweeney for unknown reasons and was replaced by Fabio Maldonado.
Steve Cantwell was scheduled to fight Stanislav Nedkov, however the fight was canceled 48 hours prior to the event, after Cantwell suffered a knee injury.
According to the UK president of the UFC, Marshall Zelaznik, UFC 120 was expected to break the European attendance and gate receipts records, having sold out the original seating plan. The gate record prior was 16,693, set by UFC 105, with the record gate receipts coming in at $2.7m at UFC 75.
This event set a new European attendance record of 17,133.
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| Name: |
Michael Bisping |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
185 (84 kg) |
| Record: |
20-3-0 |
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"The Count" |
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| Name: |
Yoshihiro Akiyama |
| Height: |
5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Weight: |
185 (84 kg) |
| Record: |
13-2-0, 2 NC |
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| Middleweight: Michael Bisping defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
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| Name: |
Dan Hardy |
| Height: |
6' 0" (183 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
23-7-0, 1 NC |
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"The Outlaw" |
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| Name: |
Carlos Condit |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
25-5-0 |
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"Natural Born Killer" |
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| Welterweight: Carlos Condit defeats Dan Hardy via Knockout in Round One |
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| Name: |
John Hathaway |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
14-0-0 |
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"The Hitman" |
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| Name: |
Mike Pyle |
| Height: |
6' 1" (185 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
19-7-1 |
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"Quicksand" |
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| Welterweight: Mike Pyle defeats John Hathaway via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
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| Name: |
Travis Browne |
| Height: |
6' 7" (200 cm) |
| Weight: |
255 lbs (115 kg) |
| Record: |
10-0-1 |
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"Hapa" |
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| Name: |
Cheick Kongo |
| Height: |
6' 4" (194cm) |
| Weight: |
240 (109kg) |
| Record: |
14-7-2 |
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| Heavyweight: Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo ruled a Draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28) |
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| Name: |
James Wilks |
| Height: |
6' 1" (185cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77kg) |
| Record: |
17-4-0 |
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| Name: |
Claude Patrick |
| Height: |
5' 11" (180cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77kg) |
| Record: |
13-1-0 |
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| Welterweight: Claude Patrick defeats James Wilks via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
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| Name: |
Cyrille Diabate |
| Height: |
6' 6" (198 cm) |
| Weight: |
205 (93kg) |
| Record: |
16-7-1 |
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| Name: |
Alexander Gustafsson |
| Height: |
6' 5" (195cm) |
| Weight: |
205 (93kg) |
| Record: |
10-1-0 |
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| Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson defeats Cyrille Diabate via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in Round Two |
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| Name: |
Rob Broughton |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Record: |
15-5-1 |
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| Name: |
Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Record: |
5-2-0 |
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| Heavyweight:Rob Broughton defeats Vinicius Quieroz via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round Three |
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| Name: |
Spencer Fisher |
| Height: |
5' 7" (170 cm) |
| Weight: |
155 (70kg) |
| Record: |
24-6-0 |
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| Name: |
Kurt Warburton |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Record: |
6-2-0 |
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| Lightweight: Spencer Fisher defeats Kurt Warburton via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) |
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| Name: |
James McSweeney |
| Height: |
6' 4" (193 cm) |
| Weight: |
250 (113 kg) |
| Record: |
4-6-0 |
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| Name: |
Fabio Maldonado |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Record: |
18-3-0 |
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| Light Heavyweight: Fabio Maldonado defeats James McSweeney via TKO (Strikes) in Round Three |
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| Name: |
Paul Sass |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Record: |
11-0-0 |
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| Name: |
Mark Holst |
| Height: |
6'0" |
| Weight: |
155 |
| Record: |
8-3-0 |
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| Lightweight: Paul Sass defeats Mark Holst via Submission (Triangle Choke) in Round One |
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| Name: |
Steve Cantwell |
| Height: |
6' 2" (187 cm) |
| Weight: |
205 (93kg) |
| Record: |
7-3-0 |
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"Robot" |
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| Name: |
Stanislav Nedkov |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Record: |
11-0-0 |
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| Light Heavyweight: Cantwell injured, Canceled |
Submission of the Night: Paul Sass
Knockout of the Night: Carlos Condit
Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
