UFC 131
| UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | 11 June 2011 | |||
| Venue | Rogers Arena | |||
| City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 14,685 | |||
| Total gate | $2,800,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 330,000 | |||
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UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on 11 June 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Brock Lesnar was originally scheduled to face Junior dos Santos after their coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter 13, but due to a recurring illness, Lesnar was replaced by Shane Carwin. Originally, a matchup between Carwin, and Jon Olav Einemo was scheduled for this event. Einemo remained on the card and faced Dave Herman, who was pulled from a matchup with Joey Beltran as a result. Beltran was matched up with Aaron Rosa.
Court McGee was scheduled to fight Jesse Bongfeldt, but was forced to pull out due to a torn MCL while training and was replaced by Chris Weidman
Rani Yahya was scheduled face Dustin Poirier at this event, but withdrew due to injury on 3 May 2011 and was replaced by UFC newcomer Jason Young.
Anthony Perosh was expected to face Krzysztof Soszynski at this event, but Perosh was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Igor Pokrajac. However, Pokrajac was forced to pull out of the bout due to injuries just days before the event and was replaced by Mike Massenzio. The Soszynski/Pokrajac bout was later rescheduled for UFC 140, where Pokrajac won by knockout.
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