2011 in Sports - Mixed Martial Arts

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 Quarterfinals to 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight GP tournament.
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 Start of Bellator Season 4.
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.)		 Randy Couture announces his retirement after nearly 14 years of competition. 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 End of Bellator season 4.
May 21 BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Ninja London, England Murilo Rua announces his retirement after 11 years of competition.
May 29 Dream: Fight for Japan! Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament 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.)
June 18 Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce: Dallas Dallas, Texas, USA The event will feature the first women's bouts ever held by Zuffa.
June 25 Bellator XLVI Hollywood, Florida, USA Start of Bellator 2011 Summer Series.
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.)
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 End of Bellator 2011 Summer Series.
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 Start of Bellator Season 5
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 The main event was the first five-round non-title fight in the history of the UFC.
November 12 UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos Anaheim, California, USA The UFC's debut on the Fox Network.
November 19 Bellator Event Hollywood, Florida, USA End of Bellator Season 5.
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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