UFC 115
This was the fourth UFC event to be held in Canada, following UFC 83, UFC 97 and UFC 113 and the first UFC event held in British Columbia since they passed a bill to sanction MMA, on December 17, 2009. For a few days, this event location was in jeopardy because there are still no regulations in place to promote the sport professionally within Vancouver and Cincinnati was rumoured to be a possible location for moving this event. However, the problems were resolved and Dana White confirmed that the show will be going ahead in Vancouver on the scheduled date.
The main event was tentatively set to be a third bout featuring Ultimate Fighter coaches and former UFC Light Heayvweight Champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. In March, rumours began to circulate that Rich Franklin would replace Ortiz as Liddell's opponent, after Ortiz had supposedly withdrawn from the fight. However, Dana White denied this via his Twitter account on March 13th, 2010, noting that Liddell vs. Ortiz was still set to be the main event. Then, after the announcement, Ortiz had to withdraw from the match due to neck surgery.
Despite confirming Liddell/Ortiz 3 would in fact be the main event for the card, the main event was confirmed on April 12 as Liddell vs. Franklin.
The on-again, off-again rematch between Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch, first scheduled for UFC 107 then UFC 111 and then UFC 115 was moved again, to UFC 117.
The Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel fight replaced Tyson Griffin vs. Evan Dunham on the main card. Griffin vs. Dunham was shown on the preliminaries aired on Spike TV.
Just like UFC 111 in March, UFC 115 was shown in movie theatres around the United States by NCM Fathom.
RESULTS
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| Name: |
Chuck Liddell |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
205 (93 kg) |
| Record: |
21-7-0 |
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"The Iceman" |
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| Name: |
Rich Franklin |
| Height: |
6' 1" (185 cm) |
| Weight: |
195 (88 kg) |
| Record: |
27-5-0, 1 NC |
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"Ace" |
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Light Heavyweight bout: Franklin defeated Liddell via KO (punch) at 4:55 of round 1.
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| Name: |
Mirko Cro Cop |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
220 (100 kg) |
| Record: |
26-7-2, 1 NC |
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| Name: |
Pat Barry |
| Height: |
5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Weight: |
235 (107 kg) |
| Record: |
5-1-0 |
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"HD" |
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Heavyweight bout: Filipović defeated Barry via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:30 of round 3.
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| Name: |
Paulo Thiago |
| Height: |
5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
13-1-0 |
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| Name: |
Martin Kampmann |
| Height: |
6' 0" (183 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
16-3-0 |
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"The Hitman" |
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Welterweight bout: Kampmann defeated Thiago via unanimous decision. (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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| Name: |
Ben Rothwell |
| Height: |
6' 4" (193 cm) |
| Weight: |
265 (120 kg) |
| Record: |
30-7-0 |
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| Name: |
Gilbert Yvel |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
225 (102 kg) |
| Record: |
36-14-1, 1 NC |
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"The Hurricane" |
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Heavyweight bout: Rothwell defeated Yvel via unanimous decision. (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
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| Name: |
Carlos Condit |
| Height: |
6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
24-5-0 |
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"Natural Born Killer" |
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| Name: |
Rory MacDonald |
| Height: |
6' 0" (183 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
10-0-0 |
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"The Water Boy" |
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Welterweight bout: Condit defeated MacDonald via TKO (strikes) at 4:53 of round 3.
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| Name: |
Tyson Griffin |
| Height: |
5' 6" (168 cm) |
| Weight: |
155 (70 kg) |
| Record: |
14-2-0 |
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| Name: |
Evan Dunham |
| Height: |
5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Weight: |
155 (70 kg) |
| Record: |
10-0-0 |
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Lightweight bout: Dunham defeated Griffin via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).
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| Name: |
Mac Danzig |
| Height: |
5' 8" (173 cm) |
| Weight: |
155 (70 kg) |
| Record: |
20-7-1 |
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| Name: |
Matt Wiman |
| Height: |
5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Weight: |
155 (70 kg) |
| Record: |
11-5-0 |
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"Handsome" |
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Lightweight bout: Wiman defeated Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:45 of round 1. Referee Yves Lavigne controversially stopped the fight although Danzig did not tap out and was not left unconscious by the choke.
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| Name: |
David Loiseau |
| Height: |
6' 0" (183 cm) |
| Weight: |
185 (84 kg) |
| Record: |
18-9-0 |
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"The Crow" |
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| Name: |
Mario Miranda |
| Height: |
6' 4" (193 cm) |
| Weight: |
185 (84 kg) |
| Record: |
11-1-0 |
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Middleweight bout: Miranda defeated Loiseau via TKO (punches) at 4:07 of round 2.
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| Name: |
James Wilks |
| Height: |
6' 1" (185 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
7-3-0 |
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"Lightning" |
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| Name: |
Peter Sobotta |
| Height: |
6' 0" (183 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
8-2-0 |
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Welterweight bout: Wilks defeated Sobotta via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–28, 30–27).
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| Name: |
Ricardo Funch |
| Height: |
5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
7-1-0 |
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"Golden Boy" |
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| Name: |
Claude Patrick |
| Height: |
5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
11-1-0 |
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"The Prince" |
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Welterweight bout: Patrick defeated Funch via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:48 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Danzig vs. Wiman fight.
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| Name: |
Mike Pyle |
| Height: |
6' 1" (185 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
18-7-1 |
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"Quicksand" |
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| Name: |
Jesse Lennox |
| Height: |
5' 9" (175 cm) |
| Weight: |
170 (77 kg) |
| Record: |
15-2-0 |
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"The Ox" |
Welterweight bout: Pyle defeated Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) at 4:44 of round 3. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Liddell vs. Franklin fight.
- Fight of the Night: Carlos Condit vs.Rory MacDonald
- Knockout of the Night: Rich Franklin
- Submission of the Night: Mirko Filipović
