UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | 18 March 2017 | |||
Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
City | London, England | |||
Attendance | 15,761[1] | |||
Total gate | $2,015,777[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson (also known as UFC Fight Night 107) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on 18 March 2017 at The O2 Arena in London, England.[2]
Background
This event was expected to be UFC Fight Night 108, but an initially planned UFN 106 in Las Vegas, Nevada never materialised, prompting the change in numbers.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson headlined the event,[4]
Brad Pickett was expected to face Henry Briones, in what would be his retirement bout.[5] However, Briones pulled out a week before the event and was replaced by Marlon Vera.[6] Due to the short notice and preparation for Vera, the bout was contested at a catchweight of 140 lbs.[7]
Veronica Macedo was expected to face Lina Länsberg at the event. However, Macedo pulled out of the fight on 28 February.[8] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Lucie Pudilová. The fighters first met in 2015, when Länsberg won via unanimous decision at Battle of Botnia 2015 in Sweden.[9]
At the weigh-ins, Ian Entwistle came in at 139 lbs, three pounds over the bantamweight limit of 136 lbs. As a result, he was fined 20% of his purse, which would go to his opponent Brett Johns and the bout would proceed at a catchweight.[10] However, Entwistle was pulled from the fight on the day of the event and the bout was cancelled.[11]
Moments before the start of the event, Tom Breese was deemed unfit to compete and was pulled from his bout against Oluwale Bamgbose.[12]
Results
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Jimi Manuwa | def. | Corey Anderson | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:05 | |
Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Alan Jouban | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:46 | |
Catchweight (140 lbs) | Marlon Vera | def. | Brad Pickett | TKO (head kick and punches) | 3 | 3:50 | |
Featherweight | Arnold Allen | def. | Makwan Amirkhani | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Lightweight | Joe Duffy | def. | Reza Madadi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Francimar Barroso | def. | Darren Stewart | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Daniel Omielańczuk | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Marc Diakiese | def. | Teemu Packalen | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:30 | |
Middleweight | Brad Scott | def. | Scott Askham | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Lina Länsberg | def. | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[14]
- Fight of the Night: Not awarded
- Performance of the Night: Jimi Manuwa, Gunnar Nelson, Marlon Vera and Marc Diakiese
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (18 March 2017). "UFC Fight Night 107 draws announced 19,761 fans for gate north of $2million in London". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Staff (9 November 2016). "UFC set for return London on March 18". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ John Morgan (9 January 2017). "UFC ditches plans for March 3 event in Las Vegas on eve of UFC 209". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (29 January 2017). "Jimi Manuwa vs. Corey Anderson headlines UFC Fight Night 107 in London". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ Adam Guillen Jr (26 December 2016). "Brad Pickett wants to retire at UFC Fight Night 108 in London". mmamania.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ Simon Head (11 March 2017). "Brad Pickett gets new foe for next week's retirement fight at UFC Fight Night 107". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ Staff (17 March 2017). "Pickett-Vera to proceed as catchweight bout". ufc.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ Staff (28 February 2017). "Veronica Macedo out, promotion seeks new opponent for Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night 107". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ Staff (11 March 2017). "Lina Lansberg gets new (but familiar) opponent for next week's UFC Fight Night 107". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ Abby Subhan (17 March 2017). "UFC Fight Night 107 official weigh-in results: 'One Punch' accepts catchweight in final fight, Entwistle comes up short". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ John Morgan (18 March 2017). "Ian Entwistle ruled out of UFC Fight Night 107, bout with Brett Johns scrapped". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Staff (18 March 2017). "Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Tom Breese also pulled from today's UFC Fight Night 107 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ↑ Staff (18 March 2017). "UFC Fight Night 107 bonuses: Headliner Jimi Manuwa among $50,000 winners for big KO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.