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''UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen'' was a
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event held by the
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on August 7, 2010, at the
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in
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Background

UFC President
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announced via
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on
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that Middleweight Champion
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would face
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on August 7. White threatened to cut Silva from the UFC if he fought the same way he did in his previous bout in Abu Dhabi at
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. "I'm telling you right now, if he acts like that again in the ring, I will cut him," said White. "I don't care if he's the pound for pound best fighter in the world. I don't care if he's the middleweight champion." A bout between
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and
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was reported to be in the works. The fight was later moved to
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.
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was scheduled to make his UFC debut against Rodney Wallace, but was replaced by Phil Davis after sustaining an injury.
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was scheduled to face
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, but was forced off the card with an aggravated back injury. Silva's replacement was Todd Brown. Dana White confirmed that the winner of the Fitch vs.
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fight would receive a title shot. The Fitch/Alves fight was changed to catchweight status after Alves weighed in at 171.5 lb; 0.5 lb over the 171 lb welterweight limit for non title fights. Alves was fined 20% of his purse.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen *Knockout of the Night: Stefan Struve *Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes


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. *Anderson Silva $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Chael Sonnen $35,000 *Jon Fitch $108,000 ($54,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves $60,000 *Clay Guida $56,000 ($28,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos $12,000 *Matt Hughes $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Almeida $35,000 *Junior dos Santos $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson $15,000 *Rick Story $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Hazlett $18,000 *Phil Davis $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Rodney Wallace $6,000 *Johny Hendricks $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Brenneman $8,000 *Tim Boetsch $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Todd Brown $6,000 *Stefan Struve $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Christian Morecraft $8,000 *Dennis Hallman $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Ben Saunders $12,000 ^ ''Thiago Alves was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the 170-pound welterweight limit. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.''


See also

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Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
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List of UFC champions Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC Championship#Title match system, championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, ...
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List of UFC events List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains ...
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2010 in UFC The year 2010 was the 18th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 the UFC held 24 events beginning with, ''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva''. 2010 UFC.com awa ...


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