UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 19, 2014 | |||
| Venue | The O2 | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Attendance | 9,500[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.4 million[1] | |||
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UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao (also known as UFC Fight Night 46) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 19, 2014 at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3]
Background
This was the second time that the organization has hosted an event in Dublin, following UFC 93 in 2009.[3]
The event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Cole Miller.[4] However, Miller was forced to pull out due to an injury, and was replaced by Diego Brandao.[5] Despite the change with one of the headlining participants, ticket demand was high for the event, with nearly all tickets selling out within a few hours of going on sale.[6]
Ryan LaFlare was scheduled to face Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, LaFlare was removed from the card and replaced by Zak Cummings.[7]
Tom Lawlor was expected to face Ilir Latifi at the event, but Lawlor pulled out of the bout with an injury[8] and was replaced by promotional newcomer Chris Dempsey.[9]
Long time combat sports journalist Kevin Iole ranked the event as number 1 in his list of top 10 UFC events in history.[10]
Results
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Diego Brandão | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Zak Cummings | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Flyweight | Ian McCall | def. | Brad Pickett | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Norman Parke | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 3:41 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Chris Dempsey | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Flyweight | Neil Seery | def. | Phil Harris | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Cathal Pendred | def. | Mike King | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:33 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Middleweight | Trevor Smith | def. | Tor Troéng | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Cody Donovan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:57 | |
| Flyweight | Paddy Holohan | def. | Josh Sampo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:06 | |
- ↑ King tested positive for nandrolone after the fight.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
- Fight of the Night: Cathal Pendred vs. Mike King ^
- Performance of the Night: Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson
^ Bonus winner Mike King had his award rescinded after testing positive for anabolic steroids during his post fight drug screening.[13]
See also
References
- 1 2 "UFC Fight Night 46 draws one of the year's best non-PPV attendance figures". MMAjunkie.com. July 19, 2014.
- ↑ Staff (2014-04-29). "UFC returns to Dublin in July". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- 1 2 Ben Blake (2014-03-06). "UFC return to Dublin confirmed for 19 July". thescore.ie. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ Staff (2014-04-30). "Conor McGregor vs. Cole Miller confirmed for UFC Fight Night 46 headliner in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ Staff (2014-06-03). "Cole Miller out at UFC Fight Night 46, Conor McGregor now meets Diego Brandao". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ↑ Ariel Helwani (2014-06-06). "UFC Fight Night Dublin sells out immediately". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ↑ Staff (2014-05-28). "Gunnar Nelson now fights Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ John Morgan (2014-07-16). "Tom Lawlor out at UFC Fight Night 46, promotion seeking replacement foe for Ilir Latifi". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ Graeme (2014-07-03). "Ilir Latifi gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night Dublin". severmma.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ Kevin Iole (2014-07-20). "UFC Fight Night 46 makes its mark as one of greatest events in UFC history". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-07-19). "UFC Fight Night 46 bonuses: McGregor, Nelson, Pendred, King win $50,000". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ Dann Stupp (2014-08-13). "Mike King flunks UFC Fight Night 46 drug test, loses $50,000 bonus". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
