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 3Arena 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)
Venue3Arena
CityDublin, Ireland
Attendance9,500[1]
Total gate$1.4 million[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy 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. 19 July 2014.
    2. Staff (29 April 2014). "UFC returns to Dublin in July". ufc.com. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
    3. Ben Blake (6 March 2014). "UFC return to Dublin confirmed for 19 July". thescore.ie. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
    4. Staff (30 April 2014). "Conor McGregor vs. Cole Miller confirmed for UFC Fight Night 46 headliner in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
    5. Staff (3 June 2014). "Cole Miller out at UFC Fight Night 46, Conor McGregor now meets Diego Brandao". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
    6. Ariel Helwani (6 June 2014). "UFC Fight Night Dublin sells out immediately". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
    7. Staff (28 May 2014). "Gunnar Nelson now fights Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
    8. John Morgan (16 July 2014). "Tom Lawlor out at UFC Fight Night 46, promotion seeking replacement foe for Ilir Latifi". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
    9. Graeme (3 July 2014). "Ilir Latifi gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night Dublin". severmma.com. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
    10. "UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
    11. Matt Erickson (19 July 2014). "UFC Fight Night 46 bonuses: McGregor, Nelson, Pendred, King win $50,000". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
    12. Dann Stupp (13 August 2014). "Mike King flunks UFC Fight Night 46 drug test, loses $50,000 bonus". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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