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''UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson'' was a
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event held by the
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on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose,
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. It was the first UFC event in San Jose, the longtime home and base arena for
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.


Background

''UFC 139'' featured two preliminary fights live on
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. UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was originally expected to have his first title defense against
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at this event. However, on September 2, 2011, the UFC announced that fight would be moved to the inaugural
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event. To fill in the vacancy left by Cain vs dos Santos, Dana White confirmed on September 20, 2011 that
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had re-signed with the UFC and would fight Maurício "Shogun" Rua for the main event. White also declared that Shogun vs. Henderson would be a "No. 1 contender’s match" for the light heavyweight title. However, White clarified that
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was still planned to get the title shot against the winner of Jon Jones vs Rampage Jackson, and that the winner of Shogun vs. Henderson would then get the second crack at the title.
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was briefly linked to a matchup with Cung Le at this event. However, Belfort was removed from the bout and replaced by
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. Johnny Eduardo was expected to face Michael McDonald at the event. However, Eduardo was forced from the card with a shoulder injury on November 4 and replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Soto. It was initially suspected that the first
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preliminary fight would feature Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman, but it became known that it was Michael McDonald fighting UFC newcomer Alex Soto instead. During the official UFC 139 weigh ins, Shamar Bailey and Nick Pace failed to make the weight limit for their respective weight classes. Bailey came in 3 pounds over, while Pace came in six pounds over. Each fighter was fined 20 percent of their earnings and their bouts took at catchweights of 158 lb and 141 lb respectively.


Results


Critical reception

The event was well received by critics. The main event drew many accolades, including UFC President Dana White calling it "one of the top three best fights ever in MMA", later comparing the fight to the
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. The fight would later garner numerous Fight of the Year awards. The fight was later included in the
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in 2018.


Bonus awards

The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson and Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le * Knockout of the Night: Michael McDonald * Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber


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. *Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Maurício Rua: $165,000 *Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Cung Le: $350,000 *Urijah Faber: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles: $19,000 *Martin Kampmann: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus) def. Rick Story: $19,000 *Stephan Bonnar: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Kingsbury: $10,000 *Ryan Bader: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Jason Brilz: $13,000 *Michael McDonald: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Alex Soto: $6,000 *Chris Weidman: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $12,000 *Gleison Tibau: $54,000 ($27,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $16,000 *Miguel Torres: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Nick Pace: $4,000 ^ *Seth Baczynski: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $12,000 *Danny Castillo: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Shamar Bailey: $8,000 ^ ^ ''Shamar Bailey and Nick Pace were reportedly fined 20 percent of their purse for failing to make the required weight for their respective fights. The CSAC's initial report did not include information on the penalty.''


References

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