Issue 118
August 2014
$22,483,000
Over $22m has been given away by the UFC in ‘Knockout...’ and ‘Submission of the Night’ bonuses since their creation. They were switched to ‘Performance...’ bonuses at UFC Fight Night 36.
3
Number of times the UFC has held an event in Germany, including its Fight Night 41 card in Berlin on May 31st.
9 Years 1 Month 10 Days
New UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw ended an unbeaten run of 3,328 days when he TKO’d Renan Barao at UFC 173. The Brazilian’s only previous loss was on his pro debut back in April 2005.
122
In outstriking his opponent at UFC Fight Night 40, Matt Brown hit Erick Silva with 122 strikes more than he took.
2/10
Tito Ortiz’s successful Bellator debut, arm-triangling Alex Shlemenko in May, could set him up for a shot at the 205lb belt, despite it being only his second victory in his last 10 fights.
2:2
UFC 173 light heavyweight rivals Daniel Cormier and Dan Henderson were members of two Team USA Olympic wrestling squads each, Cormier in ’04 and ’08, and ‘Hendo’ in ’92 and ’96.
11
It took heavy underdog Johnny Eduardo just 11 significant strikes to knock out former WEC bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland in their UFC Fight Night 40 prelim card opener.
