UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera

UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	August 4, 2012
Venue	Staples Center
City	Los Angeles, California
Attendance	16,080
Total gate	$1,100,000
Event chronology

UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera (also known as UFC on Fox 4) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 4, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

Background

Brian Stann was expected to headline the event against promotional newcomer Héctor Lombard.^[3] However, Stann was forced out of the bout citing a shoulder injury.^[4]

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and Brandon Vera instead headlined the event, with both fighters being pulled from fights on earlier cards.^[5]

Chad Griggs was expected to face Phil Davis at the event.^[6] However, Griggs was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Wagner Prado.^[7]

A featherweight bout between Josh Grispi and Pablo Garza was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Garza was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced by Rani Yahya.^[5]

A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon and Terry Etim was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Etim was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced by Jamie Varner.^[5]

Rob Broughton was expected to face Matt Mitrione at the event. However, the bout was scrapped after Broughton pulled out due to an undisclosed personal matter.^[8]

On July 25, 2012, Ben Rothwell pulled out of his fight against Travis Browne due to an injured ankle.^[9] This led to Browne being removed from the card, while Mike Swick vs DaMarques Johnson was bumped up to the main card.^[10]

Results

Main card (Fox)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Maurício Rua	def.	Brandon Vera	TKO (punches)	4	4:09
Light Heavyweight	Lyoto Machida	def.	Ryan Bader	KO (punch)	2	1:32
Lightweight	Joe Lauzon	def.	Jamie Varner	Submission (triangle choke)	3	2:44
Welterweight	Mike Swick	def.	DaMarques Johnson	KO (punches)	2	1:20
Preliminary card (Fuel TV)
Featherweight	Nam Phan	def.	Cole Miller	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Wagner Prado	vs.	Phil Davis	No Contest	1	1:28	^[a]
Featherweight	Rani Yahya	def.	Josh Grispi	Submission (north-south choke)	1	3:15
Heavyweight	Phil De Fries	def.	Oli Thompson	Submission (face crank)	2	4:16
Featherweight	Manny Gamburyan	def.	Michihiro Omigawa	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	John Moraga	def.	Ulysses Gomez	KO (elbows and punches)	1	3:46

^ An accidental eye poke left Prado unable to continue.

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[11]

Fight of the Night: Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner
Knockout of the Night: Mike Swick
Submission of the Night: Joe Lauzon

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[12]

Maurício Rua: $240,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Vera: $70,000
Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Ryan Bader: $47,000
Joe Lauzon: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Varner: $12,000
Mike Swick: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson: $18,000
Nam Phan: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Cole Miller: $21,000
Phil Davis: $30,000 vs. Wagner Prado: $16,000
Rani Yahya: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
Phil De Fries: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Oli Thompson: $11,000
Manvel Gamburyan: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Michihiro Omigawa: $11,000
John Moraga: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Ulysses Gomez: $8,000