UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 16, 2017 | |||
Venue | PPG Paints Arena | |||
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
Attendance | 7,005[1] | |||
Total gate | $396,190.75[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch (also known as UFC Fight Night 116) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 16, 2017 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2][3]
Background
[edit]This event was the third that the UFC has hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3]
A middleweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former WSOF Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion David Branch headlined this event.[4]
A heavyweight bout between Justin Ledet and Dmitriy Sosnovskiy was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie. However, Ledet pulled out of the fight on January 26 alleging an undisclosed injury, and promotion officials elected to remove Sosnovskiy from the card.[5][6] In turn, the UFC confirmed that Ledet was suspended for four months after testing positive for a banned substance.[7] The fight was expected to take place at this event.[8] Subsequently, Sosnovskiy was removed from the card on September 10 and was replaced by promotional newcomer Zu Anyanwu.[9]
An August 19 event (originally expected to be UFC 215) had two announced bouts, including a welterweight bout between Mike Perry and former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Thiago Alves, as well as a middleweight bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Héctor Lombard and Anthony Smith.[10][11] After the event was canceled, both fights took place at this event.[12][13] In turn, Alves pulled out of the fight on September 13.[14] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Reyes.[15]
A middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne in June 2015. However, Hall was removed due to visa issues, and promotion officials elected to remove Jotko from the card as well.[16] The fight took place at this event.[17]
A bantamweight bout between Felipe Arantes and Luke Sanders was pulled from the card after Arantes fell sick on September 14 from an undisclosed illness.[18]
Results
[edit]Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def. | David Branch | Submission (strikes) | 2 | 4:05 | |
Welterweight | Mike Perry | def. | Alex Reyes | KO (knee) | 1 | 1:19 | |
Middleweight | Anthony Smith | def. | Héctor Lombard | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:33 | |
Lightweight | Gregor Gillespie | def. | Jason Gonzalez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:11 | |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | def. | Sérgio Moraes | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:48 | |
Heavyweight | Justin Ledet | def. | Zu Anyanwu | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Lightweight | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | def. | Anthony Rocco Martin | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Daniel Spitz | def. | Anthony Hamilton | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:24 | |
Middleweight | Uriah Hall | def. | Krzysztof Jotko | KO (punches) | 2 | 2:25 | |
Lightweight | Gilbert Burns | def. | Jason Saggo | KO (punch) | 2 | 4:55 |
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[1]
- Fight of the Night: Gregor Gillespie vs Jason Gonzalez
- Performance of the Night: Mike Perry and Uriah Hall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brian Mazique (2017-09-17). "UFC Fight Night 116 results, bonus winners, fight Scores, highlights, attendance & gate info". forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Mookie Alexander (2017-06-26). "UFC's late 2017 schedule includes PPV in Detroit, return to MSG in November". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2017-07-14). "Sources: UFC Fight Night 116 targeted for September 16th in Pittsburgh". mma-today.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2017-07-22). "Ex-champ Luke Rockhold returns vs. David Branch in September's UFC Fight Night 116 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Fernando Quiles Jr. (2017-01-26). "Justin Ledet off UFC Fight Night card in Houston with an injury". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Staff (2017-02-01). "UFC statement on Justin Ledet". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2017-04-05). "UFC heavyweight Justin Ledet accepts four-month USADA suspension". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2017-07-13). "Justin Ledet is fighting against Dmitriy Sosnovskiy during UFC Fight Night 116" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Eric Kowal (2017-09-10). "Zu Anyanwu gets long awaited call to UFC, fights Saturday in Pittsburgh". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2017-06-09). "Mike Perry vs. Thiago Alves slated for UFC 215". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2017-06-06). "Hector Lombard vs. Anthony Smith targeted for August UFC event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2017-07-15). "Hector Lombard crosses swords with Anthony Smith during UFC Pittsburgh" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2017-07-19). "Alves vs. Perry, Lombard vs. Smith slated for UFN: Pittsburgh". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ John Morgan (2017-09-13). "Thiago Alves out of Saturday's UFC co-headliner; replacement foe sought for Mike Perry". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2017-09-13). "With Thiago Alves out, Mike Perry meets newcomer Alex Reyes at UFC Pittsburgh". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ Staff (2015-06-12). "Three days after UFC Fight Night 69 booking, Uriah Hall pulled from card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ David Tees (2017-07-23). "Multiple fights added to UFC Fight Night: Pittsburgh". fansided.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2017-09-14). "Illness forces cancelation of Felipe Arantes vs. Luke Sanders bout at UFC Pittsburgh". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-07-22.