UFC 131
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UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

.

Background

Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...

 was originally scheduled to face Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos Almeida, also known as Junior Cigano , is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. Dos Santos fights in the Heavyweight division, under the tutelage of former UFC and Pride Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and UFC...

 after their coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter 13
The Ultimate Fighter 13
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos is the thirteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter....

, but due to a recurring illness, Lesnar was replaced by Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin
Shane Bannister Carwin is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , where he was previously the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...

. Originally, a matchup between Carwin , and Jon Olav Einemo
Jon Olav Einemo
|-| Loss|align=center| 6–2| Dave Herman| TKO | UFC 131| |align=center| 2|align=center| 3:19|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada| Won Fight of the Night honors|-| Win|align=center| 6–1| James Thompson| Submission...

 was scheduled for this event. Einemo remained on the card and faced Dave Herman
Dave Herman (fighter)
Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...

, who was pulled from a matchup with Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...

 as a result. Beltran was matched up with Aaron Rosa
Aaron Rosa
Aaron Isaac Rosa is a Mexican American mixed martial artist. He previously fought at Heavyweight and currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

.

Court McGee
Court McGee
Courtney Scott McGee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McGee mostly fought in local promotions in Utah before signing with the UFC....

 was scheduled to fight Jesse Bongfeldt
Jesse Bongfeldt
Jesse Bongfeldt is a Canadian professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a middleweight, and has fought for such organizations as the Ultimate Fighting Championships.-Early Career:...

, but was forced to pull out due to a torn MCL
Medial collateral ligament
The medial collateral ligament of the knee is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It is on the medial side of the knee joint in humans and other primates. It is also known as the tibial collateral ligament, or abbreviated as the MCL.- Structure :It is a broad, flat, membranous band,...

 while training and was replaced by Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...



Rani Yahya
Rani Yahya
Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...

 was scheduled face Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

 at this event, but withdrew due to injury on May 3, 2011 and was replaced by UFC newcomer Jason Young.

Anthony Perosh
Anthony Perosh
Anthony Perosh is an Australian mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competes in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions...

 was expected to face Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszyński is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League . After the demise of that organization, he moved to the UFC, appearing on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter...

 at this event, but Perosh was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Igor Pokrajac
Igor Pokrajac
Igor Pokrajac is a Croatian mixed martial artist currently fighting at Light Heavyweight.-Mixed martial arts career:Pokrajac started his professional MMA career in 2003, primarily competing in his native Croatia...

. However, Pokrajac was forced to pull out of the bout due to injuries just days before the event and was replaced by Mike Massenzio
Mike Massenzio
Mike Vito Massenzio is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He wrestled in New Jersey and was a two-time high school state champion in 2000 and 2001 at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Additionally in 2001,...

.

On May 17, a torn muscle forced Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...

 out of his bout with Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone
Donald Anthony Cerrone is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently competes as a lightweight in the UFC...

. Promotional newcomer Vagner Rocha
Vagner Rocha
Vagner Rocha is a Brazilian-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and professional mixed-martial artist, currently competing as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...

 replaced Danzig.

UFC newcomer Dave Herman
Dave Herman (fighter)
Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...

 was originally slated to face Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton is an English mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.-Background:...

 at this event, but Broughton was later replaced by Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...

, who was later replaced with Jon Olav Einemo
Jon Olav Einemo
|-| Loss|align=center| 6–2| Dave Herman| TKO | UFC 131| |align=center| 2|align=center| 3:19|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada| Won Fight of the Night honors|-| Win|align=center| 6–1| James Thompson| Submission...

 since Carwin replaced an injured Lesnar.

UFC 131 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...

, and the remainder of the preliminary bouts streamed on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...

 and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

.

Preliminary card (Facebook/YouTube)

  • Featherweight bout:   Michihiro Omigawa
    Michihiro Omigawa
    is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...

     vs.   Darren Elkins
    Darren Elkins
    Darren Elkins is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights in the featherweight division.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

Elkins defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
  • Heavyweight bout:   Joey Beltran
    Joey Beltran
    For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...

     vs.   Aaron Rosa
    Aaron Rosa
    Aaron Isaac Rosa is a Mexican American mixed martial artist. He previously fought at Heavyweight and currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Beltran defeated Rosa via TKO (punches) at 1:26 of round 3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Stout vs. Edwards fight.
  • Featherweight bout:   Dustin Poirier
    Dustin Poirier
    Dustin Poirier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

     vs.   Jason Young
    Jason Young (fighter)
    Jason "Shotgun" Young is a professional English mixed martial artist currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in their Featherweight division. He currently trains at Team Titan and Semtex gym and he has trained with Brad Pickett.-Biography:...

Poirier defeated Young via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout:   Nick Ring
    Nick Ring
    Nick Ring is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Ring fought in various promotions, most notably the Bellator Fighting Championships...

     vs.   James Head
    James Head (fighter)
    James Head is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the UFC and fights in the middleweight division.- Mixed martial arts :...

Ring defeated Head via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33 of round 3.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:   Krzysztof Soszynski
    Krzysztof Soszynski
    Krzysztof Soszyński is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League . After the demise of that organization, he moved to the UFC, appearing on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter...

     vs.   Mike Massenzio
    Mike Massenzio
    Mike Vito Massenzio is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He wrestled in New Jersey and was a two-time high school state champion in 2000 and 2001 at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Additionally in 2001,...

Soszynski defeated Massenzio via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–27).

Preliminary card (televised)

  • Middleweight bout:   Jesse Bongfeldt
    Jesse Bongfeldt
    Jesse Bongfeldt is a Canadian professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a middleweight, and has fought for such organizations as the Ultimate Fighting Championships.-Early Career:...

     vs.   Chris Weidman
    Chris Weidman
    Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...

Weidman defeated Bongfeldt via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:54 of round 1.
  • Lightweight bout:   Sam Stout
    Sam Stout
    Samuel James "Hands of Stone" Stout is a Canadian mixed martial artist from London, Ontario. Currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he is primarily known as a striker with an iron chin.- Mixed martial arts career :...

     vs.   Yves Edwards
    Yves Edwards
    |-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...

Stout defeated Edwards via KO (punch) at 3:52 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the dos Santos vs. Carwin fight.

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:   Donald Cerrone
    Donald Cerrone
    Donald Anthony Cerrone is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently competes as a lightweight in the UFC...

     vs.   Vagner Rocha
    Vagner Rocha
    Vagner Rocha is a Brazilian-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and professional mixed-martial artist, currently competing as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Cerrone defeated Rocha via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26).
  • Heavyweight bout:   Jon Olav Einemo
    Jon Olav Einemo
    |-| Loss|align=center| 6–2| Dave Herman| TKO | UFC 131| |align=center| 2|align=center| 3:19|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada| Won Fight of the Night honors|-| Win|align=center| 6–1| James Thompson| Submission...

     vs.   Dave Herman
    Dave Herman (fighter)
    Dave Herman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Herman received a significant amount of buzz from fans and media for being undefeated in his first fifteen fights and beating his opponents impressively, having only been...

Herman defeated Einemo via TKO (punches) at 3:19 of round 2.
  • Middleweight bout:   Demian Maia
    Demian Maia
    Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...

     vs.   Mark Muñoz
    Mark Munoz
    Mark Muñoz is an American mixed martial artist of Filipino descent currently fighting in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Muñoz is known for his wrestling ability and his relentless ground-and-pound...

Muñoz defeated Maia via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
  • Featherweight bout:   Kenny Florian
    Kenny Florian
    Kenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...

     vs.   Diego Nunes
Florian defeated Nunes via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
  • Heavyweight bout:   Junior dos Santos
    Junior dos Santos
    Junior dos Santos Almeida, also known as Junior Cigano , is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. Dos Santos fights in the Heavyweight division, under the tutelage of former UFC and Pride Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and UFC...

     vs.   Shane Carwin
    Shane Carwin
    Shane Bannister Carwin is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , where he was previously the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...

Dos Santos defeated Carwin via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26).

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.
  • Fight of the Night:   Dave Herman vs.   Jon Olav Einemo
  • Knockout of the Night:   Sam Stout
  • Submission of the Night:   Chris Weidman

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Vancouver 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.
  • Junior dos Santos: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus) def. Shane Carwin: $40,000
  • Kenny Florian: $130,000 ($65,000 win bonus) def. Diego Nunes: $12,000
  • Mark Muñoz: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Demian Maia: $43,000
  • Dave Herman: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Jon Olav Einemo: $15,000
  • Donald Cerrone: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Wagner Rocha: $6,000
  • Sam Stout: $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus) def. Yves Edwards: $12,000
  • Chris Weidman: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Bongfeldt: $6,000
  • Krzysztof Soszynski: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Mike Massenzio: $8,000
  • Nick Ring: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. James Head: $6,000
  • Dustin Poirier: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Jason Young: $6,000
  • Joey Beltran: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Rosa: $6,000
  • Darren Elkins: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Michihiro Omigawa: $8,000 ^


^Although not reflected in the Vancouver Athletic Commission paperwork, both Elkins and Omigawa received win bonuses

Entrance music

Fighter Artist Title Album
Dave Herman Culture Club
Culture Club
Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...

"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" Kissing to Be Clever
Kissing to Be Clever
Kissing to Be Clever is the debut album by new wave soul band Culture Club, released in 1982.-Overview:The album was anchored by the international hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me". The album's first two singles were "White Boy" , and "I'm Afraid of Me"...

Demian Maia Lobão
Lobão
Lobão, born João Luiz Woerdenbag Filho is a Brazilian rock and MPB singer and composer. He also plays the drums and guitar.Lobão is better known in Brazil for his 1980s hits, specially "Me Chama"...

"Vida Bandida" Vida Bandida
Diego Nunes Bryan "Braille" Winchester "Blessed Man" The IV EditionCD worldwide
Donald Cerrone Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...

"Cowboy
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...

"
Devil Without A Cause
Devil Without a Cause
-Tracklisting for clean version:-Demos:-Samples:*"Bawitdaba"**"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang*"Cowboy"**"Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band**"L.A...

Jon Olav Einemo Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

"Sweet Child o' Mine
Sweet Child O' Mine
"Sweet Child o' Mine" is the third single by American rock band Guns N' Roses, and the third from their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Released on August 17, 1988, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first and only number-one single in the U.S...

"
Appetite for Destruction
Appetite for Destruction
Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American rock band Guns N' Roses, released in July 1987 on Geffen Records. It was well-received by critics and topped the American Billboard 200 chart...

Junior dos Santos Bill Conti
Bill Conti
William "Bill" Conti is an American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards ceremony.-Early life and career:...

"Gonna Fly Now
Gonna Fly Now
"Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford...

"
Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky
Kenny Florian Will T. Bear "For A Few Dollars More Hip-Hop Remix" Hip Hop vs Western
Mark Muñoz E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...

"Tell Me When to Go
Tell Me When to Go
"Tell Me When to Go" is the first single from E-40's BME/Warner Bros. debut, My Ghetto Report Card. Keak da Sneak is also featured on the track. It was produced by Lil Jon, and one of the first singles to kick off the hyphy movement on a national level...

"
My Ghetto Report Card
My Ghetto Report Card
-Album chart positions:...

Michihiro Omigawa Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...

"The Perfect Drug
The Perfect Drug
"The Perfect Drug" or ' is a song by Nine Inch Nails. It was written for the David Lynch film Lost Highway and originally appeared on the Lost Highway soundtrack and as a single from the score in 1997...

"
Lost Highway Soundtrack
Lost Highway Soundtrack
Lost Highway is the soundtrack album for the 1997 David Lynch film of the same name. It was produced by Trent Reznor , and includes original music from the film recorded by Reznor, Angelo Badalamenti and Barry Adamson, as well as songs by other artists used in the film. The album reached No...

Sam Stout Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...

 (feat. DMX & Obie Trice
Obie Trice
Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:...

)
"Go to Sleep
Go to Sleep
"Go to Sleep" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003. The song has an initial time signature of 4/4, which alternates with 6/8 time throughout the duration of the song. The alternate title for the song as listed...

"
Cradle 2 the Grave
Shane Carwin Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...

"'Till I Collapse
'Till I Collapse
"Till I Collapse" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his 2002 Grammy-nominated album The Eminem Show. It is the 18th track on the album, and features additional vocals from the late rapper Nate Dogg in the chorus....

"
The Eminem Show
The Eminem Show
The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released in 2002. It was the best-selling album of 2002 in the United States, with sales of 7.6 million copies. At the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third LP in four years to...



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