UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold facts for kids
Quick facts for kids UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold |
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 18, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Arena Jaraguá | |||
| City | Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil | |||
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UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold was an exciting mixed martial arts event. It was put on by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is a big sports organization. The event happened on May 18, 2013, in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. It was also known as UFC on FX 8 or UFC no Combate 2 in Brazil. Fans could watch it live on TV channels like Fuel TV and FX.
About the Main Fights
This event had many interesting fights, but the most important one was between Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold. They fought in the middleweight division, which is for fighters of a certain weight. Vitor Belfort was a very experienced fighter, and Luke Rockhold was new to the UFC but had been a champion in another fighting league called Strikeforce.
Sometimes, fighters get hurt before an event. This happened a few times for this UFC show. For example, Manny Gamburyan was supposed to fight Hacran Dias, but he got injured. So, Nik Lentz stepped in to fight instead. Also, Marcos Vinícius had to pull out of his fight against Yuri Alcantara due to an injury, and Iliarde Santos took his place.
More changes happened when Cezar Ferreira and CB Dollaway both got injured. This led to Chris Camozzi and Rafael Natal stepping in to fight different opponents. Even Costa Philippou had to leave his fight against Ronaldo Souza because of a cut. These changes show how tough it can be for fighters to stay healthy for their matches!
Fight Results
Here are the results of all the fights that happened at UFC on FX: Belfbox vs. Rockhold. The fighters competed in different weight classes, and each fight had a winner.
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Middleweight | Vitor Belfort | def. | Luke Rockhold | KO (spinning heel kick and punches) | 1 | 2:32 | ||
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Chris Camozzi | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 3:37 | ||
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Evan Dunham | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Middleweight | Rafael Natal | def. | Joao Zeferino | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Preliminary card (Fuel TV) | ||||||||
| Featherweight | Nik Lentz | def. | Hacran Dias | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 28-27) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Lightweight | Francisco Trinaldo | def. | Mike Rio | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 3:08 | ||
| Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | def. | John Cholish | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:34 | ||
| Welterweight | Paulo Thiago | def. | Michel Prazeres | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Bantamweight | Yuri Alcantara | def. | Iliarde Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:31 | ||
| Light Heavyweight | Fabio Maldonado | def. | Roger Hollett | Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 29-28, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | ||||||||
| Flyweight | John Lineker | def. | Azamat Gashimov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:07 | ||
| Flyweight | Jussier Formiga | def. | Chris Cariaso | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Lightweight | Lucas Martins | def. | Jeremy Larsen | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:13 | ||
Special Awards
After the event, some fighters received extra money for their amazing performances. These are called "bonus awards." Each award was worth $50,000!
- Fight of the Night: This award went to Lucas Martins and Jeremy Larsen for having the most exciting fight.
- Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort won this for his powerful knockout.
- Submission of the Night: Ronaldo Souza earned this for making his opponent give up using a special hold.
Related Pages
- List of UFC events
- 2013 in UFC
See also
In Spanish: UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold para niños
