UFC 157

UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

Company type	Sports event
Industry	Mixed martial arts
Founded	February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
Headquarters	Anaheim, California , United States
Area served	Mixed martial arts fans
Products	MMA fights, Pay-per-view events

UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche was a mixed martial arts event hosted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 23, 2013, at the Honda Center located in Anaheim, California.

Background

The main event featured Ronda Rousey against Liz Carmouche in the UFC's inaugural women's bout, held within the newly established 135-pound bantamweight division to crown the first-ever UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Rousey entered as the reigning champion, having been granted the title in December 2012 after her reign as Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Manny Gamburyan was initially scheduled to compete against Chad Mendes, but an injury forced Gamburyan to withdraw. With no suitable replacement found, Mendes was removed from the fight card, prompting the promotion of the matchup between Court McGee and Josh Neer to the main card lineup.

Significantly, former middleweight titleholder and contender Robbie Lawler made his return to UFC action for the first time since UFC 50, facing off against Josh Koscheck in a welterweight bout—Lawler’s first fight in this weight class since UFC 47.

During the weigh-ins, Nah-Shon Burrell failed to make weight for his contest with Yuri Villefort, leading to a catchweight agreement and a financial penalty deducted from his purse.

The event attracted an audience of 13,257 attendees and generated gate revenue totaling $1.35 million. Pay-per-view sales reached an estimated 450,000 buys.

Results

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Bonus awards

Each fighter awarded bonuses received $50,000.

• Fight of the Night: Dennis Bermudez vs. Matt Grice
• Knockout of the Night: Robbie Lawler
• Submission of the Night: Kenny Robertson

Reported payout

The disclosed fighter payouts submitted to the California State Athletic Commission do not include sponsorship earnings or UFC "fight night" bonuses and Pay-Per-View revenue shares.

• Ronda Rousey: $90,000 (including $45,000 win bonus) defeated Liz Carmouche: $12,000
• Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus) defeated Dan Henderson: $250,000
• Urijah Faber: $100,000 (including $50,000 win bonus) defeated Ivan Menjivar: $17,000
• Court McGee: $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus) defeated Josh Neer: $16,000
• Robbie Lawler: $105,000 (including $10,000 win bonus) defeated Josh Koscheck: $78,000
• Brendan Schaub: $36,000 (including $18,000 win bonus) defeated Lavar Johnson: $29,000
• Michael Chiesa: $30,000 (including $15,000 win bonus) defeated Anton Kuivanen: $8,000
• Dennis Bermudez: $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus) defeated Matt Grice: $8,000
• Sam Stout: $52,000 (including $26,000 win bonus) defeated Caros Fodor: $15,000
• Kenny Robertson: $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) defeated Brock Jardine: $8,000
• Neil Magny: $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) defeated Jon Manley: $8,000
• Nah-Shon Burrell: $12,500 (including $7,000 win bonus) defeated Yuri Villefort: $6,550 ^

^ Burrell incurred a fine for missing weight; a portion of his purse was awarded to Villefort.

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2013 in UFC