UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson

UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06)
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance 7,422[1]
Total gate $1,435,000[1]
Event chronology

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UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson (also known as UFC Fight Night 82) was a mixed martial arts event held on February 6, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]

Background

The event was originally billed as UFC 196 and was scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Fabrício Werdum and former two-time champion Cain Velasquez.[2] A series of events eventually led to a main event shuffle: on January 24, 13 days before the event, Velasquez pulled out of the bout due to a back injury and was replaced by Stipe Miocic.[3] On the following day, Werdum announced that he was pulling out of the event due to injury as well as he wasn't comfortable with the opponent change while dealing with injuries of his own.[4]

With no viable main event options remaining, on January 26 UFC President Dana White announced the company was canceling the pay-per-view broadcast. Therefore, UFC 196 became a Fight Night card. The event aired on Fox Sports 1 and was headlined by a five-round welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks and five-time kickboxing world champion Stephen Thompson. The two were originally scheduled to meet in the co-main event.[5][6]

A welterweight bout between former WEC Welterweight Champion Mike Pyle and Sean Spencer was originally booked for UFC 187. However, Spencer pulled out due to injury.[7] The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[8]

Mickey Gall, whose first pro bout and subsequent call-out of former WWE Champion CM Punk were featured on UFC Fight Pass' Lookin' for a Fight reality show, faced fellow newcomer Mike Jackson. With his win, Gall is expected to face Punk later this year.[9]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Johny Hendricks TKO (punches) 1 3:31
Heavyweight Roy Nelson def. Jared Rosholt Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux def. Rafael Cavalcante Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez def. Zach Makovsky Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Misha Cirkunov def. Alex Nicholson Submission (neck crank) 2 1:28
Welterweight Mike Pyle def. Sean Spencer TKO (elbows and knees) 3 4:25
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Josh Burkman def. K.J. Noons Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis def. Damian Grabowski TKO (punches) 1 2:17
Flyweight Justin Scoggins def. Ray Borg Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Featherweight Diego Rivas def. Noad Lahat KO (flying knee) 2 0:23
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Mickey Gall def. Mike Jackson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:45
Featherweight Alex White def. Artem Lobov Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00

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    Bonus awards

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

    Reported payout

    The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[12]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Staff (February 7, 2016). "UFC Fight Night 82 draws 7,422 for live gate of $1.435 million". mmajunkie.com.
    2. 1 2 Tristen Critchfield (2015-12-09). "Dana White confirms Werdum-Velasquez rematch for UFC 196 in Las Vegas". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
    3. ↑ Mike Dyce (2016-01-24). "Cain Velasquez out, Stipe Miocic to fill in at UFC 196". fansided.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
    4. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2016-01-25). "Fabricio Werdum pulls out of UFC 196 with injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
    5. ↑ Kevin Iole (2016-01-26). "With heavyweight title fight off, UFC 196 is shifted to Fox Sports 1". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
    6. ↑ Staff (2016-01-27). "Hendricks-Thompson headlines UFC Fight Night". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
    7. ↑ Staff (2015-04-23). "Sean Spencer out at UFC 187, promotion seeking opponent for Mike Pyle". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
    8. ↑ Mike Bohn and Matt Erickson (2015-12-13). "UFC 196 adds Hendricks-Thompson, Nelson-Rosholt, Burkman-Noons, Pyle-Spencer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
    9. ↑ Brett Okamoto (2016-02-03). "The CM Punk effect hits UFC with Mickey Gall-Michael Jackson bout". espn.go.com.
    10. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
    11. ↑ Staff (2016-02-07). "UFC Fight Night 82 bonuses: 'Wonderboy' gets $50,000 for biggest win of career". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
    12. ↑ Staff (2016-02-08). "UFC Fight Night 82 salaries: Nelson, Benavidez earn top disclosed payouts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
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