UFC 172

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira
The poster for UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)
VenueBaltimore Arena
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Attendance13,485[1]
Total gate$2.3 million[1]
Buyrate350,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Background

A Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira, briefly linked as the event headliner at UFC 169,[4]UFC 170[5] and UFC 171[6][7] served as the main event.

Danny Castillo was originally expected to face Isaac Vallie-Flagg at this event. However, Castillo was replaced by Takanori Gomi and instead fought Charlie Brenneman.[8][9]

Tarec Saffiedine was originally scheduled to face Jake Ellenberger in a welterweight bout, but withdrew due to a back injury. As a result, Ellenberger was removed from the card and was rescheduled to face Robbie Lawler at UFC 173.[10]

Just one week before the event, Bobby Green suffered an injury and was forced off of the card.[11] Yancy Medeiros, who was supposed to fight Joe Ellenberger, stepped in and faced Green's original opponent Jim Miller.[12] Ellenberger was expected to face returning veteran Vagner Rocha.[13] Subsequently, just days after accepting the bout, Rocha injured himself in the week leading up to the event. With no time to find a suitable replacement, Ellenberger was pulled from the card as well.[14]

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) def. Glover Teixeira Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Anthony Johnson def. Phil Davis Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Tim Boetsch Submission (kimura) 1 2:08
Lightweight Jim Miller def. Yancy Medeiros Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:18
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Andre Fili Submission (guillotine choke) 3 3:39
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez def. Tim Elliott Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:08
Lightweight Takanori Gomi def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Bethe Correia def. Jessamyn Duke Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Danny Castillo def. Charlie Brenneman KO (punch) 2 0:21
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight Chris Beal def. Patrick Williams KO (flying knee) 2 1:51
  1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

[15]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[16]

  • Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
  • Performance of the Night: Joseph Benavidez and Chris Beal

See also

References
  1. "UFC 172 draws 13,485 attendance for $2.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. April 27, 2014.
  2. "Pay-per-view". mmapayout.com. June 6, 2014.
  3. Matt Erickson. "Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira set for April 26 at UFC 172 in Baltimore". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. Staff. "Don Johnson-Glover Teixeira, Mir-Overeem top UFC 169 on Super Bowl weekend". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  5. Staff. "Champ Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira headlines February's UFC 170". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  6. Staff. "Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira headlines UFC 171 in Dallas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. Dann Stupp. "Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira title fight moved to UFC 172". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  8. Thomas Gerbasi (2014-03-04). "The Fireball Kid Returns in April". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  9. Staff (2014-03-05). "Danny Castillo rebooked against Charlie Brenneman at UFC 172". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  10. John Morgan (2014-03-28). "With Saffiedine injured, Ellenberger vs. Lawler booked for UFC 173". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  11. "Bobby Green out of UFC 172 vs. Jim Miller, UFC seeking replacement". MMAjunkie.com. April 19, 2014.
  12. Steven Marrocco (April 19, 2014). "Source: Yancy Meideiros steps in to fight Jim Miller at UFC 172". MMAjunkie.com.
  13. MMA Fighting Newswire (April 20, 2014). "Vagner Rocha vs. Joe Ellenberger being targeted for UFC 172". mmafighting.com.
  14. Staff (April 23, 2014). "Vagner Rocha hurt, UFC 172 bout with Joe Ellenberger scrapped". MMAjunkie.com.
  15. "UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  16. Matt Erickson (2014-04-27). "UFC 172 bonuses: Gomi, Vallie-Flagg, Benavidez, Beal win $50,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
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