UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão

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 O2 in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3]

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
The poster for UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 19, 2014 (2014-07-19)
VenueThe O2
CityDublin, Ireland
Attendance9,500[1]
Total gate$1.4 million[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown

Background

This was the second time that the organization has hosted an event in Dublin, following UFC 93 in 2009.[3]

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
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Conor McGregor def. Diego Brandão TKO (punches) 1 4:05
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson def. Zak Cummings Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:48
Flyweight Ian McCall def. Brad Pickett Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Norman Parke def. Naoyuki Kotani TKO (strikes) 2 3:41
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi def. Chris Dempsey TKO (punches) 1 2:07
Flyweight Neil Seery def. Phil Harris Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Cathal Pendred def. Mike King Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:33
Middleweight Trevor Smith def. Tor Troéng Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov def. Cody Donovan TKO (punches) 1 4:57
Flyweight Paddy Holohan def. Josh Sampo Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:06

    [10]

    Bonus awards

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

    • Fight of the Night: Cathal Pendred vs. Mike King ^
    • Performance of the Night: Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson

    ^ Bonus winner Mike King had his award rescinded after testing positive for anabolic steroids during his post fight drug screening.[12]

    See also

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