UFC 150
{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2012}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II
|image=Edgar vs. Bendo II.jpg
|date=August 11, 2012
|venue=Pepsi Center
|city= Denver, Colorado
|previousevent=UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
|followingevent=UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson
|promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 11, 2012, at the Pepsi Center now known as Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.{{cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC150#/fight |title=UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II |publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship |access-date=2012-06-06}}
Background
A fight between Dennis Hallman and Thiago Tavares was expected for this card. However, on July 12 it was announced that the fight was moved to the UFC 151 card.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/29661/dennis-hallman-vs-thiago-tavares-moves-from-ufc-150-to-ufc-151.mma |title=Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares moves from UFC 150 to UFC 151 |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-07-12 |access-date=2012-08-12 |author=Marrocco, Steven |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104045812/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/07/dennis-hallman-vs-thiago-tavares-moves-from-ufc-150-to-ufc-151 |archive-date=2013-01-04 }}
Luiz Cane was expected to face Yushin Okami at this event. However, Cane was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Rousimar Palhares. Palhares himself was forced out of the bout with Okami with an injury and was replaced by Buddy Roberts. Roberts was already on the card, originally scheduled against Chris Camozzi, but Camozzi was also forced off the card with an injury.{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/rousimar-palhares-out-buddy-roberts-in-against-yushin-okami-at-ufc-150 |title=Rousimar Palhares Out; Buddy Roberts In Against Yushin Okami at UFC 150 |publisher=MMAWeekly.com |last=Martin |first=Damon |access-date=2012-06-06}}
At the weigh-ins, Melvin Guillard was the only one of 20 fighters who missed weight. Guillard, who fought former training partner Donald Cerrone, weighed 157.5 pounds on his first try. He was given two hours to cut to the lightweight maximum of 156 pounds, but he elected instead to surrender an undisclosed percentage of his fight purse to Cerrone, who weighed 155 pounds.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30068/ufc-150-live-and-official-weigh-in-results.mma |title=UFC 150 weigh-in results: Henderson and Edgar on weight, Guillard comes in heavy |author=Staff |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=2012-08-10 |access-date=2012-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129021541/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/08/ufc-150-live-and-official-weigh-in-results |archive-date=2013-01-29 }}
Results
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|Benson Henderson (c)
|def.
|Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47)
|5
|5:00
|For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (157.5 lb)
|def.
|KO (head kick and punch)
|1
|1:16
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|vs.
|No Contest (overturned)
|3
|5:00
|Originally ruled a Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) victory for Shields, result was overturned due to testing positive for a banned substance.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def.
|Buddy Roberts
|TKO (punches)
|2
|3:05
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def.
|TKO (punches)
|2
|4:49
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (FX)|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def.
|Tommy Hayden
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|4:43
|This bout aired on the broadcast following the Pérez vs Stone bout.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|def.
|TKO (punches)
|2
|2:16
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|KO (punches)
|1
|0:17
|This bout aired on the broadcast following the Henderson vs Edgar bout.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (Facebook)|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def.
|TKO (punches)
|1
|3:45
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.{{cite web |last=Erickson |first=Matt |date=2012-08-12 |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/30147/ufc-150-bonuses.mma |title=UFC 150 bonuses: Cerrone, Guillard, Bermudez take home $60,000 awards |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |access-date=2012-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814203758/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30147/ufc-150-bonuses.mma |archive-date=2012-08-14 }}
- Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard
- Knockout of the Night: Donald Cerrone
- Submission of the Night: Dennis Bermudez
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ufc.com/event/Past_Events Official UFC past events page]
- [http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2 UFC event results at Sherdog.com]
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Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events
Category:2012 in mixed martial arts
Category:Mixed martial arts in Colorado
Category:Sports competitions in Denver
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