UFC 122 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While not officially announced by the UFC, it is expected to take place on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.[1] This event will air on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S.[2]
| UFC 122 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 13, 2010 | |||
| Venue | König Pilsener Arena | |||
| City |  Oberhausen, Germany | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
This will be the UFC's second event in Germany and second in mainland Europe. The sport has been met with severe criticism by German media, which led to the banning of minors from the first German UFC event (UFC 99).[3]
The sport itself was actually banned from broadcast altogether in Germany in March 2010 due to the "extent of violence [being] shown to be unacceptable."[4][5][6] Regardless, UFC plans to combat the opposition, after stating: "Not getting TV isn't going to stop us; we're going to keep going. We can't get into Ontario; we're opening an office there. It doesn't bother us."[6]
Vitor Belfort is expected to face Yushin Okami in the main event, with the winner receiving a title shot against the winner of the rematch between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva.[7]
Other bouts currently reported to be in the works for the event include:
- Dennis Siver vs. Takanori Gomi
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic[8]
- Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara[9]
- Amir Sadollah vs. Peter Sobotta[10]
- Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko[11]
- Rob Kimmons vs. Kyle Noke[12]
- Seth Petruzelli vs. Karlos Vemola[13]
- Kris McCray vs. TBA[14]
- Pascal Krauss vs. TBA[15]
Announced matchups
The following fights have been reported as finalized by sources, but have yet to be officially announced at ufc.com.
- Middleweight bout:
Vitor Belfort vs. 
Yushin Okami[7]
References
- ^ "UFC 122 slated for return to Germany". mmaweekly.com. August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Spike TV to air UFC 122 via same-day delay from Germany". mmajunkie.com. August 3, 2010.
- ^ "UFC rep: UFC returning to Germany in 2010". mmajunkie.com. June 22, 2009.
- ^ "UFC Banned from German TV". sherdog.com. March 19, 2010.
- ^ "Switzerland bans violent video games; Germany bans MMA on TV". dailytech.com. March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "UFC plans return trip to Germany". mmaweekly.com. June 3, 2010.
- ^ a b "Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami to headline Spike TV's UFC 122 event in Germany". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "Krzysztof Soszynski vs Goran Reljic targeted for UFC 122 in Germany". mmajunkie.com. August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara agree to meet at UFC 122 in Germany". mmajunkie.com. August 23, 2010.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20323/amir-sadollah-vs-peter-sobotta-targeted-for-ufc-122-in-germany.mma
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20411/jason-brilz-vs-vladimir-matyushenko-targeted-for-ufc-122-in-germany.mma
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12501&zoneid=13
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20533/karlos-vemola-drops-to-205-meets-seth-petruzelli-at-ufc-122.mma
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12053&zoneid=13
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20308/german-welterweight-pascal-krauss-makes-octagon-debut-at-ufc-122.mma