UFC 130

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Company type	Private
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	November 12, 1993; 32 years ago
Headquarters	Las Vegas, United States
Products	Mixed martial arts events
Website	www.ufc.com

UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 28, 2011, hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

This event was originally planned to showcase the third encounter between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Their prior matchup at UFC 125: Resolution concluded with a split draw, allowing Edgar to keep the title. Nevertheless, injuries sustained by both athletes—Edgar suffering broken ribs and Maynard enduring a knee injury—resulted in the cancellation of this fight from the lineup.

Thiago Silva was initially slated to compete against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, but following reports of a failed drug screening and subsequent suspension, Matt Hamill stepped in as Silva's replacement. A potential contest between Rampage and Rashad Evans was discussed but never finalized.

The former Sengoku Middleweight Champion Jorge Santiago joined the UFC roster and made his return by facing Brian Stann during this event.

Brad Pickett withdrew from his scheduled bout with Miguel Torres, leading to Demetrious Johnson taking Pickett's place while Torres fought against Cole Escovedo. Due to injury, Norifumi Yamamoto was replaced by Michael McDonald in his fight versus Chris Cariaso. Both original participants in a match—Cody McKenzie and Bart Palaszewski—pulled out because of injuries; their spots were filled by Gleison Tibau and UFC returnee Rafaello Oliveira, respectively.

UFC 130 included two preliminary fights broadcast live on Spike TV, with the remaining preliminary matches streamed via Facebook.

Results

{{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Gleison Tibau |def. |Rafaello Oliveira |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |3:28 |} } {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Michael McDonald |def. |Chris Cariaso |Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) |} } {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Renan Barão |def. |Cole Escovedo |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |} }

Bonus awards

Monetary bonuses of $70,000 were granted for:

Fight of the Night: Brian Stann vs. Jorge Santiago
Knockout of the Night: Travis Browne
Submission of the Night: Gleison Tibau

Reported payout

The disclosed fighter payouts submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, excluding sponsorship earnings and discretionary bonuses from UFC, were as follows:

Quinton Jackson: $250,000 (no win bonus) defeated Matt Hamill: $32,000
Frank Mir: $250,000 ($125,000 win bonus) defeated Roy Nelson: $15,000
Travis Browne: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) defeated Stefan Struve: $21,000
Rick Story: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) defeated Thiago Alves: $33,000
Brian Stann: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) defeated Jorge Santiago: $36,000
Demetrious Johnson: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) defeated Miguel Torres: $30,000
Tim Boetsch: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) defeated Kendall Grove: $26,000
Gleison Tibau: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) defeated Rafaello Oliveira: $10,000
Michael McDonald: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) defeated Chris Cariaso: $4,000
Renan Barão: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) defeated Cole Escovedo: $6,000

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