UFC 116

UFC 116 Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Shane Carwin, who won the interim heavyweight championship by defeating Frank Mir at UFC 111, faced current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. The two were originally set to face each other at UFC 106, before Carwin won the interim heavyweight championship, but Lesnar pulled out of the fight due to an illness that kept him from training.

Cheick Kongo was scheduled to face Roy Nelson, but a back injury sidelined Kongo. Nelson is expected to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 117.

Alessio Sakara was set to fight Nate Marquardt, but Sakara pulled out of the bout after the death of his father.

Jacob Volkmann was scheduled to fight Paul Kelly as one of the preliminary fights, but Kelly reportedly had to pull out of the July 3 fight due to visa issues. The bout will possibly be rescheduled for a later date.

Also, UFC newcomer Ricardo Romero was scheduled to fight Steve Cantwell after Cantwell's recent medical ban ended. However, the fight was cancelled for unknown reasons and Cantwell was replaced by UFC returnee Seth Petruzelli.

On June 17, 2010, Julio Paulino withdrew from his fight against Daniel Roberts. Forrest Petz returned to the UFC and replaced Paulino.

On June 22, 2010, Wanderlei Silva had to withdraw from his co-main event fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama due to three broken ribs and an injured right knee. Akiyama was then matched against Chris Leben.

The bout between Kendall Grove and Goran Reljic was originally slated for the live prelims show on Spike TV. However, it was later demoted and replaced by Seth Petruzelli vs. Ricardo Romero because of Grove's criticism of the Spike TV network and The Ultimate Fighter television show.

UFC President Dana White confirmed that the winner of the heavyweight title fight will defend the title against Cain Velasquez.

Results



Brock Lesnar Vs. Shane Carwin
 
Name: Brock Lesnar
Height: 6' 3" (191 cm)
Weight: 265 (120 kg)
Record: 5-1-0
Brock Lesnar


Name: Shane Carwin
Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight: 265 (120 kg)
Record: 12-1-0
Shane Carwin
  
Heavyweight Championship bout: Brock Lesnar Wins by Submission (Choke) at 2:19 in the 2nd round by arm triangle.


Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs. Chris Leben
 
Name: Yoshihiro Akiyama
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 13-2-0, 2 NC
Yoshihiro Akiyama


Name: Chris Leben
Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 21-6-0
Chris Leben
"The Crippler"
  
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben Wins by Submission (Choke) at 4:40 in the 3rd round by triangle choke.


Chris Lytle Vs. Matt Brown
 
Name: Chris Lytle
Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Record: 39-17-4
Chris Lytle
"Lights Out"


Name: Matt Brown
Height: 6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Record: 13-9-0
Matt Brown
"The Immortal"
  
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle Wins by Submission (Arm Lock) at 2:02 in the 2nd round by armbar.


Krzysztof Soszynski Vs. Stephan Bonnar
 
Name: Krzysztof Soszynski
Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight: 205 (93 kg)
Record: 20-11-1
Krzysztof Soszynski
"The Polish Experiment"


Name: Stephan Bonnar
Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight: 205 (93 kg)
Record: 15-7-0
Stephan Bonnar
"American Psycho"
  
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar Wins by Technical Knock Out at 3:08 in the 2nd round .


George Sotiropoulos Vs. Kurt Pellegrino
 
Name: George Sotiropoulos
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 13-2-0
George Sotiropoulos


Name: Kurt Pellegrino
Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 21-5-0
Kurt Pellegrino
"Batman"
  
Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .


Brendan Schaub Vs. Chris Tuchscherer
 
Name: Brendan Schaub
Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight: 245 (111 kg)
Record: 7-1-0
Brendan Schaub
"The Hybrid"


Name: Chris Tuchscherer
Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight: 260 (118 kg)
Record: 18-3-0, 1 NC
Chris Tuchscherer
"The Crowbar"
  
Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub Wins by Technical Knock Out at 1:07 in the 1st round .


Seth Petruzelli Vs. Ricardo Romero
 
Name: Seth Petruzelli
Height: 6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight: 205 (93 kg)
Record: 14-6-0
Seth Petruzelli
"The Silverback"


Name: Ricardo Romero
Height: 6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight: 205 (93 kg)
Record:
Ricardo Romero
  
Light Heavyweight bout: Ricardo Romero Wins by Submission (Arm Lock) at 3:05 in the 2nd round by armbar.


Kendall Grove Vs. Goran Reljic
 
Name: Kendall Grove
Height: 6' 6" (198 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 14-7-0, 1 NC
Kendall Grove
"Da Spyder"


Name: Goran Reljic
Height: 6' 3" (191 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 8-2-0
Goran Reljic
  
Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round . This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Carwin fight.


Gerald Harris Vs. Dave Branch
 
Name: Gerald Harris
Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 16-2-0
Gerald Harris
"Hurricane"


Name: Dave Branch
Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight: 0 (0 kg)
Record:
Dave Branch
  
Middleweight bout: Gerald Harris Wins by Knock Out at 2:35 in the 3rd round by slam. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Schaub vs. Tuchscherer fight.


Daniel Roberts Vs. Forrest Petz
 
Name: Daniel Roberts
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Record: 10-1-0
Daniel Roberts
"Ninja"


Name: Forrest Petz
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Record: 24-8-0
Forrest Petz
"The Meat Cleaver"
  
Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .


Jon Madsen Vs. Karlos Vemola
 
Name: Jon Madsen
Height: 6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight: 245 (111 kg)
Record: 6-0-0
Jon Madsen


Name: Karlos Vemola
Height: 6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight: 227 (103 kg)
Record:
Karlos Vemola
  
Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .
  • Fight of the Night: Stephan Bonnar vs.Krzysztof Soszynski and Chris Leben vs.Yoshihiro Akiyama
  • Knockout of the Night: Gerald Harris
  • Submission of the Night: Brock Lesnar

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