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UFC 133

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz
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A poster or logo for UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date August 6, 2011
Venue Wells Fargo Center
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance 11,583
Total gate $1,500,000
Buyrate 310,000
Event chronology
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Multiple fighters that were expected to fight at this event suffered injuries. This led to multiple fights, including championship bouts being called off as a result.

This event was expected to feature Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones' first title defense against former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, but a pre-existing injury in his right hand prevented Jones from fighting, and was expected to keep him sidelined until late 2011. Not willing to wait, Evans accepted a fight against Phil Davis at this event. However, Jones later found out that he would no longer require surgery and instead made his first title defense against Quinton Jackson on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135.

On July 12, Phil Davis pulled out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans due to a knee injury suffered during training.Tito Ortiz initially declined an offer to step in as Davis' replacement and Evans was then rumored to face Lyoto Machida in a rematch of their title bout at UFC 98. Machida's camp verbally accepted the fight, but when UFC President Dana White called Machida's camp again to confirm the fight, they said Machida would fight only if he received higher pay, which White declined. The organization briefly turned their attention to matching Evans with Vladimir Matyushenko, who was already scheduled to compete on the card. In the meanwhile, Ortiz had a change of heart and accepted the offer to replace Davis. The Evans/Davis bout was later rescheduled for UFC on Fox 2 on January 28, 2012.


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