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UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le
UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	November 10, 2012
Venue	CotaiArena
City	Macau, SAR, China
Attendance	8,415
Total gate	$1,300,000
Event chronology

UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 10, 2012, at the Macau, SAR, China.^[2] It was the first UFC event held in China.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Background edit

As a result of the cancellation of UFC 151, bouts between Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Hougland and John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani were rescheduled for this event.^[9]

Marcelo Guimarães was expected to face Hyun Gyu Lim at the event; however, Guimarães was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by David Mitchell.^[10] Lim was then pulled from the bout by doctors and the fight was subsequently cancelled.^[11]

Kyung Ho Kang was expected to face Alex Caceres at this event; however, Kang was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Motonobu Tezuka.^[12]

Results edit

Main Card (Fuel TV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Cung Le	def.	Rich Franklin	KO (punch)	1	2:17
Light Heavyweight	Thiago Silva	vs.	Stanislav Nedkov	No Contest (overturned)	3	1:45	^[a]
Welterweight	Dong Hyun Kim	def.	Paulo Thiago	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Takanori Gomi	def.	Mac Danzig	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jon Tuck	def.	Zhang Tiequan	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Takeya Mizugaki	def.	Jeff Hougland	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Bantamweight	Alex Caceres	def.	Motonobu Tezuka	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	John Lineker	def.	Yasuhiro Urushitani	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Riki Fukuda	def.	Tom DeBlass	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^ Originally ruled a Submission (arm-triangle choke) victory for Silva, result was overturned due to testing positive for a banned substance.

Bonus awards edit

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.^[13]

Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Mac Danzig
Knockout of the Night: Cung Le
Submission of the Night: Thiago Silva

References edit

^ ^a ^b Erickson, Matt (2012-11-10). "UFC on FUEL TV 6 draws a reported 8,415 attendance for $1.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ Martin, Damon (2012-07-04). "UFC Officially Heading to China for Fuel TV Event". MMAWeekly.com. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
^ "UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le Announced for Nov. 10". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
^ Morgan, John; Stupp, Dann (2012-03-29). "UFC heading for Macau 'very soon'". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
^ Rutherford, Peter (2012-11-03). "UFC set for Macau, Singapore amid Asia expansion". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
^ Rutherford, Peter (2012-11-09). "UFC set for Macau bridgehead to mainland China". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
^ Morgan, John (2012-11-09). "UFC hoping expansion into Asia is start of something big". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
^ "Franklin, Le bring their passion to Macau for UFC on Fuel TV 6". The Sports Network. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
^ Staff (2012-08-24). "Mizugaki-Hougland, Urushitani-Lineker move from UFC 151 to UFC on FUEL TV 6 in Macau". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ Staff (2012-10-25). "David Mitchell vs. Hyun Gyu Lim completes UFC on FUEL TV 6 lineup in Macau". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
^ Erickson, Matt (2012-11-09). "David Mitchell awarded show money after Hyun Gyu Lim pulled from UFC on FUEL TV 6". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
^ Erickson, Matt (2012-11-02). "Kyung Ho Kang out, Motonobu Tezuka meets Alex Caceres at UFC on FUEL TV 6". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
^ Staff (2012-11-10). "UFC on FUEL TV 6 bonuses: Le, Silva, Gomi and Danzig earn $40K awards". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-10.