Summary
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos (also known as UFC Fight Night 86) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 10, 2016, at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.[2]
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 10, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Arena Zagreb | |||
| City | Zagreb, Croatia | |||
| Attendance | 13,177[1] | |||
| Total gate | $549,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
The event was the first that the organization has hosted in Croatia.[2]
A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos served as the event headliner.[3]
Bartosz Fabiński was expected to face Nicolas Dalby at the event. However, on March 2, Fabiński was removed from the card due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Zak Cummings.[4]
Ruslan Magomedov was expected to face former heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga at the event, but pulled out on March 9 due to a knee injury.[5] Gonzaga faced Derrick Lewis instead.[6]
Promotional newcomer Bojan Mihajlović was expected to face Francis Ngannou at the event. However, Mihajlović was removed from the card on March 14 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by fellow promotional newcomer Curtis Blaydes.[7]
Results edit
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Ben Rothwell | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:48 | |
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | def. | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | def. | Igor Pokrajac | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Maryna Moroz | def. | Cristina Stanciu | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Zak Cummings | def. | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Alejandro Pérez | def. | Ian Entwistle | Verbal Submission (strikes) | 1 | 4:04 | |
| Lightweight | Mairbek Taisumov | def. | Damir Hadžović | TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:44 | |
| Bantamweight | Damian Stasiak | def. | Filip Pejić | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Lucas Martins | def. | Robert Whiteford | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jared Cannonier | def. | Cyril Asker | KO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Middleweight | Bojan Veličković | def. | Alessio Di Chirico | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards edit
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[9]
- Fight of the Night: None awarded
- Performance of the Night: Derrick Lewis, Alejandro Pérez, Mairbek Taisumov and Jared Cannonier
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Staff (April 10, 2016). "UFC Fight Night 86 draws announced 13,177 fans for $549,000 live gate in Croatia". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ a b UFC Press Release (2016-01-08). "UFC announces landmark event for Croatia in 2016". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-08). "Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos headlines UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-02). "Zak Cummings replaces Bartosz Fabinski at UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-09). "Ruslan Magomedov injured, out of UFC Fight Night 86 bout in Croatia vs. Gabriel Gonzaga". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ John Morgan (2016-03-09). "Derrick Lewis vs. Gabriel Gonzaga in works for UFC Fight Night 86". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-14). "Curtis Blaydes in for Bojan Mihajlovic against Francis Ngannou at UFC Fight Night 86". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ Luke Thomas (2016-04-10). "UFC Fight Night 86 bonuses: Derrick Lewis earns $50,000 for Gabriel Gonzaga knockout". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.