''UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot'' (also known as ''UFC on FX 5'') was a

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event held by the

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on October 5, 2012, at the

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. It was the fifth UFC event broadcast live on FX.

Background

The event was originally expected to take place on September 7, 2012 at

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Louis Gaudinot Louis J. Gaudinot (born August 28, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the UFC's Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Gaudinot has also formerly competed on Spike TV's The Ultimate ...

was expected to face

Darren Uyenoyama Darren Uyenoyama (born October 15, 1979) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing for Pacific Xtreme Combat in the Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Uyenoyama has formerly competed for the ...

at the event; however, Gaudinot was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer

Phil Harris Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with ''The Jack Benny Program'', then in ''The Phil Harri ...

. A bout between

Rob Broughton Rob Broughton (born 3 March 1983) is an English former mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division. A professional competitor between 2004 and 2015, Broughton is a former British Cage Rage heavyweight champion and has also co ...

and

Matt Mitrione Matthew Steven Mitrione (born July 15, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for Bellator MMA. Prior to embarking on an MMA ...

, originally scheduled for UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera and then briefly linked to this event, was scrapped after Broughton was forced out of the bout for a second time. As a result of the cancellation of

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, bouts between

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vs.

Jay Hieron James Thomas Hieronymus (born July 29, 1976) is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Hieron was the final IFL Welterweight Champion, competing for the Los Angeles Anacondas, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Affli ...

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vs. Michael Johnson,

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vs.

Jacob Volkmann Minnesota Golden Gophers Jacob Joseph Volkmann (born September 5, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Volkmann has formerly competed for t ...

and

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vs.

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were rescheduled for this event. The fight between John Dodson and

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was a title elimination bout with the winner being the first man to challenge the newly crowned UFC Flyweight champion,

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. A bout between

and

was expected to take place at this event; however, UFC officials cancelled the fight before the fighters stepped on the scale, because Hallman had missed weight significantly. Hallman was reportedly paid his show and win money, but was released from the organization.

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and

Yves Edwards Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. A professional competitor since 1997, he also compe ...

were scheduled to fight on this card, but the bout was cancelled due to Stephens being arrested on the day of the event for an assault charge that dates back to 2011.

Results

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Diego Nunes vs. Bart Palaszewski *Knockout of the Night: Michael Johnson *Submission of the Night: Justin Edwards

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Antonio Silva: $70,000 (no win bonus) def. Travis Browne: $20,000 *Jake Ellenberger: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus) def. Jay Hieron: $12,000 *John Dodson: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Jussier Formiga: $9,000 *Justin Edwards: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: $16,000 *Michael Johnson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo: $25,000 *Mike Pierce: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Simpson: $25,000 *Dennis Hallman: $54,000 vs. Thiago Tavares: $26,000^ *Marcus LeVesseur: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Carlo Prater: $10,000 *Jacob Volkmann: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Shane Roller: $25,000 *Diego Nunes: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Bart Palaszewski: $14,000 *Darren Uyenoyama: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Phil Harris: $8,000 ^''Fight did not take place as Hallman missed weight significantly. Both fighters were paid and Hallman was subsequently released from the organization.''

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