UFC 157

''UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 23, 2013, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Background

The headline bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche was the first-ever women's fight in UFC history. The two fought in the newly created 135-pound bantamweight division for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Rousey was the defending champion, as she was awarded the championship at a UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-event press conference on December 6, 2012, prior to which she was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Manny Gamburyan was expected to face Chad Mendes at the event; however, Gamburyan was forced out of the bout with a thumb and elbow injury. Mendes was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice. As a result, the bout between Court McGee and Josh Neer was promoted to the main card.

At the weigh-ins, Nah-Shon Burrell came into his bout with Yuri Villefort heavy, weighing in at 175.8 lb. Villefort had already agreed in advance to a catchweight bout and received a portion of Burrell's purse.

15,525 people purchased tickets to watch the event at the arena, and there were 450,000 pay-per-view buys.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.

* Fight of the Night: Dennis Bermudez vs. Matt Grice
* Knockout of the Night: Robbie Lawler
* Submission of the Night: Kenny Robertson

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses or Pay-Per-View quotas.
* Ronda Rousey: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche: $12,000
* Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Dan Henderson: $250,000
* Urijah Faber: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Ivan Menjivar: $17,000
* Court McGee: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: $16,000
* Robbie Lawler: $105,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Josh Koscheck: $78,000
* Brendan Schaub: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Lavar Johnson: $29,000
* Michael Chiesa: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Anton Kuivanen: $8,000
* Dennis Bermudez: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Matt Grice: $8,000
* Sam Stout: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Caros Fodor: $15,000
* Kenny Robertson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Brock Jardine: $8,000
* Neil Magny: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jon Manley: $8,000
* Nah-Shon Burrell: $12,500 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Yuri Villefort: $6,550 ^

^ ''Nah-Shon Burrell was fined and a percentage of his fight purse went to Yuri Villefort for failing to make the required weight for his fight.''

See also

*List of UFC events
* 2013 in UFC

References

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2013 in sports in California
Ultimate Fighting Championship events
Events in Anaheim, California
2013 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in Anaheim, California
Sports competitions in Anaheim, California