UFC 120
Bisping vs. Akiyama: A middleweight clash in London.
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010, at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The card featured six televised MMA bouts, as well as four un-aired preliminary bouts.
Quick Facts
- Date
- August 21, 2011
- Venue
- MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Headline bout
- Junior dos Santos (c) vs. Vitor Belfort – UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Result
- Junior dos Santos won by KO (punch), Round 1
- Championship
- UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Rematch of
- UFC 100 (Belfort won by TKO)
Lore & Background
The main event featured The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping and Japanese judoka Yoshihiro Akiyama. Bisping won via unanimous decision with all three judges scoring 30–27. The co-main event saw Dan Hardy face Carlos Condit; Condit knocked out Hardy in the first round, giving Hardy his first knockout loss. The event was the fourth UFC event at the O2 Arena and the first since UFC 95. It was the ninth event held in the United Kingdom and the first since UFC 105. UFC 120 became, at that time, the ninth highest attended event in UFC history.
Reader's Guide
The first UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event and was held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre on Friday October 15 and Saturday October 16. Aside from the live broadcast in Britain and Canada, this event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S.
Did You Know?
- Michael Bisping sought to maintain his perfect record in Europe, having only ever been defeated in the United States and Australia.
- Dan Hardy entered the contest having become the first Englishman to compete in a UFC Championship bout, albeit unsuccessfully.
- Carlos Condit was the former World Extreme Cagefighting Welterweight champion.
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