UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson explained

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:March 18, 2017
Venue:The O2 Arena
City:London, England
Attendance:15,761[1]
Gate:$2,015,777

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 March 18, 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 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 lb.[7] After this fight, Pickett placed his gloves on the canvas of the octagon and announced his retirement.

Veronica Macedo was expected to face Lina Länsberg at the event. However, Macedo pulled out of the fight on February 28.[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 lb, three pounds over the bantamweight limit of 136 lb. 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

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UFC Fight Night 107 draws announced 19,761 fans for gate north of $2million in London. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  2. News: UFC set for return London on March 18. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 9 November 2016. 9 November 2016.
  3. News: UFC ditches plans for March 3 event in Las Vegas on eve of UFC 209. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 9 January 2017. 10 January 2017.
  4. News: Jimi Manuwa vs. Corey Anderson headlines UFC Fight Night 107 in London. mmajunkie.com. Mike Bohn. 29 January 2017. 30 January 2017.
  5. News: Brad Pickett wants to retire at UFC Fight Night 108 in London. mmamania.com. Adam Guillen Jr. 26 December 2016. 20 February 2017.
  6. News: Brad Pickett gets new foe for next week's retirement fight at UFC Fight Night 107. mmajunkie.com. Simon Head. 11 March 2017. 11 March 2017.
  7. News: Pickett-Vera to proceed as catchweight bout. ufc.com. Staff. 17 March 2017. 17 March 2017.
  8. Web site: Veronica Macedo out, promotion seeks new opponent for Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night 107. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 28 February 2017. 28 February 2017.
  9. News: Lina Lansberg gets new (but familiar) opponent for next week's UFC Fight Night 107. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 11 March 2017. 11 March 2017.
  10. Web site: UFC Fight Night 107 official weigh-in results: 'One Punch' accepts catchweight in final fight, Entwistle comes up short. mmajunkie.com. Abby Subhan. 17 March 2017. 17 March 2017.
  11. Web site: Ian Entwistle ruled out of UFC Fight Night 107, bout with Brett Johns scrapped. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Tom Breese also pulled from today's UFC Fight Night 107 lineup. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  13. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 15 December 2016.
  14. Web site: UFC Fight Night 107 bonuses: Headliner Jimi Manuwa among $50,000 winners for big KO. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.

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