2010 in UFC explained

The year 2010 was the 18th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 the UFC held 24 events beginning with, UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva.

The Ultimate Fighter

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
TUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz	Jun 19, 2010	Middleweight	Court McGee	Kris McCray
TUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck	Dec 4, 2010	Lightweight	Jonathan Brookins	Michael Johnson

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2010:

• Aaron Wilkinson
• Alexandre Ferreira
• Amilcar Alves
• Brad Tavares
• Carlos Eduardo Rocha
• Charles Oliveira
• Charlie Brenneman
• Chris Camozzi
• Christian Morecraft
• Claude Patrick
• Cody McKenzie
• Court McGee
• Cyrille Diabaté
• Daniel Roberts
• Darren Elkins
• David Branch
• David Mitchell
• Dongi Yang
• Edson Barboza
• Fabio Maldonado
• Fredson Paixão
• Gerald Harris
• Gilbert Yvel
• Greg Soto
• Ian Loveland
• Jake Shields
• James Hammortree

• James Te-Huna
• James Toney
• Jamie Yeager
• Jason High
• Jesse Bongfeldt
• Joey Beltran
• John Gunderson
• John Makdessi
• John Salter
• Jonathan Brookins
• Josh Bryant
• Julio Paulino
• Karlos Vemola
• Kris McCray
• Curt Warburton
• Kyle Noke
• Kyle Watson
• Maiquel Falcão
• Mark Holst
• Mark Hunt
• Mark Scanlon
• Michael Johnson
• Mike Guymon
• Mike Lullo
• Nam Phan
• Nick Pace

• Pablo Garza
• Pascal Krauss
• Pat Audinwood
• Paul Sass
• Phil Davis
• Rafael Natal
• Renzo Gracie
• Ricardo Romero
• Rich Attonito
• Rob Broughton
• Rolles Gracie Jr.
• Ronys Torres
• Rory MacDonald
• Sako Chivitchian
• Sean McCorkle
• Sean Pierson
• Seth Baczynski
• T.J. O'Brien
• TJ Waldburger
• Takanori Gomi
• Todd Brown
• Travis Browne
• Tyler Toner
• Vinicius Queiroz
• Waylon Lowe
• Will Campuzano

Events list

See main article: article and List of UFC events.

	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
166	UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2		Bell Centre	Montreal, Canada	[1]
165			Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, U.S.	[2]
164	UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida		The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.	[3]
163	UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami		König Pilsener Arena	Oberhausen, Germany	[4]
162	UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez		Honda Center	Anaheim, California, U.S.	[5]
161	UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama		The O2 arena	London, England, U.K.	[6]
160	UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop		Conseco Fieldhouse	Indianapolis, U.S.	[7]
159			Frank Erwin Center	Austin, Texas, U.S.	[8]
158	UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2		TD Garden	Boston, U.S.	[9]
157	UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen		Oracle Arena	Oakland, California, U.S.	[10]
156			San Diego Sports Arena	San Diego, U.S.	[11]
155	UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	[12]
154			Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, U.S.	[13]
153	UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin		General Motors Place	Vancouver, Canada	[14]
152	UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	[15]
151	UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2		Bell Centre	Montreal, Canada	[16]
150	UFC 112: Invincible		Yas Island	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[17]
149			Bojangles' Coliseum	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	[18]
148	UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy		Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	[19]
147			1stBank Center	Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.	[20]
146	UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez		Acer Arena	Sydney, Australia	[21]
145	UFC 109: Relentless		Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, U.S.	[22]
144			Patriot Center	Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.	[23]
143	UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva		MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas, U.S.	[24]

See also

• UFC
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events

Notes and References

1. Web site: UFC 124 draws reported record attendance of 23,152 for $4.6 million gate . mmajunkie.com . Dec 11, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023073817/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21722/ufc-124-draws-reported-record-attendance-of-23152-for-46-million-gate.mma . 2012-10-23 .
2. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale scores 1,903 attendance; $380k live gate . mmajunkie.com . Dec 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023073049/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21676/the-ultimate-fighter-12-finale-scores-1903-attendance-380k-live-gate.mma . 2012-10-23 .
3. Web site: UFC 123 draws 16,404 attendance and $2.1 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Nov 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123033816/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21483/ufc-123-draws-16404-attendance-and-2-1-million-live-gate.mma . 2010-11-23 .
4. Web site: UFC 122 attendance and live gate: 8,421 for estimated $600,000 . mmajunkie.com . Nov 13, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015403/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21396/ufc-122-attendance-and-live-gate-8421-for-estimated-600000.mma . 2012-06-30 .
5. Web site: UFC 121 attendance and gate: 14,856 attendees, $2.2 million in ticket sales . mmajunkie.com . 2010-10-27 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015410/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21171/ufc-121-attendance-and-gate-14856-attendees-2-2-million-in-ticket-sales.mma . 2012-06-30 .
6. Web site: UFC 120 reportedly sets European attendance record . mmajunkie.com . Oct 16, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120713074302/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21047/ufc-120-reportedly-sets-european-attendance-record.mma . 2012-07-13 .
7. Web site: UFC 119 officially draws 15,811 attendance for $1.6 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Sep 30, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015404/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20845/ufc-119-officially-draws-15811-attenance-for-1-6-million-live-gate.mma . 2012-06-30 .
8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 22 draws reported 7,724 attendance for $595,900 live gate . mmajunkie.com . Sep 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022232334/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20664/ufc-fight-night-22-draws-reported-7724-attendance-for-595900-live-gate.mma . 2012-10-22 .
9. Web site: MASC: UFC 118 draws 14,168 spectators for $2.8 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Sep 2, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015403/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20513/msac-ufc-118-draws-14168-spectators-for-2-8-million-live-gate.mma . 2012-06-30 .
10. Web site: UFC 117 draws reported 12,971 attendees for $1.56 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Aug 8, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015404/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20203/ufc-117-draws-reported-12971-attendees-for-1-56-million-live-gate.mma . 2012-06-30 .
11. Web site: UFC on Versus 2 draws reported attendance of 8,132 for $490k gate . mmajunkie.com . Aug 2, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016124754/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20128/ufc-on-versus-2-draws-reported-attendance-of-8132-for-490k-gate.mma . 2012-10-16 .
12. Web site: UFC 116 officially draws 12,740 attendess for $4.05 million live gate. mmajunkie.com. Jul 14, 2010. 2015-03-04. https://archive.today/20120630015355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19932/ufc-116-officially-draws-12740-attendees-for-4-05-million-live-gate.mma. 2012-06-30. dead.
13. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale draws reported attendance of 1,708 for a $430k live gate . mmajunkie.com . Jun 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015205845/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19615/the-ultimate-fighter-11-finale-draws-reported-attendance-of-1708-for-a-430k-gate.mma . 2012-10-15 .
14. Web site: UFC 115 officially draws 17,669 attendance for $4.2 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Jun 24, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015425/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19676/ufc-115-live-gate-and-attendance-on-target-with-officials-estimates.mma . 2012-06-30 .
15. Web site: NSAC corrects UFC 114 attendance and gate, promotions estimates nearly spot on . mmajunkie.com . Jun 9, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19456/nsac-corrects-ufc-114-attendance-and-gate-promotions-estimates-nearly-spot-on.mma . 2012-06-30 .
16. Web site: UFC 113 draws reported attendance of 17,647 for $3.27 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . May 9, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015353/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19063/ufc-113-draws-reported-attendance-of-17647-for-3-27-million-live-gate.mma . June 30, 2012 .
17. Web site: UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi draws 11,008 attendance for estimated $3.5 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Apr 11, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120525143359/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18665/ufc-112-in-abu-dhabi-draws-11008-attendance-for-estimated-3-5-million-live-gate.mma . 2012-05-25 .
18. Web site: UFC Fight Night 21 draws 7,700 attendance for $590,685 live gate . mmajunkie.com . Mar 31, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014232251/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18542/ufc-fight-night-21-draws-7700-attendance-for-590685-live-gate.mma . 2012-10-14 .
19. Web site: New Jersey's UFC 111 event draws 17,000 attendance and $4 million live gate . mmajunkie.com . Mar 28, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015355/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18483/new-jerseys-ufc-111-event-draws-17000-attendance-and-4-million-live-gate.mma . 2012-06-30 .
20. Web site: UFC on Versus 1 draws reported soldout crowd of 6,443 for $568K gate . mmajunkie.com . Mar 22, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014192715/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18396/ufc-on-versus-1-draws-reported-sell-out-crowd-of-6443-for-568k-gate.mma . 2012-10-14 .
21. Web site: UFC 110's reported attendance qualifies as highest-ever for UFC outside of North America . mmajunkie.com . Feb 21, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015354/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18027/ufc-110s-reported-attendance-qualifies-as-highest-ever-for-ufc-outside-of-north-america.mma . 2012-06-30 .
22. Web site: "UFC 109: Relentless" draws official attendance of 10,753 for $2.27 million gate . mmajunkie.com . Feb 16, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015354/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17963/ufc-109-relentless-draws-offical-attendance-of-10753-for-2-27-million-gate.mma . 2012-06-30 .
23. Web site: UFC Fight Night 20 a sellout with near-record $730,000 live gate . mmajunkie.com . Jan 12, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014024247/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17524/ufc-fight-night-20-a-sellout-with-near-record-730000-live-gate.mma . 2012-10-14 .
24. Web site: UFC 108 draws official attendance of 13,529 for $1.97 million gate . mmajunkie.com . Jan 21, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630015433/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17638/ufc-108-scores-offical-attendance-of-13529-for-1-97-million-gate.mma . 2012-06-30 .