UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch explained

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:PPG Paints Arena
City:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance:7,005[1]
Gate:$396,190.75
Previousevent:UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

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

This event was the third that the UFC has hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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 . 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 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

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UFC Fight Night 116 results, bonus winners, fight Scores, highlights, attendance & gate info. forbes.com. Brian Mazique. 2017-09-17. 2017-09-17.
  2. News: UFC's late 2017 schedule includes PPV in Detroit, return to MSG in November. bloodyelbow.com. Mookie Alexander. 2017-06-26. 2017-06-26.
  3. News: Sources: UFC Fight Night 116 targeted for September 16th in Pittsburgh. mma-today.com. Nolan King. 2017-07-14. 2017-07-14.
  4. News: Ex-champ Luke Rockhold returns vs. David Branch in September's UFC Fight Night 116 headliner. mmajunkie.com. Mike Bohn. 2017-07-22. 2017-07-23.
  5. Web site: Justin Ledet off UFC Fight Night card in Houston with an injury. mmanews.com. Fernando Quiles Jr.. 2017-01-26. 2017-07-14.
  6. Web site: UFC statement on Justin Ledet. ufc.com. Staff. 2017-02-01. 2017-07-14.
  7. Web site: UFC heavyweight Justin Ledet accepts four-month USADA suspension. mmafighting.com. Shaun Al-Shatti. 2017-04-05. 2017-07-14.
  8. News: Justin Ledet is fighting against Dmitriy Sosnovskiy during UFC Fight Night 116. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2017-07-13. 2017-07-14. nl.
  9. Web site: Zu Anyanwu gets long awaited call to UFC, fights Saturday in Pittsburgh. mymmanews.com. Eric Kowal. 2017-09-10. 2017-09-10.
  10. News: Mike Perry vs. Thiago Alves slated for UFC 215. mmafighting.com. Ariel Helwani. 2017-06-09. 2017-07-23.
  11. News: Hector Lombard vs. Anthony Smith targeted for August UFC event. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2017-06-06. 2017-07-23.
  12. News: Hector Lombard crosses swords with Anthony Smith during UFC Pittsburgh. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2017-07-15. 2017-07-23. nl.
  13. News: Alves vs. Perry, Lombard vs. Smith slated for UFN: Pittsburgh. mmafighting.com. Ariel Helwani. 2017-07-19. 2017-07-23.
  14. News: Thiago Alves out of Saturday's UFC co-headliner; replacement foe sought for Mike Perry. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 2017-09-13. 2017-09-13.
  15. News: With Thiago Alves out, Mike Perry meets newcomer Alex Reyes at UFC Pittsburgh. mmafighting.com. Shaun Al-Shatti. 2017-09-13. 2017-09-13.
  16. Web site: Three days after UFC Fight Night 69 booking, Uriah Hall pulled from card. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-06-12. 2017-09-11.
  17. News: Multiple fights added to UFC Fight Night: Pittsburgh. fansided.com. David Tees. 2017-07-23. 2017-09-11.
  18. News: Illness forces cancelation of Felipe Arantes vs. Luke Sanders bout at UFC Pittsburgh. mmafighting.com. Dave Doyle. 2017-09-14. 2017-09-14.
  19. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2017-07-22.

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