UFC 131
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | June 11, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada |
| Parent | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 11, 2011, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Background
Originally, Brock Lesnar was scheduled to compete against Junior dos Santos following their roles as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 13. However, Lesnar withdrew due to illness and was substituted by Shane Carwin.<ref>Initially, Carwin was slated to face Jon Olav Einemo, who instead fought Dave Herman, taking over from Herman’s original opponent Joey Beltran. Beltran then matched up with Aaron Rosa.
Court McGee had to pull out of his fight with Jesse Bongfeldt because of a torn MCL, leading to Chris Weidman stepping in as his replacement.
Rani Yahya withdrew from his scheduled bout against Dustin Poirier due to injury, and UFC debutant Jason Young filled the vacancy.
Anthony Perosh was initially replaced by Igor Pokrajac for the fight against Krzysztof Soszynski, but Pokrajac also pulled out shortly before the event, with Mike Massenzio taking his place. The Soszynski versus Pokrajac matchup was later rescheduled for UFC 140, where Pokrajac secured the victory.
Due to injury, Mac Danzig exited his fight with Donald Cerrone, and newcomer Vagner Rocha was brought in as a substitute.
Dave Herman was originally slated to fight Rob Broughton, who was first replaced by Joey Beltran and then by John Olav Einemo when Carwin replaced Lesnar.
The event featured two preliminary bouts broadcast live on Spike TV, while additional preliminary matches were streamed through Facebook and YouTube.
Bonus awards
A $70,000 bonus was awarded to the following competitors:
- Fight of the Night: Dave Herman vs. Jon Olav Einemo
- Knockout of the Night: Sam Stout
- Submission of the Night: Chris Weidman
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter earnings reported to the Vancouver Athletic Commission exclude sponsorship deals and discretionary UFC bonuses:
- Junior dos Santos: $200,000 (including a $100,000 win bonus) defeated Shane Carwin: $40,000
- Kenny Florian: $130,000 (with a $65,000 win bonus) defeated Diego Nunes: $12,000
- Mark Muñoz: $60,000 (including a $30,000 win bonus) defeated Demian Maia: $43,000
- Dave Herman: $36,000 (with an $18,000 win bonus) defeated Jon Olav Einemo: $15,000
- Donald Cerrone: $40,000 (including a $20,000 win bonus) defeated Vagner Rocha: $6,000
- Sam Stout: $38,000 (with a $19,000 win bonus) defeated Yves Edwards: $12,000
- Chris Weidman: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Jesse Bongfeldt: $6,000
- Krzysztof Soszynski: $24,000 (with a $12,000 win bonus) defeated Mike Massenzio: $8,000
- Nick Ring: $16,000 (including an $8,000 win bonus) defeated James Head: $6,000
- Dustin Poirier: $10,000 (with a $5,000 win bonus) defeated Jason Young: $6,000
- Joey Beltran: $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) defeated Aaron Rosa: $6,000
- Darren Elkins: $16,000 (with an $8,000 win bonus) defeated Michihiro Omigawa: $8,000^
^Despite commission paperwork not reflecting it, both Elkins and Omigawa received their respective win bonuses.^