UFC 122

UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami is an upcoming Mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. This event will air on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S.

Background

This will be the UFC's second event in Germany and second in continental Europe. The sport has been met with severe criticism by German media, which led to the banning of minors from the first German UFC event (UFC 99).

The sport itself was actually banned from broadcast altogether in Germany in March 2010 due to the "extent of violence [being] shown to be unacceptable." Regardless, UFC plans to combat the opposition, after stating: "Not getting TV isn't going to stop us; we're going to keep going. We can't get into Ontario; we're opening an office there. It doesn't bother us."

Vitor Belfort was set to face Yushin Okami in the main event, with the winner receiving a middleweight title shot. However, on September 21, 2010, Belfort withdrew with what was first said to be an injury. It was later reported that Belfort pulled out of the fight to face Anderson Silva. Nate Marquardt will now face Yushin Okami in the main event in what is expected to be a title eliminator bout.

Vladimir Matyushenko was scheduled to face Jason Brilz at this event, but Brilz was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Alexandre Ferreira.

Pascal Krauss was expected to make his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Kenny Robertson, but Robertson was forced from the card with an injury. Mark Scanlon will replace Robertson.

  1. Nate Marquardt vs Yushin Okami
    Nate Marquardt
    33-9-2 Record 26-5-0
    6' 0" Height 6' 2"
    185lbs (84kg) Weight 185lbs (84kg)
    74 Reach
    Yushin Okami
  2. Yushin Okami defeats Nate Marquardt via Unanimous Decision
  3. Jorge Rivera vs Alessio Sakara
    Jorge Rivera
    18-7-0 Record 19-7-0, 1NC
    6' 1" Height 6' 0"
    185lbs (84kg) Weight 185lbs (84kg)
    Reach
    Alessio Sakara
  4. Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara -- CANCELED because of illness to Sakara
  5. Dennis Siver vs Andre Winner
    Dennis Siver
    16-7-0 Record 12-4-1
    5' 7" Height 5' 11"
    155lbs (70kg) Weight 155lbs (70kg)
    Reach
    Andre Winner
  6. Dennis Siver defeats Andre Winner via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
  7. Amir Sadollah vs Peter Sobotta
    Amir Sadollah
    4-2-0 Record 8-3-0
    5' 11" Height 6' 0"
    170lbs (77kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach
    Peter Sobotta
  8. Amir Sadollah defeats Peter Sobotta via Unanimous Decision
  9. Krzysztof Soszynski vs Goran Reljic
    Krzysztof Soszynski
    20-11-1 Record 8-2-0
    6' 1" Height 6' 3"
    205lbs (93kg) Weight 185lbs (84kg)
    Reach
    Goran Reljic
  10. Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Goran Reljic via Unanimous Decision
  11. Duane Ludwig vs Nick Osipczak
    Duane Ludwig
    27-11-0 Record 5-3-0
    5' 10" Height 6' 1"
    155lbs (70kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach
    Nick Osipczak
  12. Duane Ludwig defeats Nick Osipczak via Split Decision
  13. Kyle Noke vs Rob Kimmons
    Kyle Noke
    17-4-1 Record 23-5-0
    6' 2" Height 5' 10"
    185lbs (84kg) Weight 185lbs (84kg)
    Reach
    Rob Kimmons
  14. Kyle Noke defeats Rob Kimmons via submission (rear naked choke) in round two
  15. Seth Petruzelli vs Karlos Vemola
    Seth Petruzelli
    14-6-0 Record 9-1-0
    6' 0" Height 6' 0"
    205lbs (93kg) Weight 205lbs (93kg)
    Reach
    Karlos Vemola
  16. Karlos Vemola defeats Seth Petruzelli via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
  17. VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO vs ALEXANDRE FERRIEIRAVS
    Vladimir Matyushenko
    25-5-0 Record 18-7-0
    6' 0" Height 5' 7"
    205lbs (93kg) Weight 204lbs (92kg)
    Reach
    Alexandre Ferreiravs
  18. Vladimir Matyushenko defeats Alexandre Ferreiravs via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
  19. Kris McCray vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha
    Kris McCray
    6-1-0 Record 9-0-0
    6' 0" Height 5' 10"
    185lbs (84kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach
    Carlos Eduardo Rocha
  20. Carlos Eduardo Rocha defeats Kris McCray via submission (kneebar) in round one
  21. Pascal KRAUSS vs Mark Scanlon
    Pascal Krauss
    10-0-0 Record 7-1-0
    6' 1" Height 5' 9"
    170lbs (77kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach
    Mark Scanlon
  22. Pascal Krauss defeats Mark Scanlon via unanimous decision

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