UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche
The poster for UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 23, 2013
VenueHonda Center
CityAnaheim, California
Attendance13,257[1]
Total gate1,350,191[1]
Buyrate450,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann

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.[3]

Background

The headline bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche was the first-ever women's fight in UFC history.[4][5] The two fought in the newly created 135-pound bantamweight division for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.[4] 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.[6]

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.[7] Mendes was then pulled from the card as a suitable replacement could not be found on short notice.[8] 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.[9]

15,525 people purchased tickets to watch the event at the arena, and there were 450,000 pay-per-view buys.[10]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Liz Carmouche Submission (armbar) 1 4:49 [a]
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida def. Dan Henderson Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def. Ivan Menjivar Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:34
Welterweight Court McGee def. Josh Neer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Robbie Lawler def. Josh Koscheck TKO (knee and punches) 1 3:57
Preliminary Card (FX)
Heavyweight Brendan Schaub def. Lavar Johnson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Michael Chiesa def. Anton Kuivanen Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:29
Featherweight Dennis Bermudez def. Matt Grice Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Sam Stout def. Caros Fodor Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Welterweight Kenny Robertson def. Brock Jardine Submission (Suloev stretch)[11] 1 2:57 [b]
Welterweight Neil Magny def. Jon Manley Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (175.8 lb) Nah-Shon Burrell def. Yuri Villefort Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ^ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Faber vs Menjivar bout.

[12]

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[13]

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.[14]

^ 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

References

  1. ^ a b "UFC 157 officially draws 13,257 attendance for $1,350,191 gate". MMAjunkie.com. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  2. ^ "Pay Per View". MMAPayout.com. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  3. ^ Haggerty, Kevin (2012-11-14). "UFC 157 set for Honda Center in Anaheim". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. ^ a b "Rousey, Carmouche have UFC date". USA Today. 2012-12-07. p. 3C, Sports.
  5. ^ Arias, Carlos (2012-12-06). "MMA: Rousey ready to make history in MMA". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  6. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (December 6, 2012). "The UFC Crowns Its First Queen". UFC. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  7. ^ Pishna, Ken (2013-02-08). "Manny Gamburyan Forced Out of UFC 157; Chad Mendes Awaits New Opponent". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  8. ^ Staff (2013-02-08). "With no opponent, Chad Mendes off next week's UFC 157card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  9. ^ Staff (2013-02-22). "UFC 157 weigh-in results". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  10. ^ Straka, Mike (2015). Rowdy Rousey: Ronda Rousey's Fight to the Top. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1633194441. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  11. ^ "Before This Weekend, There Was Only One Suloev Stretch Kneebar in UFC History...Now, There Are Three".
  12. ^ "UFC® 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  13. ^ Staff (2013-02-24). "UFC 157 bonuses: Lawler, Robertson, Bermudez, Grice earn $50K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  14. ^ Staff (2013-02-27). "UFC 157 salaries: Henderson, Machida top $1.17 million payroll". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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