''UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez'' was a

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event held by the

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on October 23, 2010, at the Honda Center in

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. The event was the fourth time the UFC hosted at the Honda Center (formerly Arrowhead Pond) in

following UFC 59, UFC 63, and UFC 76, and the sixth event held in the

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, including UFC 60 and UFC 104.

Background

Just like UFC 111, UFC 115, and UFC 118, UFC 121 was shown in movie theaters around the United States by NCM Fathom. UFC 121 featured the return of preliminary fights live on Spike TV. '' UFC Primetime'' also returned to promote the Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez title fight. Jon Madsen was expected to face Todd Duffee, but Duffee was forced off the card due to a lingering knee injury and was replaced by

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. The event was notable for the post-fight confrontation between professional wrestler

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and Brock Lesnar following Lesnar's loss to Cain Velasquez.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago *Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez *Submission of the Night: Daniel Roberts

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. 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. *Cain Velasquez: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus) def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000 *Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Martin Kampmann: $27,000 *Diego Sanchez: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus) def. Paulo Thiago: $18,000 *Matt Hamill: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus) def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000 *Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000 *Court McGee: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Jensen: $10,000 *Tom Lawlor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Cote: $21,000 *Daniel Roberts: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mike Guymon: $8,000 *Sam Stout: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Paul Taylor: $16,000 *Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Dong Yi Yang: $8,000 *Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000

Aftermath

On October 4, 2019, Velasquez made his WWE debut confronting Lesnar on the first episode of '' Friday Night SmackDown'' on Fox, thus setting up the match at Crown Jewel for the WWE Championship where Lesnar defeated Velasquez in 88 seconds.

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