UFC on FX Sotiropoulos vs Pearson

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Date & Time
Fri 14th December 2012 7:00pm Local
Fri 14th December 2012 9:00am UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2012

Round
Round 31

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Location

Gold Coast Convention Centre
(5,133 Attendance)

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UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson (also known as UFC on FX 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 15, 2012, at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast, Australia. Due to the time zone difference it aired live on December 14 in North America.

Background
The event featured the final bouts of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. This was the first UFC event held in Queensland, and the first event in Australia to be held outside New South Wales.

Joe Martinez was the ring announcer in what would be his UFC octagon debut.

Australia's George Sotiropoulos and Britain's Ross Pearson headlined the card in a five-round main event. The pair had been coaching opposite one another on the hit reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes.

Kyle Noke was expected to face Seth Baczynski at the event. However, Noke was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Mike Pierce.

Anthony Perosh was expected to face Joey Beltran at the event. However, Perosh was forced from the bout with a toe injury and replaced by Igor Pokrajac.

A bout between Ednaldo Oliveira and Krzysztof Soszynski was originally scheduled for this event. However, Oliveira was forced out of the bout with an injury and Sosynski was pulled from the event as well.

Eddie Mendez was expected to make his promotional debut at the event against Nick Penner. However, Mendez pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer Cody Donovan.

Hacran Dias was expected to face Chad Mendes at the event. However just days before the event, Dias pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Yaotzin Meza.

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Result List

01	Ross Pearson	UFC Lightweight	WIN
01	George Sotiropoulos	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
02	Robert Whittaker	UFC Welterweight	WIN
02	Brad Scott	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
03	Colin Fletcher	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
03	Norman Parke	UFC Lightweight	WIN
04	Héctor Lombard	UFC Middleweight	WIN
04	Rousimar Palhares	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
05	Chad Mendes	UFC Featherweight	WIN
05	Yaotzin Meza	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
06	Igor Pokrajac	UFC Light Heavyweight	DRAW
06	Joey Beltran	UFC Light Heavyweight	DRAW
07	Mike Pierce	UFC Welterweight	WIN
07	Seth Baczynski	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
08	Ben Alloway	UFC Welterweight	WIN
08	Manny Rodriguez	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
09	Brendan Loughnane		LOSS
09	Mike Wilkinson	UFC Featherweight	WIN
10	Cody Donovan	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
10	Nick Penner	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS