{"product_id":"ufc-111-st-pierre-vs-hardy-official-event-program-2010","title":"UFC 111 - St-Pierre Vs Hardy - Official Event Program (2010)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUltimate fighting Championship Official event Program\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUFC 111\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorges St-Pierre Vs Dan Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing Legends such as GSP, Dan Hardy, Nate Diaz, Jon fitch, Jim Miller, Shane Carwin, Frank Mir \u0026amp; more\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat condition - Some minor edge or surface wear possible - see photos for exact condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHard to find piece of MMA history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e  UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe UFC Welterweight Championship fight between GSP and Dan Hardy was the first time a British fighter had ever fought for a UFC title.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMartin Kampmann was originally set to fight Ben Saunders, but Kampmann was replaced by Jake Ellenberger, due to a deep cut suffered in training by Kampmann.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRicardo Funch was forced to pull out of a fight against Matthew Riddle for an undisclosed reason. UFC newcomer Greg Soto was his replacement.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpike TV broadcast three preliminary bouts one hour before the live PPV broadcast began.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn March 10, 2010 it was announced that the event was officially sold out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere was also some controversy that the UFC airbrushed Hardy's tattoo which reads \"om mani padme hum\" for their promotional poster. UFC president Dana White later admitted that this was done so as to not provoke the Chinese government.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn March 25, 2010 Thiago Alves was removed from the card due to brain irregularity from a pre-fight CAT scan. After learning of the removal, Ben Saunders, who was scheduled to fight Jake Ellenberger, requested Alves's opponent, Jon Fitch, and subsequently replaced Ellenberger on the card. As a result, Ellenberger did not compete but received his \"show\" and \"win\" money to make up for the last minute switch. The fight between Kurt Pellegrino and Fabricio Camoes was moved up to the main card as a result of the cancellation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn March 26 at the official weigh-ins, Rory Markham weighed 177 lb. 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