''UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin'' was a
mixed martial arts
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event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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on June 12, 2010 at
General Motors Place
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(now Rogers Arena) in
Vancouver, British Columbia
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,
Canada
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.
Background
This was the fourth UFC event to be held in Canada, following ''
UFC 83
''UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held on April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
The event on this date was originally sc ...
'', ''
UFC 97
''UFC 97: Redemption'' (not to be confused with ''UFC 17: Redemption'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
This event broke the UFC attendanc ...
'' and ''
UFC 113
''UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background
UFC 113 featured the rematch between Lyoto Machida and MaurĂci ...
'' 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 were still no regulations in place to promote the sport professionally within Vancouver and
Cincinnati
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was rumoured to be a possible location for moving this event. However, the problems were resolved and
Dana White
Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...
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
Light Heavyweight Champions Chuck Liddell and
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...
. In March, rumours began to circulate that
Rich Franklin
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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 13, 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 III would in fact be the main event for the card, the main event was confirmed on April 12 as Liddell vs. Franklin due to a neck injury suffered by Ortiz.
The on-again, off-again rematch between
Thiago Alves and
Jon Fitch
Jonathan Parker Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL), and most recently for ...
, first scheduled for ''
UFC 107
''UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.
Background
On October 21, it was announced that a previous matchup betwe ...
'' then ''
UFC 111
''UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Background
The ''UFC Primetime'' series returned t ...
'' and then ''UFC 115'' was moved again, to ''
UFC 117
''UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.
Background
UFC President Dana White announced via ESPN on Jim Ro ...
''.
The
Ben Rothwell
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vs.
Gilbert Yvel
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fight replaced
Tyson Griffin
Tyson Lee Griffin (born April 20, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. He competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, the RFA, and the World Series of Fighting.
Background
Griffin was a standout wres ...
vs.
Evan Dunham
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Bac ...
on the main card. Griffin vs. Dunham was shown on the preliminaries aired on Spike TV.
Just like ''
UFC 111
''UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Background
The ''UFC Primetime'' series returned t ...
'' in March, ''UFC 115'' was shown in movie theaters around the United States by
NCM Fathom.
Results
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $85,000 bonuses.
* Fight of the Night: Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
* Knockout of the Night: Rich Franklin
* Submission of the Night: Mirko Cro Cop
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Vancouver Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
* Rich Franklin $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus) def. Chuck Liddell ($500,000)
* Mirko Cro Cop $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Pat Barry ($11,000)
* Martin Kampman $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Paulo Thiago ($18,000)
* Ben Rothwell $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Yvel ($30,000)
* Carlos Condit $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. Rory MacDonald ($8,000)
* Evan Dunham $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin ($28,000)
* Matt Wiman $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Mac Danzig ($24,000)
* Mario Miranda $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. David Loiseau ($12,000)
* James Wilks $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Peter Sobotta ($4,000)
* Claude Patrick $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Funch ($5,000)
* Mike Pyle $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Lennox ($7,000)
References
See also
*
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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*
List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
*
List of UFC events
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2010 in UFC
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Title fights
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