UFC 175

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UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05)
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 10,088[1]
Total gate $4,400,000[1]
Buyrate 545,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale

UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held on July 5, 2014 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

Background

The event was headlined by a Middleweight Championship bout between the current champion Chris Weidman and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida. The bout was originally scheduled to headline UFC 173 on May 24, 2014. However, the bout was delayed after Weidman sustained a knee injury which required a minor surgery.[4]

A light heavyweight bout between the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva was originally scheduled for UFC 173. However, the fight was moved twice - first being on May 31, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale,[5] and now was expected to be contested on this card.[6] Silva was ultimately pulled from the fight entirely after he failed to submit an application to fight in the state of Nevada, as well as his refusal to undergo a random drug test and was replaced by Vitor Belfort.[7][8] The bout between Sonnen and Belfort was to be contested at middleweight.[9] However, Sonnen subsequently failed his random drug test and was removed from the bout[10] and ultimately retired from the sport.[11] The following day it was announced by MMA writer Kevin Iole that Belfort had also been removed from the card due to the inability of the UFC finding him a new opponent.[12]

A bout between Dan Henderson and Daniel Cormier was briefly linked to this event[13] but was moved up to UFC 173 to bolster that event's card.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Ildemar Alcântara but was forced out of the bout with a knee injury.[14] He was replaced by Kenny Robertson.[15]

During the event, Stefan Struve suffered a "near-fainting episode" and his bout with Matt Mitrione on the pay-per-view was canceled. The first fight of the main card was already happening when the news was revealed on Twitter and it was officially confirmed on the broadcast after the Brimage-Doane fight ended.[16]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c) def. Lyoto Machida Decision (unanimous) (49-45, 48-47, 49-46) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Alexis Davis KO (punches) 1 0:16 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Uriah Hall def. Thiago Santos Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Russell Doane def. Marcus Brimage Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def. Alex Caceres Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:09
Welterweight Kenny Robertson def. Ildemar Alcântara Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
Middleweight Bruno Santos def. Chris Camozzi Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Rob Font def. George Roop KO (punch) 1 2:19
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Luke Zachrich def. Guilherme Vasconcelos Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Kevin Casey vs. Bubba Bush No Contest (overturned) 1 1:01 [lower-alpha 3]

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[19]

  • Fight of the Night: Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
  • Performance of the Night: Ronda Rousey and Rob Font

Reported payout

The 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.[20]

  • Chris Weidman: $450,000 (includes $225,000 win bonus) def. Lyoto Machida: $200,000
  • Ronda Rousey: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Alexis Davis: $24,000
  • Stefan Struve: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) vs. Matt Mitrione: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) ^
  • Uriah Hall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Santos: $10,000
  • Russell Doane: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Brimage: $10,000
  • Urijah Faber: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $19,000
  • Kenny Robertson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Ildemar Alcântara: $16,000
  • Bruno Santos: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chris Camozzi: $23,000
  • Rob Font: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $20,000
  • Luke Zachrich: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Guilherme Vasconcelos: $8,000
  • Kevin Casey: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Bubba Bush: $8,000

^ Fight didn't take place because of pre-fight "near-fainting episode" suffered by Struve; Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both fighters still paid show/win bonuses[21]

See also

Notes

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References

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