UFC 124
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] The event was the fourth that the UFC has hosted at the Bell Centre following UFC 83, UFC 97 and UFC 113 and the fifth event held in Canada along with UFC 115 which was held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 11, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Bell Centre | |||
| City | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 23,152[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,600,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 800,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A training injury forced Jason MacDonald out of his fight with Rafael Natal on October 20, 2010. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Jesse Bongfeldt.[4]
On October 26, 2010, Anthony Waldburger had to pull out of his fight with Matthew Riddle due to an injury.[5] He was replaced by Sean Pierson.[6]
UFC 124 featured live preliminary bouts streamed on UFC.com rather than Spike TV due to the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards being aired in the same time slot.[7]
UFC 124 marked the first – and only – time that the UFC let the fans vote online for the Fight of the Night.[8] Dana White stated after that he would never do this again and said "The real fight of the night belonged to Matt Riddle and Sean Pierson".
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Josh Koscheck | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Sean McCorkle | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:55 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Charles Oliveira | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Lightweight | Mac Danzig | def. | Joe Stevenson | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Welterweight | Thiago Alves | def. | John Howard | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC.com live stream) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Dan Miller | def. | Joe Doerksen | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mark Bocek | def. | Dustin Hazelett | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 2:33 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Rafael Natal | vs. | Jesse Bongfeldt | Draw (majority) (28–28, 28–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Sean Pierson | def. | Matthew Riddle | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ricardo Almeida | def. | TJ Grant | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Pat Audinwood | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $100,000 bonuses.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
- Knockout of the Night: Mac Danzig
- Submission of the Night: Mark Bocek and Jim Miller (split, $50,000 each)
References
- "UFC 124 draws reported record attendance of 23,152 for $4.6 million gate". mmajunkie.com. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
- http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/
- "UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2". ufc.com. October 6, 2010.
- "Jason MacDonald out, Rafael Natal faces newcomer Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 124". mmajunkie.com. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.
- "Injured Anthony "T.J." Waldburger out of UFC 124 fight with Matt Riddle". mmajunkie.com. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
- "Sean Pierson replaces injured T.J. Waldburger, meets Matt Riddle at UFC 124". mmajunkie.com. October 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
- "Free UFC 124 Prelims and More". ufc.com. December 8, 2010.
- "UFC 124 bonuses: Danzig, Miller, Bocek, GSP and Koscheck earn $100K awards". MMAjunkie.com. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012.
