UFC CONFIRMS REMAINING BOUTS FOR ANAHEIM’S UFC® 121
Oct 4, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- With the baddest man on the planet, Brock
Lesnar, set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®)
heavyweight title against Cain Velasquez, UFC 121: LESNAR vs.
VELASQUEZ, which is presented by Boost Mobile and live on
Pay-Per-View on October 23rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim,
California, will also feature a number of top up-and-comers and
experienced veterans. To bolster the return to Anaheim, the UFC
confirms that the remaining bouts at UFC 121 include the following:
Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen, Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor, Mike
Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts, Sam Stout vs. Paul Taylor, Chris Camozzi
vs. Dongi Yang and Jon Madsen vs. Gilbert Yvel. Tickets for UFC 121
or on sale and can be purchased at HondaCenter.com,
Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone (800.745.3000), at the Honda
Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster retail locations. UFC 121
will be available live on Pay-Per-View on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH
Network, TVN, BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s
Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN
for standard definition or high-definition broadcasts (where
available). UFC 121 will also be available on Pay-Per-View in
Spanish in the United States. Back in the Octagon® for the first
time since a submission victory over Kris McCray to win Season 11
of The Ultimate Fighter®, Court McGee (fighting out of Orem, Utah /
11-1) will put his six-fight professional winning streak on the
line against Ryan Jensen (fighting out of Omaha, Neb. / 16-5). The
33-year-old is coming off a submission win over Jesse Forbes barely
a minute into the fight. The pair of middleweights are sure to put
on a grappling clinic, with 15 of the 27 wins between them coming
by submission and each fighter winning Submission of the Night
honors in their last fight. Patrick Cote (fighting out of Quebec
City, Quebec Canada / 14-6) looks to re-establish himself as a
middleweight contender after blowing out his knee in a title fight
against Anderson Silva after four straight UFC wins that include
first-round knockouts of Drew McFedries and Kendall Grove. But
first, “The Predator” will first have to get through “Filthy” Tom
Lawlor (fighting out of Orlando, Fla. / 6-3, 1 NC), the last
fighter to beat C.B. Dollaway, doing so in under a minute with a
guillotine choke that earned him Submission of the Night in his
middleweight debut at UFC 100. In a welterweight matchup, Mike
Guymon (fighting out of Lake Forest, Calif. / 13-3-1) looks to
build on his recent success, having won six out of his last seven
bouts, including a unanimous decision victory over Yoshiyuki
Yoshida in his last fight at UFC 113 to pick up his first UFC
victory. “The Joker” will meet up with Daniel Roberts (fighting out
of Tulsa, Okla. / 10-1). “Ninja” boasts excellent wrestling, as an
NAIA All-American wrestler, and jiu-jitsu skills, with seven of his
wins coming via submission, and he is coming off a decision victory
over Forrest Petz that earned him his first win in the Octagon at
UFC 116. Sam Stout (fighting out of London, Ontario Canada /
16-6-1) has quickly become a fixture in the UFC, with good reason.
The 26-year old veteran, “Hands of Stone,” has received five total
and three straight Fight of the Night awards in his career,
including wins over Joe Lauzon, Matt Wiman and Spencer Fisher.
Stout has another Fight of the Night candidate on the horizon as he
takes on Paul Taylor (fighting out of Walsall, England / 10-5-1, 1
NC). “Relentless” is dropping from welterweight to lightweight for
this battle, and is a three-time Fight of the Night winner himself.
Taylor will look to add another award to his resume in his
first-ever pro fight in the United States. Despite breaking his jaw
during a preliminary victory at the start of The Ultimate Fighter
Season 11 and being unable to continue onto the show, Chris Camozzi
(fighting out of Lakewood, Colo. / 13-3) refused to give up on his
dream and was rewarded with a fight against James Hammortree at The
Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, which resulted in a unanimous decision
win. The 23-year old will match up with the undefeated Dongi Yang
(fighting out of South Korea / 9-0), who is making his UFC debut.
Yang has never been to a decision, winning eight bouts by knockout
and one by submission, and has allowed a fight to last into the
third round only once in his professional career. In a bout that
pits experience against youth, heavyweight Gilbert Yvel (fighting
out of Las Vegas, Nev. / 36-15-1, 1 NC) looks to use his extensive
mixed martial arts experience to propel him to victory; “The
Hurricane” has been in there with standouts like Junior Dos Santos,
Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson and many more. On the other side of
the Octagon®, Jon Madsen (fighting out of Granite City, Ill. / 6-0)
has just six professional fights under his belt, but is yet to
taste defeat. Madsen has been able to use his technical boxing and
impressive wrestling skills to guide him to a perfect 3-0 record in
the Octagon to date. For more information, or current UFC fight
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