UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens (also known as UFC Fight Night 44) was a mixed martial arts event held at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 28, 2014 | |||
| Venue | AT&T Center | |||
| City | San Antonio, Texas | |||
| Attendance | 9,227[1] | |||
| Total gate | $728,358[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was the first that the organization has hosted in San Antonio.[2] Zuffa hosted a World Extreme Cagefighting event, WEC 43, there in 2009.
The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens.[3]
Rani Yahya was expected to face Johnny Bedford in a rematch from their bout at UFC Fight Night 39. However, Yahya was forced out of the bout and was replaced by Cody Gibson.[4]
A welterweight bout between Sean Spencer and Luiz Dutra was official for this card but had to be cancelled due to an injury.[5]
Myles Jury was scheduled to face Abel Trujillo at the event. However, Jury pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Francisco Treviño. Subsequently, Treviño's originally scheduled opponent on the card, Joe Ellenberger, was briefly linked to bouts with newcomers Johnny Case[6] and Bryan Barberena. However, Case and Barberena were removed just days after being announced as well[7][8] and were eventually replaced by another newcomer James Moontasri. Then on June 9, Treviño pulled out of the bout and Trujillo was removed from the card entirely.[9]
Ray Borg was scheduled to face Ryan Benoit at the event.[10] However, on June 18 it was announced that Benoit had to pull out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Shane Howell.[11]
Co-main event fighter Kelvin Gastelum initially weighed in over the 171 pound welterweight limit at 173 pounds. His subsequent efforts to make weight over the next two hours failed, hence he was forced to surrender 20 percent of his purse to opponent Nico Musoke.[12]
Results
edit| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def. | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (172.75 lb) | Kelvin Gastelum | def. | Nico Musoke | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Cezar Ferreira | def. | Andrew Craig | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ricardo Lamas | def. | Hacran Dias | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Clint Hester | def. | Antônio Braga Neto | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joe Ellenberger | def. | James Moontasri | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Carlos Diego Ferreira | def. | Colton Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Bantamweight | Cody Gibson | def. | Johnny Bedford | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Middleweight | Marcelo Guimarães | def. | Andy Enz | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ray Borg | def. | Shane Howell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Aleksei Oleinik | def. | Anthony Hamilton | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 2:18 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[14]
- Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Performance of the Night: Ray Borg and Carlos Diego Ferreira
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Staff (June 29, 2013). "UFC Fight Night 44 draws reported 9,227 attendance for $728,358 live gate". Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Matt Erickson and John Morgan (2014-03-16). "UFC heads to San Antonio for 'Fight Night' card on June 28". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ Damon Martin (2014-03-18). "Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens headlines UFC Fight Night in San Antonio". msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ Jason Floyd (2014-05-20). "Rani Yahya out, Cody Gibson steps in against Johnny Bedford at UFC Fight Night 44". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-06-10). "Injury takes Luiz Dutra out of UFC Fight Night 44 bout with Sean Spencer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2014-06-06). "Myles Jury out of UFC Fight Night in San Antonio". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ Jason Floyd (2014-06-11). "Johnny Case out of UFC Fight Night 44 bout against Joe Ellenberger". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ John Morgan (2014-06-18). "Joe Ellenberger loses another opponent, now meets James Moontasri at UFC Fight Night 44". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ Mookie Alexander (2014-06-08). "Abel Trujillo removed from UFC Fight Night: San Antonio". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- ^ Staff (2014-05-06). "Ryan Benoit vs. Ray Borg added to UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ John Morgan (2014-06-18). "Ryan Benoit out at UFC Fight Night 44, Ray Borg now meets Shane Howell". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ Staff (2014-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 44 weigh-in results: Headliners on weight, but Gastelum heavy". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ Staff (2014-06-29). "UFC Fight Night 44 bonuses: Swanson, Stephens, Borg, Carlos Diego Ferreira get $50,000 awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.