Mixed Martial Arts
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2011 in chronological order.
Date | Event | Alternate Name/s | Location | Attendance | PPV Buyrate | Notes | |||||||
January 1 | UFC 125: Resolution | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 12,874 | 270,000 | |||||||||
January 22 | UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 | UFC Fight Night 23 | Killeen, Texas, USA | 3,200 | |||||||||
January 29 | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg | San Jose, California, USA | 9,059 | ||||||||||
February 5 | UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 10,893 | 725,000 | |||||||||
February 12 | Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA | 11,287 | |||||||||
February 25 | MFC 28: Supremacy | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||
February 26 | UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | Sydney, Australia | 18,186 | 260,000 | |||||||||
February 26 | BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai | Manchester, England | |||||||||||
March 3 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | 8,319 | ||||||||||
March 5 | Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson | Strikeforce: Columbus | Columbus, Ohio, USA | 7,123 | |||||||||
March 5 | Bellator XXXV | Lemoore, California, USA | |||||||||||
March 12 | Bellator XXXVI | Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | |||||||||||
March 19 | Bellator XXXVII | Concho, Oklahoma, USA | |||||||||||
March 19 | UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones | Newark, New Jersey, USA | 12,619 | 445,000 | |||||||||
March 26 | Bellator XXXVIII | Tunica, Mississippi, USA | |||||||||||
March 26 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis | UFC Fight Night 24
UFC Fight Night: Seattle |
Seattle, Washington, USA | 13,741 | |||||||||
April 2 | Bellator XXXIX | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |||||||||||
April 8 | MFC 29: Conquer | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
April 9 | Bellator XL | Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | |||||||||||
April 9 | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley | San Diego, California, USA | |||||||||||
April 16 | Bellator XLI | Yuma, Arizona, USA | |||||||||||
April 23 | Bellator XLII | Concho, Oklahoma, USA | |||||||||||
April 30 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 55,724 | 800,000 (Min.) 900,000 (Max.) |
May 6 | Tachi Palace Fights 9 | Lemoore, California, USA | ||||||
May 7 | Bellator XLIII | Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | |||||||||||
May 14 | Bellator XLIV | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |||||||||||
May 21 | Bellator XLV | Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | |||||||||||
May 21 | BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Ninja | London, England | |||||||||||
May 29 | Dream: Fight for Japan! | Saitama, Japan | 6,522 | ||||||||||
June 4 | The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||||||||||
June 10 | MFC 30: Up Close and Personal | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||
June 11 | UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 14,685 | 325,000 (Min.) 335,000 (Max.) |
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June 18 | Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | Strikeforce: Dallas | Dallas, Texas, USA | ||||||||||
June 25 | Bellator XLVI | Hollywood, Florida, USA | |||||||||||
June 26 | UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 7,792 | ||||||||||
July 2 | UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 13,109 | 350,000 (Min.) 375,000 (Max.) |
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July 16 | Dream: Japan GP Final | Tokyo, Japan | 8,142 | ||||||||||
July 23 | Bellator XLVII | Rama, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
July 30 | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |||||||||||
August 6 | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 11,583 | ||||||||||
August 14 | UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | 6,751 | ||||||||||
August 20 | Bellator XLVIII | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |||||||||||
August 27 | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami | UFC: Rio | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||
September 3 | ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion | Kallang, Singapore | |||||||||||
September 10 | Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | |||||||||||
September 10 | Bellator XLIX | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |||||||||||
September 10 | BAMMA 7 | Birmingham, England | |||||||||||
September 17 | UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou | UFC Fight Night 25 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | ||||||||||
September 17 | Bellator L | Hollywood, Florida, USA | |||||||||||
September 24 | Dream 17 | Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||
September 24 | Bellator LI | Canton, Ohio, USA | |||||||||||
September 24 | UFC 135 | Denver, Colorado, USA | |||||||||||
October 1 | UFC on Versus 6 | Washington, D.C., USA | |||||||||||
October 1 | Bellator LII | Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | |||||||||||
October 8 | UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III | Houston, Texas, USA | |||||||||||
October 8 | Bellator LIII | USA | |||||||||||
October 15 | Bellator LIV | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |||||||||||
October 29 | UFC 137: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||||||||||
November 5 | UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz | Birmingham, England | |||||||||||
November 12 | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos | Anaheim, California, USA | |||||||||||
November 19 | Bellator Event | Hollywood, Florida, USA | |||||||||||
December 3 | The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale | Las Vegas, Nevada USA | |||||||||||
December 10 | UFC 140 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
December 31 | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 | Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011 | Saitama, Japan | 24,606 |
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