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UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
on August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Wisconsin
. The event was broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet
and Versus
.
was originally scheduled to face Stephan Bonnar
in this event, but Bonnar was replaced by newcomer Ronny Markes
after sustaining a training injury.
Paul Taylor
was scheduled to face John Makdessi
at this event, but Makdessi was forced from the bout with an injury and was replaced by Donald Cerrone
. In early July, Taylor had pulled out of his fight due to a broken foot and was replaced by Charles Oliveira
.
Tom Lawlor
was forced from his bout with Kyle Noke
due to an injury during training, he was replaced by Ed Herman.
Leonard Garcia
was expected to face Alex Caceres
, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by newcomer Jim Hettes
.
UK viewers could watch the event for free on UFC TV or on Premier Sports
in Great Britain.
At the weigh ins, Chris Lytle
handed Dana White
a thank-you letter and informed him that he will be retiring after this bout.
The UFC teamed up with Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson Museum
, and Chris Lytle
won a new 2012 Harley-Davidson Blackline motorcycle for winning the main event.
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 August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center
Bradley Center
The Bradley Center is an indoor arena, located on the northwest corner of North 4th and West State Streets, in Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The event was broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet was launched on October 9, 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. The name was chosen to match the regional "Fox Sports Net" operations across the United States...
and Versus
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
.
Background
Karlos VemolaKarlos Vemola
Karlos Vemola is a Czech mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in their heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. He is a 6 time Czech Republic National Wrestling Champion. He is known for his great strength...
was originally scheduled to face Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Patrick Bonnar is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
in this event, but Bonnar was replaced by newcomer Ronny Markes
Ronny Markes
Ronny Marki Sales da Silva is an Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. He fights out of the Nova Uniao camp in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.-Early career:...
after sustaining a training injury.
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor (fighter)
Paul Simon Taylor is an English mixed martial artist from Walsall. He stands 6'0" and weighs . He has fought regularly for Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds notable wins over Jess Liaudin and Gabe Ruediger....
was scheduled to face John Makdessi
John Makdessi
John Makdessi is an Canadian professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the lightweight division. Makdessi has been a professional MMA competitor since 2008, competing mostly in Canada before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Early Life:John was born in Halifax, Nova...
at this event, but Makdessi was forced from the bout with an injury and was replaced by 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...
. In early July, Taylor had pulled out of his fight due to a broken foot and was replaced by Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Oliveira has mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC.-Early career:...
.
Tom Lawlor
Tom Lawlor
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Lawlor is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Mixed martial arts:...
was forced from his bout with Kyle Noke
Kyle Noke
Kyle Noke is an Australian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Noke has also fought for EliteXC and the Australian fighting promotion Spartan Reality Fight...
due to an injury during training, he was replaced by Ed Herman.
Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
was expected to face Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Caceres mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championships to appear on...
, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by newcomer Jim Hettes
Jim Hettes
Jim Hettes is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Martial Arts background:...
.
UK viewers could watch the event for free on UFC TV or on Premier Sports
Premier Sports
Premier Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels, operated by the Luxembourg registered Premier Media S.à r.l., broadcasting in United Kingdom.-History:...
in Great Britain.
At the weigh ins, Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
handed Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
a thank-you letter and informed him that he will be retiring after this bout.
The UFC teamed up with Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson Museum
Harley-Davidson Museum
The Harley-Davidson Museum is a North American museum near downtown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin celebrating the more than 100 year history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The three building complex on along the Menomonee River bank contains more than 450 Harley-Davidson motorcycles and hundreds of...
, and Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
won a new 2012 Harley-Davidson Blackline motorcycle for winning the main event.
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
- Bantamweight Bout:
Jason ReinhardtJason ReinhardtJason Reinhardt is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2000, Reinhardt fought in regional promotions before signing with Zuffa in 2007...
vs. Edwin FigueroaEdwin FigueroaEdwin Figueroa is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the bantamweight division of the UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Figueroa fought in regional promotions in his home state of Texas before signing with Zuffa in 2011....
- Figueroa defeated Reinhardt via TKO (elbows and punches) at 0:50 of round 2.
- Lightweight Bout: Jacob VolkmannJacob VolkmannJacob Joseph Volkmann is an American mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division and formerly at welterweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Volkmann had made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest...
vs. Danny CastilloDanny CastilloDaniel "Danny" Alfonso Castillo is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He currently fights at lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, and...
- Lightweight Bout:
- Volkmann defeated Castillo via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Lightweight Bout: Cole MillerCole MillerJeremiah Cole Miller is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese....
vs. TJ O'Brien
- Lightweight Bout:
- Miller defeated O'Brien via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:28 of round 2.
- Featherweight bout: Alex CaceresAlex CaceresAlex Caceres is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Caceres mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championships to appear on...
vs. Jimy HettesJim HettesJim Hettes is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Martial Arts background:...
- Featherweight bout:
- Hettes defeated Caceres via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:12 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight Bout:
Karlos VemolaKarlos VemolaKarlos Vemola is a Czech mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in their heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. He is a 6 time Czech Republic National Wrestling Champion. He is known for his great strength...
vs.
Ronny MarkesRonny MarkesRonny Marki Sales da Silva is an Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. He fights out of the Nova Uniao camp in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.-Early career:...
- Light Heavyweight Bout:
- Markes defeated Vemola via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Middleweight Bout:
Kyle NokeKyle NokeKyle Noke is an Australian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Noke has also fought for EliteXC and the Australian fighting promotion Spartan Reality Fight...
vs. Ed Herman
- Middleweight Bout:
- Herman defeated Noke via submission (inverted heel hook) at 4:15 of round 1.
- Bantamweight Bout: Joseph BenavidezJoseph BenavidezJoseph Rolando Benavidez is an American mixed martial artist. After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. He has since fought in Dream and most recently the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion...
vs. Eddie WinelandEddie WinelandEddie Wineland is an American professional mixed martial artist from Highland, Indiana who fights in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Wineland is a former World Extreme Cagefighting Bantamweight Champion...
- Bantamweight Bout:
- Benavidez defeated Wineland via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Middleweight Bout: C.B. DollawayC.B. DollawayClarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
vs. Jared HammanJared HammanJared Hamman is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for being able to take mass amounts of punishment, UFC Commentator Joe Rogan has described Hamman as having a "rubber chin".-Biography:Prior to beginning his...
- Middleweight Bout:
- Hamman deafeated Dollaway via TKO (punches) at 3:38 of round 2.
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Amir SadollahAmir SadollahAmir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
vs. Duane LudwigDuane LudwigDuane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...
- Ludwig defeated Sadollah via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Lightweight Bout: Donald CerroneDonald CerroneDonald 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. Charles OliveiraCharles OliveiraCharles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Oliveira has mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC.-Early career:...
- Lightweight Bout:
- Cerrone defeated Oliveira via TKO (punches) at 3:01 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Jim MillerJim Miller (fighter)James Andrew Miller is an American mixed martial artist. He has held the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Lightweight Championship and Reality Fighting Featherweight Championship. He currently fights for the UFC's lightweight division. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Dan Miller...
vs. Benson HendersonBen Henderson (fighter)Benson Henderson is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Henderson, a former WEC Lightweight Champion, is known for his aggressive style and his ability to escape from deep submission attempts...
- Lightweight Bout:
- Henderson defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–26).
- Welterweight Bout:
Dan HardyDan HardyDan Hardy is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008. He was...
vs. Chris LytleChris LytleChris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
- Welterweight Bout:
- Lytle defeated Hardy via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:16 of round 3. This was Lytle's last fight.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.- Fight of the Night: Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
- Knockout of the Night: Donald Cerrone
- Submission of the Night: Chris Lytle
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services. 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.- Chris Lytle: $70,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Dan Hardy: $25,000
- Ben Henderson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller: $35,000
- Donald Cerrone: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus) def. Charles Oliveira: $12,000
- Duane Ludwig: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Amir Sadollah: $20,000
- Jared Hamman: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. CB Dollaway: $20,000
- Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 ($21,500 win bonus) def. Eddie Wineland: $10,000
- Ed Herman: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Noke: $8,000
- Ronny Markes: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Karlos Vemola: $10,000
- Jim Hettes: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $8,000
- Cole Miler: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. T.J. O'Brien: $6,000
- Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo: $17,000
- Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jason Reinhardt: $6,000