UFC 124

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UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 11, 2010
VenueBell Centre
CityMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Attendance23,152[1]
Total gate$4,600,000[1]
Buyrate800,000[2]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 UFC 125: Resolution

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.

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
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 [a]
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. T. J. 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

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

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2012-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2". ufc.com. October 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Free UFC 124 Prelims and More". ufc.com. December 8, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "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.

See also