UFC 199

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

A poster or logo for UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)
Venue The Forum
City Inglewood, California
Attendance 15,587[1]
Total gate $2,168,675[1]
Buyrate 320,000[2]
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on June 4, 2016 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[3]

Background

While this was the first time the organization has held an event at the venue, it was the fifth time that UFC has hosted an event in Los Angeles County. Previous UFC events in the area took place at the Staples Center.[3]

The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between champion Luke Rockhold and former champion Chris Weidman.[3] They previously met at UFC 194, when Rockhold won Weidman's title via fourth round TKO.[4] However, Weidman pulled out on May 17 due to a large extrusion herniation on his neck.[5][6] The first replacement choice was former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza, who lost his title to Rockhold in 2011, but he injured his meniscus in a win at UFC 198 against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort. Therefore, he was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Michael Bisping.[7] The fight was also a rematch as the two met previously in November 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, with Rockhold winning via submission in the second round.[8]

The co-main event featured a UFC Bantamweight Championship trilogy bout between current two-time champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber.[3] The pairing first met at featherweight on WEC 26 in 2007, where Faber defeated Cruz via guillotine choke to defend his title.[9] The rematch took place on UFC 132 in 2011, when Cruz defended his title for the first time via unanimous decision.[10]

A lightweight bout between Evan Dunham and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 winner Leonardo Santos, originally scheduled for UFC 198, was moved to this event after a minor injury to Dunham delayed the matchup a few weeks.[11] Subsequently, Santos pulled out on April 29 due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by James Vick.[12] In turn, Dunham pulled out of that pairing on May 5 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Beneil Dariush.[13]

In January 2016, former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn announced his intention to return to active competition in the featherweight division after an 18-month "retirement" and was expected to compete at UFC 197.[14][15] However, Penn's return was delayed after an investigation into criminal allegations made against him was launched.[16] After the UFC concluded that no criminal or civil charges would be filed, the organization announced that he would face Dennis Siver at this event.[17][18] In turn, Siver pulled out on May 10 due to an undisclosed injury.[19] He was replaced by Cole Miller.[20] Subsequently, Penn himself was removed from the card on May 23 after he was flagged for a potential anti-doping violation: the use of an IV in excess of 50 ml in a six-hour period during a March 25 out-of-competition sample collection.[21] He was replaced by Alex Caceres.[22]

A lightweight bout between John Makdessi and Mehdi Baghdad was originally scheduled for this event, but on April 28 it was announced that the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez.[23]

The event marked the first time fighters were allowed to weigh in for their bouts in the morning (starting 10 a.m.), rather than the traditional time of 4 p.m. used for public proceedings. They weighed in with a California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) official looking on so they would have less time to be dehydrated after their weight cuts and more time to rehydrate after making weight. They were back on hand to stand on the scale – ceremoniously, for the fans and media – and face off with their opponents. This is part of new measures for fighters' safety, with the CSAC creating new rules that will eventually be adapted to all the other athletic commissions.[24]

During the main card broadcast, the UFC announced that UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments winner Don Frye will be inducted to the UFC's Hall of Fame at the "International Fight Week" in July, one day after UFC 200.[25]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Michael Bisping def. Luke Rockhold (c) KO (punches) 1 3:36 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c) def. Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Ricardo Lamas Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Dan Henderson def. Hector Lombard KO (head kick and elbows) 2 1:27
Lightweight Dustin Poirier def. Bobby Green KO (punches) 1 2:53
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Featherweight Brian Ortega def. Clay Guida KO (knee) 3 4:40
Lightweight Beneil Dariush def. James Vick KO (punches) 1 4:16
Women's Strawweight Jéssica Andrade def. Jessica Penne TKO (punches) 2 2:56
Featherweight Alex Caceres def. Cole Miller Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Sean Strickland def. Tom Breese Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Luis Henrique da Silva def. Jonathan Wilson TKO (punches) 2 4:11
Middleweight Kevin Casey vs. Elvis Mutapcic Draw (split) (29-28, 28-29, 28-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Marco Polo Reyes def. Dong Hyun Kim KO (punches) 3 1:52
  1. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[27]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[28]

^ Both fighters earned show money; bout declared draw.[28]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2016-06-05). "UFC 199 draws announced 15,587 fans for sell-out at The Forum, $2.17 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  2. ↑ http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/
  3. 1 2 3 4 Marc Raimondi (2016-03-04). "Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman, Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber headline UFC 199". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-12-13). "UFC 194 results: Luke Rockhold stuns Chris Weidman to win middleweight title". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  5. ↑ Jeremy Botter (2016-05-17). "Chris Weidman out of UFC 199 bout with Luke Rockhold". flocombat.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  6. ↑ Staff (2016-05-18). "Chris Weidman explains injury that forced him out of UFC 199 title fight". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  7. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2016-05-18). "Michael Bisping in to face Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 with Chris Weidman out". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  8. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-11-07). "UFC Fight Night 55 results: Luke Rockhold taps Michael Bisping with one-armed guillotine". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  9. ↑ T.P. Grant (2013-08-22). "Throwback Thursday: Urijah Faber vs Dominick Cruz, WEC 26 (March 24, 2007)". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  10. ↑ Staff (2011-07-02). "UFC 132 play by play and live results". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  11. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2016-03-15). "Evan Dunham suffers 'small injury', fight with Leonardo Santos moved to UFC 199". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  12. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-04-29). "Friday fight update: Vick, Sasaki get fights". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  13. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2016-05-06). "James Vick vs. Beneil Dariush targeted for UFC 199". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  14. ↑ Staff (2016-01-19). "Ex-champ B.J. Penn ends retirement, but UFC boss still unsure on details". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  15. ↑ Damon Martin (2016-02-08). "BJ Penn says his return has been pushed back to UFC 197 in April". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  16. ↑ MMA Fighting Newswire (2016-02-18). "UFC postpones BJ Penn's return amid allegations". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  17. ↑ Staff (2016-04-12). "B.J. Penn vs. Dennis Siver slated for UFC 199 in Los Angeles". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  18. ↑ Staff (2016-04-13). "UFC statement on BJ Penn". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  19. ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (2016-05-11). "Dennis Siver injured, out of UFC 199 fight opposite B.J. Penn". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  20. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2016-05-11). "Cole Miller steps in to face B.J. Penn at UFC 199 in Los Angeles". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  21. ↑ Thomas Myers (2016-05-23). "BJ Penn flagged for possible anti-doping violation, pulled from UFC 199 fight with Cole Miller". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  22. ↑ Damon Martin (2016-05-25). "Alex Caceres replaces BJ Penn, faces Cole Miller at UFC 199". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  23. ↑ Mike Bohn (2016-04-28). "Mehdi Baghdad vs. John Makdessi moves from UFC 199 in June to UFC Fight Night 90 in July". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  24. ↑ Staff (2016-06-03). "UFC 199 weigh-in results: Rockhold-Bisping, Cruz-Faber official for title fights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  25. ↑ Mike Bohn (2016-06-04). "MMA legend Don Frye set for induction into UFC Hall of Fame". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  26. ↑ "UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  27. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2016-06-04). "UFC 199 bonuses: Bisping, Henderson, Reyes, Kim Receive $50K Awards". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  28. 1 2 Staff (2016-06-06). "UFC 199 salaries: Henderson ($800K), Cruz ($350K) earn top disclosed payouts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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