| UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) | |||
| Venue | Rod Laver Arena | |||
| City | Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 13,721 | |||
| Total gate | 2,200,000 AUD | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson (also known as UFC Fight Night 101) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
Background
This event was the second that the organization hosted in Melbourne, with the first being UFC 193 in November 2015.
The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight rematch between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza. The duo first met in September 2011 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, in which Rockhold won a unanimous decision to capture Souza's title. However, on November 1, Rockhold was ruled out of the contest due to a sprained ACL. Subsequently, Souza was removed from the card entirely and is expected to be rescheduled for another event. In turn, a middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson was elevated to serve as the event headliner.
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As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, bouts between Yao Zhikui vs. Jenel Lausa and Seo Hee Ham vs. Danielle Taylor were rescheduled for this event.
On October 21, it was announced that Dominique Steele pulled out of his scheduled bout against Kyle Noke due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Omari Akhmedov.
The Ultimate Fighter: China featherweight winner Ning Guangyou was expected to face Marlon Vera at UFC 202. However, due to an out-of-competition failed test and following investigation concluding Ning ingested the substance without fault or negligence, the bout was moved to UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit. In turn, the bout was postponed again due to alleged visa issues for Ning, which restricted the timing of his travel. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.
Results
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Robert Whittaker | def. | Derek Brunson | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:07 | |
| Lightweight | Andrew Holbrook | def. | Jake Matthews | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Omari Akhmedov | def. | Kyle Noke | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Volkanovski | def | Yusuke Kasuya | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:06 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tyson Pedro | def. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:07 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Danielle Taylor | def. | Seo Hee Ham | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Dan Kelly | def. | Chris Camozzi | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Damien Brown | def. | Jon Tuck | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jonathan Meunier | def. | Richard Walsh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ben Nguyen | def. | Geane Herrera | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Jason Knight | def. | Dan Hooker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Marlon Vera | def. | Ning Guangyou | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Jenel Lausa | def. | Yao Zhikui | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson
- Performance of the Night: Robert Whittaker and Tyson Pedro
See also
References
- ^ Staff (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 draws announced sell-out of 13,721 for $2.2 million AUD live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-11). "Luke Rockhold and 'Jacare' Souza set to rematch at UFC Fight Night 101". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-09-11). "Rockhold-Souza II headlines "Down Under" in November". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Jesse Holland (2013-04-28). "History in the making: Luke Rockhold upsets 'Jacare' Souza to win Strikeforce middleweight title". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Ariel Helwani (2016-11-01). "Luke Rockhold vs. Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza rematch canceled". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- Danny Segura (2016-11-02). "Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson promoted to main event of UFC Fight Night 101 in Australia". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- Anton Tabuena (2016-10-12). "UFC Manila's Lausa vs Zhikui re-booked for UFN: Rockhold vs Jacare 2". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- John Hyon Ko (2016-10-14). "Seo-Hee Ham vs Danielle Taylor shifted to UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne". thefightnation.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- Mark Gottlieb (2016-10-23). "Dom Steele pulls out of Melbourne fight against Kyle Noke, replaced by Omari "Wolverine" Akhmedov". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- Marc Raimondi (2016-08-09). "UFC's Ning Guangyou fails drug test for clenbuterol, USADA finds no fault". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- Thomas Gerbasi (2016-08-22). "Guangyou-Vera bout off Vancouver card". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ATSteveDuncan (2016-10-13). "Chito Vera enfrentará a Ning Guangyou en UFC Fight Night 101". mma.uno. Retrieved 2016-11-15. (in Spanish)
- "UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Staff (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 bonuses: Robert Whittaker is walking away with an extra $190,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
