''UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 24'') was a

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event held by the

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on March 26, 2011 at the

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Background

The event did not lead into the season premiere of '' The Ultimate Fighter 13'' as has been the case for most of that program's seasonal debuts. That took place on March 30. On February 19, 2011,

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alerted followers on

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that

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz () is an American politican and retired mixed martial artist and Submission grappling, submission grappler. Ortiz is best known for his career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC ...

had to pull out of his fight with

Antônio Rogério Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira (; born 2 June 1976), also known as Minotouro or Lil Nog, is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro ...

, after receiving a severe cut on his forehead, and would be replaced by Phil Davis. On March 5,

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was forced out of his fight with

Amir Sadollah Amir Ali Sadollah (, born August 27, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist, formerly with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the winner of Spike TV's ''The Ultimate Fighter 7''. He has fought exclusively within the confines of ...

due to injury.

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was tapped as his replacement. Wilks then injured himself, and was forced to withdraw from the bout.

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was the replacement. Also on March 5,

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suffered a knee injury in training and was forced out of his bout against

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stepped in as Hallman's replacement. On March 16,

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was forced out of his bout against Michael McDonald due to suffering an injury. Promotional newcomer

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stepped in as his replacement. Also on March 16, a broken foot forced

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out of his rematch with

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and was replaced by

Chan Sung Jung Jung Chan-sung (; born March 17, 1987), anglicized as Chan Sung Jung and better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Figh ...

creating a rematch from their Fight of the Night performance at WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber, which ended in a controversial decision win for Garcia (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). The

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announced via their official

account that five preliminary bouts would stream on

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. This would also be the last UFC event until UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis the following year to feature at least one unaired preliminary fight.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $55,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Michael McDonald vs. Edwin Figueroa *Knockout of the Night: Johny Hendricks *Submission of the Night: Chan Sung Jung

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Washington State Department of Licensing. 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. *Phil Davis: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Antônio Rogério Nogueira: $90,000 *Anthony Johnson: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Dan Hardy: $25,000 *Amir Sadollah: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson: $14,000 *Chan Sung Jung: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Leonard Garcia: $18,000 *Mike Russow: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Jon Madsen: $10,000 *Mackens Semerzier: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $8,000 *John Hathaway: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus) def. Kris McCray: $10,000 *Michael McDonald: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Edwin Figueroa: $6,000 *Christian Morecraft: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Sean McCorkle: $10,000 *Johny Hendricks: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus) def. TJ Waldburger: $8,000 *Aaron Simpson: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Mario Miranda: $10,000 *Nik Lentz: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Waylon Lowe: $12,000

References

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