12 Facts About UFC 120

UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16,2010, at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.

UFC 120 was notable for becoming, at that time, the ninth highest attended event in UFC history.

Bisping had had early success in the promotion, following his win in The Ultimate Fighter 3 – a reality television show produced by the UFC 120, which consisted of an 8-man tournament, in which Bisping was victorious in the light heavyweight division.

Bisping followed this up with a comeback win over Denis Kang at UFC 105, having survived an early knockdown to eventually win via TKO.

Many pundits were vocal in their disagreement with Akiyama winning the bout, with even UFC 120 president Dana White stating "I wasn't 100 percent sure of the decision, you know what I mean, but I think it was a tough fight to score, too".

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Akiyama's second UFC appearance was the co-main event of UFC 116 against Chris Leben.

UFC 120 quickly made a name for himself defeating MMA veteran Akihiro Gono via split decision at UFC 89 and Rory Markham via KO at UFC 95; both taking place in England.

UFC 120's most recent fight prior to UFC 120 was a win over Jesse Lennox at UFC 115 via triangle choke submission.

Patrick, who had an MMA record of 12 wins and 1 loss, was making his second UFC 120 appearance, having won in his debut via guillotine choke just a few months earlier.

UFC 120 had drawn criticism before it had even taken place.

The most common theme was that pundits and fans felt that the UFC 120 events held in England were too focused on English fighters, rather than the "big name", world recognised fighters that audiences in the United States were used to.

UFC 120 held their first ever international Fan Expo, having held their first ever expo at UFC 120 100.