UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 52) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 20, 2014 (2014-09-20)
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama, Japan
Attendance12,395[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso

Background

The event was the third that the organization hosted in Saitama, following UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson in February 2012 and UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.[3][4]

Tatsuya Kawajiri was briefly linked to a matchup at the event with Darren Elkins, but the bout never materialized as Kawajiri was sidelined indefinitely with a detached retina.[5]

Chris Cariaso was originally scheduled to face Kyoji Horiguchi at the event.[6] However, Cariaso was pulled from the bout with Horoguchi in favor of a matchup with current flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 178.[7] Horiguchi faced Jon Delos Reyes.[8]

Kyle Noke was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama at the event, but eventually was forced out of the bout with a knee injury.[9] Akiyama instead faced Amir Sadollah.[10]

Urijah Faber was briefly linked to a bout with Masanori Kanehara at the event. However, before the bout was officially announced, Faber was removed due to injury and Kanehara faced Alex Caceres.[11]

Results
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mark Hunt def. Roy Nelson KO (punch) 2 3:00
Lightweight Myles Jury def. Takanori Gomi TKO (punches) 1 1:32
Welterweight Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Amir Sadollah Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate def. Rin Nakai Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Kiichi Kunimoto def. Richard Walsh Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi def. Jon delos Reyes TKO (punches) 1 3:48
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight Masanori Kanehara def. Alex Caceres Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Katsunori Kikuno def. Sam Sicilia Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:38
Welterweight Hyun Gyu Lim def. Takenori Sato TKO (elbows) 1 1:18
Bantamweight Kyung Ho Kang def. Michinori Tanaka Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Johnny Case def. Kazuki Tokudome Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:34
Featherweight Maximo Blanco def. Dan Hooker Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

    [12]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[13]

    • Fight of the Night: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Michinori Tanaka
    • Performance of the Night: Mark Hunt and Johnny Case

    ^ Bonus winner Michinori Tanaka had his award rescinded after testing positive for banned substances during his post fight drug screening.[14]

    See also

    References
    1. "UFC Fight Night 52 draws reported 12,395 attendance". MMAjunkie.com. September 20, 2014.
    2. "UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
    3. "Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt targeted for UFC Fight Night event in Japan". mmajunkie.com. May 30, 2014.
    4. "Mark Hunt Agrees to Battle of the Buldge". mixedmartialarts.com. May 2, 2014.
    5. "Tatsuya Kawajiri out of UFC: Japan". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
    6. Sean Ross Sapp (2014-07-02). "UFC Fight Night Japan adds Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Chris Cariaso". fansided.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
    7. Staff (2014-07-15). "Champ Demetrious Johnson faces Chris Cariaso at UFC 178". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
    8. Jacob Cooper (2014-08-08). "Kyoji Horiguchi faces Jon Delos Reyes at UFC Fight Night 52". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
    9. Tristen Critchfield (2014-08-07). "Kyle Noke Injures Knee, Pulls Out of Sept. 20 UFC Fight Night Bout vs. Akiyama". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
    10. Jacob Cooper (2014-08-08). "Amir Sadollah returns vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC Fight Night 52". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
    11. Staff (2014-08-08). "Alex Caceres replaces Urijah Faber, meets Masanori Kanehara at UFC Fight Night 52". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
    12. Staff (2014-06-06). "UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
    13. Staff (2014-09-20). "UFC Fight Night 52 bonuses: Hunt, Case, Kang, Tanaka win $50,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
    14. Staff (2014-12-02). "UFC statement regarding Michinori Tanaka". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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