UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall
| 2012 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 14 | |||
| Last date | December 29 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 32 (1 cancelled) | |||
| UFC | 14 (1 cancelled) | |||
| UFC on Fox | 4 | |||
| UFC on FX | 6 | |||
| UFC on Fuel TV | 6 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 341 | |||
| Title fights | 13 | |||
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| UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 28, 2012 | |||
| Venue | United Center | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Attendance | 16,963 | |||
| Total gate | $1,270,960 | |||
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| UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 15, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
| City | Omaha, Nebraska | |||
| Attendance | 6,283 | |||
| Total gate | $405,895 | |||
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| UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 15, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Patriot Center | |||
| City | Fairfax, Virginia | |||
| Attendance | 6,668 | |||
| Total gate | $343,175 | |||
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| UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 8, 2012 | |||
| Venue | BankAtlantic Center | |||
| City | Sunrise, Florida | |||
| Attendance | 6,635 | |||
| Total gate | $329,110 | |||
| Estimated viewers | 1,100,000 | |||
| Total purse | $583,500 | |||
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| UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 21, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Scotiabank Saddledome | |||
| City | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 16,089 | |||
| Total gate | $4,100,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 235,000 | |||
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The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of The Ultimate Fighter 15 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012:
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis (also known as UFC on Fox 2) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The event was the first to be broadcast on Fox as part of a seven-year agreement between the UFC and the network and the second to air live on Fox after the inaugural UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.
A bout between Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Wineland was originally slated for this event. However, Johnson was pulled from the bout to be a participant in the UFC's Flyweight tournament set to begin in March. Wineland was then expected to face Johnny Bedford at this event. However, Wineland himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon. Then just days before the event, the bout was cancelled due to an alleged visa issue for Gagnon.
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