UFC 114
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Art Davie, Rorion Gracie |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas , United States |
Key people | Dana White (President) |
| Products | Mixed martial arts events, pay-per-view broadcasts |
| Website | www |
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, held on May 29, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Concurrently, the UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Background
Two preliminary fights were broadcast live on Spike TV one hour prior to the pay-per-view, accompanied by a three-part UFC Primetime series that promoted the main event.
This event showcased five champions from The Ultimate Fighter seasons—Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping, Diego Sanchez, Amir Sadollah, and Efrain Escudero—making it only the second UFC card to feature such a high number of TUF winners. Forrest Griffin was also slated to compete but had to withdraw due to injury.
The originally scheduled matchup between Forrest Griffin and Antônio Rogério Nogueira was altered when Griffin suffered a shoulder injury; Jason Brilz stepped in as his replacement. Melvin Guillard was set to face Thiago Tavares; however, Tavares pulled out with an elbow injury and was substituted by Waylon Lowe.
Dana White, UFC President, announced that the victor of the Jackson versus Evans fight would earn a title shot against Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Rua. Due to Evans sustaining an injury, Jon Jones filled this opportunity instead, challenging Rua at UFC 128 in March 2011. Rua’s management had also contemplated Randy Couture as a potential first challenger for the belt, but that contest never came to fruition.
Quinton Jackson was initially scheduled to battle Evans for the championship following his victory over Keith Jardine at UFC 96 in 2009. However, after suffering a broken jaw, he was replaced by Lyoto Machida at UFC 98, where Machida claimed the title. Subsequently, Jackson served as a coach opposite Evans on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights rather than competing for the championship.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Efrain Escudero |def. |Dan Lauzon |Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) |3 |5:00 |} }
Bonus awards
Performance bonuses of $65,000 were awarded as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Jason Brilz
- Knockout of the Night: Mike Russow
- Submission of the Night: Ryan Jensen
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter earnings submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, excluding sponsorship and discretionary bonuses:
- Rashad Evans earned $410,000 (including a $185,000 win bonus) defeating Quinton Jackson who received $250,000
- Michael Bisping took home $325,000 (with a $150,000 win bonus) over Dan Miller who earned $15,000
- Mike Russow collected $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) defeating Todd Duffee who made $8,000
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira received $120,000 (with a $40,000 win bonus) over Jason Brilz who earned $11,000
- John Hathaway secured $22,000 (including an $11,000 win bonus) defeating Diego Sanchez who earned $50,000
- Dong Hyun Kim earned $64,000 (with a $32,000 win bonus) defeating Amir Sadollah who received $15,000
- Efrain Escudero took home $30,000 (including a $15,000 win bonus) over Dan Lauzon who made $15,000
- Melvin Guillard earned $38,000 (with a $19,000 win bonus) defeating Waylon Lowe who collected $6,000
- Cyrille Diabate received $12,000 (including a $6,000 win bonus) over Luiz Cane who earned $19,000
- Aaron Riley secured $20,000 (with a $10,000 win bonus) defeating Joe Brammer who made $5,000
- Ryan Jensen took home $16,000 (including an $8,000 win bonus) defeating Jesse Forbes who earned $6,000