UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi (also known as UFC Fight Night 21) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 31, 2010 at Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina,^[2] This was the third time the UFC held an event in Charlotte, but the first since UFC 5, also at the same venue.

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	March 31, 2010
Venue	Bojangles' Coliseum
City	Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance	7,700[1]
Total gate	$590,685[1]
Event chronology
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi UFC 112: Invincible

Background

The event was the third UFC event in under two weeks along with UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones and UFC 111. The event also served as the lead-in program for The Ultimate Fighter 11.

Cole Miller was scheduled to face Andre Winner, but was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.^[3]

A brief blackout occurred in the Bojangles' Coliseum when Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve was being announced.^[4]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Kenny Florian	def.	Takanori Gomi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:52
Heavyweight	Roy Nelson	def.	Stefan Struve	TKO (punches)	1	0:39
Middleweight	Jorge Rivera	def.	Nate Quarry	TKO (punches)	2	0:29
Lightweight	Ross Pearson	def.	Dennis Siver	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Andre Winner	def.	Rafaello Oliveira	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jacob Volkmann	def.	Ronys Torres	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Nik Lentz	def.	Rob Emerson	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Gleison Tibau	def.	Caol Uno	TKO (punches)	1	4:13	[a]
Middleweight	Yushin Okami	def.	Lucio Linhares	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	2:47
Middleweight	Gerald Harris	def.	Mario Miranda	TKO (punches)	1	4:49
Welterweight	Charlie Brenneman	def.	Jason High	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27. 29–28)	3	5:00

1. This bout aired on the broadcast following the Rivera vs Quarry bout.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.^[5]

• Fight of the Night: Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver
• Knockout of the Night: Roy Nelson
• Submission of the Night: Kenny Florian