''UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 6'') was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
on November 10, 2012, at the
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
,
SAR
SAR or Sar may refer to:
Places
* Sar (river), Galicia, Spain
* Sar, Bahrain, a residential district
* Sar, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Sar, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region of China
* Šar Mountains, in southeastern Europe
...
, China.
It was the first UFC event held in China.
Background
As a result of the cancellation of
UFC 151
''UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson'' was a planned mixed martial arts event that was to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 1, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was to be headlined by a UFC Light H ...
, bouts between
Takeya Mizugaki
(born December 16, 1983) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor from 2005 to 2020, Mizugaki also competed for Absolute ...
vs.
Jeff Hougland
Jeffery Ryan Hougland (born August 2, 1978) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2012, he competed for the UFC and WEC.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Hougland started fighting profess ...
and
John Lineker
John Lineker (born June 12, 1990), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Bantamweight World Champion. Lineker formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting ...
vs.
Yasuhiro Urushitani
is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the flyweight division. Urushitani held the Shooto bantamweight championship from 2010 to 2012 before vacating it to sign with the UFC. He was among the first flyweight fighters to fight in the UFC, ...
were rescheduled for this event.
Marcelo Guimarães
Marcelo Zilio Guimarães (born June 25, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC.
Mixed martial arts career
Ultimate F ...
was expected to face
Hyun Gyu Lim
Lim Hyun-Gyu (born January 16, 1985), often anglicized to Hyun Gyu Lim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the UFC Welterweight division.
Mixed martial arts career
Biography and early career
He first experienced ...
at the event; however, Guimarães was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by
David Mitchell. Lim was then pulled from the bout by doctors and the fight was subsequently cancelled.
Kyung Ho Kang
Kang Kyung-ho ( ko, 강경호, born September 9, 1987), often anglicized Kyung Ho Kang, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC's bantamweight division.
Career
Kang started his professional career in 2007. He fought mai ...
was expected to face
Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres (born June 20, 1988) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Cacer ...
at this event; however, Kang was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Motonobu Tezuka.
Results
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.
*Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Mac Danzig
*Knockout of the Night: Cung Le
*Submission of the Night: Thiago Silva
See also
*
List of UFC events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains several fight ...
*
2012 in UFC
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 ...
References
External links
Official UFC past events pageUFC events results at Sherdog.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ufc on Fuel TV 06
UFC on Fuel TV
2012 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in Macau
2012 in Macau sport