UFC 155
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports entertainment |
| Founded | December 29, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 was a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012, hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The highly anticipated rematch between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez was confirmed following their victories at UFC 146 on May 26, 2012. Their initial bout took place on November 12, 2011, during UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos, where dos Santos secured a first-round knockout victory. Former champions from DREAM and Strikeforce, including Alistair Overeem, were slated to fight the winner but Overeem was removed after failing a pre-fight drug screening due to an abnormal testosterone to epitestosterone ratio.
Chael Sonnen was originally scheduled to face Forrest Griffin; however, Sonnen was reassigned as a coach for The Ultimate Fighter season 17 and replaced by Phil Davis. Subsequently, Griffin withdrew because of injury, resulting in Davis’s removal from the event lineup.
The featherweight matchup between Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas was transferred to UFC on Fox 6 and promoted to the main card.
Gray Maynard pulled out due to injury and was substituted by Jim Miller to fight against Joe Lauzon.
Matt Mitrione moved to fill in for an injured competitor at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale, which allowed for the return of Todd Duffee, who took Mitrione’s place against Phil De Fries.
Due to a shoulder injury, Chris Weidman withdrew and was replaced by Costas Philippou in his bout with Tim Boetsch.
Karlos Vemola also withdrew because of injury; he was succeeded by Strikeforce veteran Derek Brunson, who faced off against Chris Leben.
Cody McKenzie was replaced by Max Holloway in the contest versus Leonard Garcia.
A fight originally planned between Melvin Guillard and Jamie Varner for TUF 16 Finale was postponed to this event after Varner became ill.
Bonus awards
The following competitors were awarded $65,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Jim Miller vs. Joe Lauzon
- Knockout of the Night: Todd Duffee
- Submission of the Night: John Moraga
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter earnings submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, excluding sponsorship deals and UFC "fight night" bonuses, were as follows:
- Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (including a $100,000 win bonus) defeated Junior dos Santos: $400,000
- Jim Miller: $82,000 (including a $41,000 win bonus) defeated Joe Lauzon: $27,000
- Costas Philippou: $36,000 (including an $18,000 win bonus) defeated Tim Boetsch: $37,000
- Yushin Okami: $84,000 (including a $42,000 win bonus) defeated Alan Belcher: $37,000
- Derek Brunson: $30,000 (including a $15,000 win bonus) defeated Chris Leben: $51,000
- Eddie Wineland: $30,000 (including a $15,000 win bonus) defeated Brad Pickett: $17,000
- Érik Pérez: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Byron Bloodworth: $6,000
- Jamie Varner: $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) defeated Melvin Guillard: $42,000
- Myles Jury: $16,000 (including an $8,000 win bonus) defeated Michael Johnson: $14,000
- Todd Duffee: $16,000 (including an $8,000 win bonus) defeated Phil De Fries: $8,000
- Max Holloway: $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) defeated Leonard Garcia: $20,000
- John Moraga: $22,000 (including an $11,000 win bonus) defeated Chris Cariaso: $12,000