UFC 127

Background

Tickets for UFC Fight Club members went on sale on 14 December 2010. UFC 127 sold out moments after going on public sale on 16 December 2010, selling faster than tickets for UFC 110, and making it the fastest-selling event, along with UFC 115, in UFC history.

ESPN UK aired the Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher fight, which was confirmed by Jon Anik on MMA Live. Ion Television aired the Pearson vs. Fisher, Te-Huna vs. Gustafsson and Ring vs. Fukuda preliminary bouts, while the Perosh vs. Blackledge and Zhang vs. Rheinhardt preliminary bouts were streamed on the UFC's official Facebook page.

On 9 February, it was announced that a knee injury had forced Carlos Condit out of his bout with Chris Lytle. Condit was replaced by promotional newcomer Brian Ebersole.

Results

|Welterweight |B.J. Penn |vs. |Jon Fitch |Draw (majority) (28–29, 28–28, 28–28) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Michael Bisping |def. |Jorge Rivera |TKO (punches) |2 |1:54 |Bisping was deducted one point in round 1 after landing an illegal knee. |Lightweight |Dennis Siver |def. |George Sotiropoulos |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Brian Ebersole |def. |Chris Lytle |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Kyle Noke |def. |Chris Camozzi |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |1:35 | |Lightweight |Ross Pearson |def. |Spencer Fisher |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Alexander Gustafsson |def. |James Te Huna |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |4:27 |This fight aired on the PPV broadcast in the event review. |Middleweight |Nick Ring |def. |Riki Fukuda |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Anthony Perosh |def. |Tom Blackledge |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |2:45 | |Featherweight |Zhang Tiequan |def. |Jason Reinhardt |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |0:48 |This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Ebersole vs. Lytle fight. |Heavyweight |Mark Hunt |def. |Chris Tuchscherer |KO (punch) |2 |1:41 |This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Fitch fight. |Lightweight |Curt Warburton |def. |Maciej Jewtuszko |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $75,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle
• Knockout of the Night: Mark Hunt
• Submission of the Night: Kyle Noke

References

References

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