UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas.
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 4, 2015
Venue	Patriot Center
City	Fairfax, Virginia
Attendance	5,417[1]
Total gate	$545,604[1]
Event chronology
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UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas (also known as UFC Fight Night 63) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.^[2]

Background

The event was the third that the organization has hosted at the venue and first since 2012.^[3] The preliminary portion of the card began at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, with the main card starting at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT, a rare time slot for UFC events held in North America.^[4]

The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between former title challengers Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas.^[4]

Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a bout with Bobby Green at the event. However, shortly after the bout was announced by the UFC, Green pulled out of the bout citing a leg injury and was replaced by former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson^[5] Subsequently, Henderson was removed from the bout with Masvidal as he was tabbed as a replacement for Stephen Thompson to face Brandon Thatch in the event headliner on February 14, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 60.^[6] On February 2, Al Iaquinta was announced as Masvidal's new opponent.^[7]

Clint Hester was expected to face Luke Barnatt at this event. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a foot injury.^[8] Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz in May at UFC Fight Night 66.^[9]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Chad Mendes	def.	Ricardo Lamas	TKO (punches)	1	2:45
Lightweight	Al Iaquinta	def.	Jorge Masvidal	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Michael Chiesa	def.	Mitch Clarke	Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Julianna Peña	def.	Milana Dudieva	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	3:59
Featherweight	Clay Guida	def.	Robbie Peralta	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Dustin Poirier	def.	Carlos Diego Ferreira	KO (punches)	1	3:45
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Bantamweight	Liz Carmouche	def.	Lauren Murphy	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Alexander Yakovlev	def.	Gray Maynard	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Timothy Johnson	def.	Shamil Abdurakhimov	TKO (punches)	1	4:57	[lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight	Ron Stallings	def.	Justin Jones	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. Abdurakhimov was docked one point in the first round for grabbing the fence.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[12]

• Fight of the Night: None awarded
• Performance of the Night: Chad Mendes, Julianna Peña, Dustin Poirier, and Timothy Johnson

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Boxing, MMA and Wrestling Advisory Board. 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.^[13]

• Chad Mendes: $96,000 ($48,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas: $35,000
• Al Iaquinta: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Masvidal: $51,000
• Michael Chiesa: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Mitch Clarke: $12,000
• Julianna Peña: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Milana Dudieva: $10,000
• Clay Guida: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus) def. Robbie Peralta: $18,000
• Dustin Poirier: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Diego Ferreira: $15,000
• Liz Carmouche: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Lauren Murphy: $8,000
• Alexander Yakovlev: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Gray Maynard: $48,000
• Timothy Johnson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Shamil Abdurahimov: $12,000
• Ron Stallings: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Justin Jones: $8,000

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2015 in UFC

References

1. Staff (2015-04-04). "UFC Fight Night 63 attendance: Event earns $200K more than previous visit to venue". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
2. UFC Press Release (2015-02-09). "UFC returns to Fairfax with Mendes vs. Lamas in five-round main event". patriotcenter.monumentalnetwork.com. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
3. Staff (2015-01-17). "Dustin Poirier returns to 155, meets Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 63 in Fairfax, Va.". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
4. Ken Pishna (2015-01-18). "Chad Mendes vs. Ricardo Lamas Headlines Special UFC Fight Night Afternoon Edition". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
5. Damon Martin (2015-01-22). "Bobby Green injured; Benson Henderson now faces Jorge Masvidal in Virginia". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
6. Staff (2015-02-01). "Benson Henderson vs. Brandon Thatch set as new UFC Fight Night 60 main event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
7. Damon Martin (2015-02-02). "Al Iaquinta steps in to face Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night in Virginia". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
8. Thomas Gerbasi (2015-03-06). "Hester-Barnatt bout pulled due to injury". UFC.com.
9. Staff (2015-03-10). "Mark Munoz fights on, meets Luke Barnatt at UFC Fight Night 66 in Philippines". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
10. "UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
11. "UFC Fight Night 63: Mendes vs. Lamas Results". mmanuts.com. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
12. Staff (2015-04-04). "UFC Fight Night 63 bonuses: Four get $50,000 for 'Performance of the Night' efforts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
13. Staff (2015-04-06). "UFC Fight Night 63 salaries: Clay Guida, Chad Mendes earn largest disclosed paydays". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.