''UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber'' was a

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event held by the

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on July 2, 2011 at the

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Background

UFC 132 was originally set to feature a rematch between B.J. Penn and

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, but both were forced to withdraw because of injuries.

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was expected to face George Sotiropoulos at the event, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by

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. Jason Miller was scheduled to face Aaron Simpson at this event. However, Miller was removed from the card after accepting a coaching position on

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, and replaced by

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was expected to face

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at this event, but was forced from the bout with an injury. Koch was instead moved to UFC Fight Night 25 to take on

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. UFC 132 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV and the remainder of the preliminary bouts streamed on

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Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber * Knockout of the Night: Carlos Condit * Submission of the Night: Tito Ortiz

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Dominick Cruz: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber: $32,000 *Chris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 win bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 *Dennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Matt Wiman: $18,000 *Tito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus) def. Ryan Bader: $20,000 *Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000 *Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Shane Roller: $21,000 *Rafael dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. George Sotiropoulos: $15,000 *Brian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000 *Aaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Brad Tavares: $10,000 *Anthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner: $14,000 *Jeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Donny Walker: $6,000

References

External links

Official UFC 132 Fight Card
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