UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson (also known as UFC Fight Night 82) was a mixed martial arts event held on February 6, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 6, 2016 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 7,422[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,435,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was originally billed as UFC 196 and was scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch between then-current champion Fabrício Werdum and former two-time champion Cain Velasquez.[2] A series of events eventually led to a main event shuffle: on January 24, 13 days before the event, Velasquez pulled out of the bout due to a back injury and was replaced by Stipe Miocic.[3] On the following day, Werdum announced that he was pulling out of the event due to injury as well as he was not comfortable with the opponent change while dealing with injuries of his own.[4]
With no viable main event options remaining, on January 26 UFC President Dana White announced the company was canceling the pay-per-view broadcast. Therefore, UFC 196 became a Fight Night card. The event aired on Fox Sports 1 and was headlined by a five-round welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks and five-time kickboxing world champion Stephen Thompson. The two were originally scheduled to meet in the co-main event.[5][6]
A welterweight bout between former WEC Welterweight Champion Mike Pyle and Sean Spencer was originally booked for UFC 187. However, Spencer pulled out due to injury.[7] The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[8]
Mickey Gall, whose first pro bout and subsequent call-out of former WWE Champion CM Punk were featured on UFC Fight Pass' Lookin' for a Fight reality show, faced fellow newcomer Mike Jackson. With his win, Gall was able to secure the matchup with Punk, which eventually took place in September 2016 at UFC 203.[9]
Results
edit| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | def. | Johny Hendricks | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:31 | |
| Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | def. | Jared Rosholt | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | def. | Rafael Cavalcante | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Joseph Benavidez | def. | Zach Makovsky | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Misha Cirkunov | def. | Alex Nicholson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle | def. | Sean Spencer | TKO (elbows and knees) | 3 | 4:25 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Josh Burkman | def. | K. J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | def. | Damian Grabowski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Flyweight | Justin Scoggins | def. | Ray Borg | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Rivas | def. | Noad Lahat | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 0:23 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Mickey Gall | def. | Mike Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Featherweight | Alex White | def. | Artem Lobov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]
- Fight of the Night: Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer
- Performance of the Night: Stephen Thompson and Diego Rivas
Reported payout
editThe following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[12]
- Stephen Thompson: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $100,000
- Roy Nelson: $125,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Jared Rosholt: $33,000
- Ovince Saint Preux: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Cavalcante: $42,000
- Joseph Benavidez: $118,000 (includes $59,000 win bonus) def. Zach Makovsky: $19,000
- Misha Cirkunov: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Alex Nicholson: $10,000
- Mike Pyle: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus) def. Sean Spencer: $17,000
- Josh Burkman: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. K. J. Noons: $34,000
- Derrick Lewis: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Damian Grabowski: $17,000
- Justin Scoggins: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Ray Borg: $18,000
- Diego Rivas: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Noad Lahat: $17,000
- Mickey Gall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Jackson: $10,000
- Alex White: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Artem Lobov: $13,000
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Staff (February 7, 2016). "UFC Fight Night 82 draws 7,422 for live gate of $1.435 million". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ a b Tristen Critchfield (2015-12-09). "Dana White confirms Werdum-Velasquez rematch for UFC 196 in Las Vegas". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ Mike Dyce (2016-01-24). "Cain Velasquez out, Stipe Miocic to fill in at UFC 196". fansided.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-01-25). "Fabricio Werdum pulls out of UFC 196 with injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ Kevin Iole (2016-01-26). "With heavyweight title fight off, UFC 196 is shifted to Fox Sports 1". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ Staff (2016-01-27). "Hendricks-Thompson headlines UFC Fight Night". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Staff (2015-04-23). "Sean Spencer out at UFC 187, promotion seeking opponent for Mike Pyle". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Mike Bohn and Matt Erickson (2015-12-13). "UFC 196 adds Hendricks-Thompson, Nelson-Rosholt, Burkman-Noons, Pyle-Spencer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2016-02-03). "The CM Punk effect hits UFC with Mickey Gall-Michael Jackson bout". ESPN.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-07). "UFC Fight Night 82 bonuses: 'Wonderboy' gets $50,000 for biggest win of career". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-08). "UFC Fight Night 82 salaries: Nelson, Benavidez earn top disclosed payouts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.