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''UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was the first UFC event in San Jose, the longtime home and base arena for Strikeforce. ==Background== ''UFC 139'' featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV. UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was originally expected to have his first title defense against Junior dos Santos at this event. However, on September 2, 2011, the UFC announced that fight would be moved to the inaugural UFC on Fox event. Vitor Belfort was briefly linked to a matchup with Cung Le at this event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vitor Belfort says he's fighting Cung Le at UFC 139 in San Jose )〕 However, Belfort was removed from the bout and replaced by Wanderlei Silva.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UFC 139 shakeup: Vitor Belfort out, Wanderlei Silva in against Cung Le )〕 Dana White announced that the winner of the main event between Rua and Henderson was possibly going to receive a title shot, but then stated in January 2012 that the winner Phil Davis vs. Rashad Evans at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis would receive the next title shot, because the then-champion: Jon Jones was unable to fight the winner of Rua and Henderson because they couldn't materialize the fight between Jones and the Rua vs. Henderson winner (at that time). Johnny Eduardo was expected to face Michael McDonald at the event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UFC 139 adds McDonald-Eduardo bout, Torres-Pace confirmed for San Jose event )〕 However, Eduardo was forced from the card with a shoulder injury on November 4〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Johnny Eduardo scratched from UFC 139, replacement search underway )〕 and replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Soto.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Newcomer Alex Soto meets Michael McDonald at next week's UFC 139 event )〕 It was initially suspected that the first Spike TV preliminary fight would feature Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman, but it became known that it was Michael McDonald fighting UFC newcomer Alex Soto instead.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=After Reshuffling, UFC 139 Spike Prelims to Feature Bader vs. Brilz, McDonald vs. Soto )〕 During the official UFC 139 weigh ins, Shamar Bailey and Nick Pace failed to make the weight limit for their respective weight classes. Bailey came in 3 pounds over, while Pace came in six pounds over. Each fighter was fined 20 percent of their earnings and their bouts took at catchweights of 158 lbs and 141 lbs respectively. ==Results== ==Critical Reception== The event was well received by critics. The main event drew many accolades, including UFC President Dana White calling it "one of the top three best fights ever in MMA", later comparing the fight to the Thrilla in Manila.〔http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/7259739/dan-henderson-hangs-decision-mauricio-shogun-rua-ufc-139〕〔http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/122297.html〕 The fight would later garner numerous Fight of the Year awards.〔http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/7431228/mma-awards-2011〕〔http://blog.chron.com/fighting/2012/01/2011-brawl-sports-awards-fight-of-the-year/〕〔http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/12/24/fight-of-the-year-dan-henderson-vs-shogun-rua〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UFC 139」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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