UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão explained

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:3Arena
City:Dublin, Ireland
Attendance:[1]
Gate:$1.4 million

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão (also known as UFC Fight Night 46) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 19, 2014, at The 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[2] [3]

Background

This was the second time that the organization has hosted an event in Dublin, following UFC 93 in 2009.

The event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Cole Miller.[4] However, Miller was forced to pull out due to an injury, and was replaced by Diego Brandão.[5] Despite the change with one of the headlining participants, ticket demand was high for the event, with nearly all tickets selling out within a few hours of going on sale.[6]

Ryan LaFlare was scheduled to face Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, LaFlare was removed from the card and was replaced by Zak Cummings.[7]

Tom Lawlor was expected to face Ilir Latifi at the event, but Lawlor pulled out of the bout with an injury[8] and was replaced by promotional newcomer Chris Dempsey.[9]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]

^ Bonus winner Mike King had his award rescinded after testing positive for anabolic steroids during his post fight drug screening.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UFC Fight Night 46 draws one of the year's best non-PPV attendance figures. MMAjunkie.com. July 19, 2014.
  2. Web site: UFC returns to Dublin in July. ufc.com. Staff. 2014-04-29. 2014-04-29.
  3. Web site: UFC return to Dublin confirmed for 19 July. thescore.ie. Ben Blake. 2014-03-06. 2014-03-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309030608/http://www.thescore.ie/ufc-dublin-19-july-return-1348126-Mar2014/. 2014-03-09.
  4. Web site: Conor McGregor vs. Cole Miller confirmed for UFC Fight Night 46 headliner in Dublin. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-04-30. 2014-04-30.
  5. Web site: Cole Miller out at UFC Fight Night 46, Conor McGregor now meets Diego Brandao. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-06-03. 2014-06-03.
  6. Web site: UFC Fight Night Dublin sells out immediately. mmafighting.com. Ariel Helwani. 2014-06-06. 2014-06-06.
  7. Web site: Gunnar Nelson now fights Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-05-28. 2014-05-28.
  8. Web site: Tom Lawlor out at UFC Fight Night 46, promotion seeking replacement foe for Ilir Latifi. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 2014-07-16. 2014-07-16.
  9. Web site: Ilir Latifi gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night Dublin. severmma.com. Graeme. 2014-07-03. 2014-07-03.
  10. Web site: UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2014-04-29.
  11. Web site: UFC Fight Night 46 bonuses: McGregor, Nelson, Pendred, King win $50,000. Matt Erickson. MMAjunkie.com. 2014-07-19. 2014-07-19.
  12. Web site: Mike King flunks UFC Fight Night 46 drug test, loses $50,000 bonus. mmajunkie.com. Dann Stupp. 2014-08-13. 2014-08-14.

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