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UFC 112

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2010

Field	Value
name	UFC 112: Invincible
image	UFC 112 Poster.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	April 10, 2010
venue	Concert Arena, Yas Island
city	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
attendance	11,008
gate	$3,500,000
buyrate	500,000
previousevent	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
followingevent	UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2

UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the United States at 1 pm ET (10 am PT), with a replay at the regular time of 10 pm ET (7 pm PT).

The event was the first held in the Middle East following the purchase of a 10 percent stake in the UFC parent company Zuffa by Abu Dhabi government-owned Flash Entertainment. It was also the first UFC event to be held outdoors in an open-air arena. The Concert Arena (at the Ferrari World theme park) was erected as a temporary venue for the event and was torn down the following week.

Background

Vitor Belfort was expected to fight Anderson Silva for the Middleweight Championship; however, Belfort injured his shoulder during training and was unable to fight at the event. It was thought that Silva would instead take on Chael Sonnen, but he was unable to take the short notice fight due to lacerations obtained in a UFC 109 bout with Nate Marquardt. Silva ended up fighting Demian Maia.

A bout between Paul Taylor and John Gunderson was cancelled on the day of the fight because of health issues that Taylor faced after cutting weight.

Results

|Middleweight |Anderson Silva (c) |def. |Demian Maia |Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Middleweight Championship. |Lightweight |Frankie Edgar |def. |B.J. Penn (c) |Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46) |5 |5:00 |For the UFC Lightweight Championship. |Welterweight |Matt Hughes |def. |Renzo Gracie |TKO (leg kicks and punches) |3 |4:40 | |Lightweight |Rafael dos Anjos |def. |Terry Etim |Submission (armbar) |2 |4:30 | |Middleweight |Mark Muñoz |def. |Kendall Grove |TKO (punches) |2 |2:50 | |Light Heavyweight |Phil Davis |def. |Alexander Gustafsson |Submission (anaconda choke) |1 |4:55 | |Welterweight |Rick Story |def. |Nick Osipczak |Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |DaMarques Johnson |def. |Brad Blackburn |TKO (body kick and punches) |3 |2:08 | |Lightweight |Paul Kelly |def. |Matt Veach |Submission (guillotine choke) |2 |3:41 | |Heavyweight |Jon Madsen |def. |Mostapha al-Turk |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
Knockout of the Night: DaMarques Johnson
Submission of the Night: Rafael dos Anjos

References

(April 11, 2009). "UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate". mmajunkie.com.
Loy, Tim. (April 15, 2010). "Meltzer: UFC 112 a 'major PPV success'". MMA For Real.
"UFC 112". ufc.com.
(April 9, 2010). "Concert Arena Photos". MMAFighting.com.
(February 11, 2010). "Shoulder injury forces Vitor Belfort out of UFC 112 title fight with Anderson Silva". mmajunkie.com.
(February 13, 2010). "Anderson Silva, Ed Soares excited about "old school" matchup in new UFC 112 title fight.". mmajunkie.com.
(April 10, 2010). "UFC 112: Invincible" card loses Paul Taylor due to medical issues". mmajunkie.com.
(April 11, 2010). "UFC 112 bonuses: Johnson, Dos Anjos, Munoz and Grove earn $75,000 fighter awards". mmajunkie.com.

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