| UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08) | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, England | |||
| Attendance | 14,604 | |||
| Total gate | $2,000,056 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa (also known as UFC Fight Night 37) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 8, 2014, at The O2 Arena in London, England. The event was shown live in the UK on Channel 5 and BT Sport and in the United States on UFC Fight Pass.
Background
A bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa headlined the event.
UFC President Dana White initially announced that a bout between Gustafsson and Antônio Rogério Nogueira would be headlining the event. However, just 5 days after the fight was announced news came that Nogueira had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Later, reports came that said that Nogueira had never agreed to take the fight against Gustafsson at all.
Ross Pearson was expected to face Melvin Guillard in a rematch at the event. However, Pearson pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by Michael Johnson.
Brad Pickett was expected to make his Flyweight debut against Ian McCall on this card. However, on February 13, it was announced that McCall had pulled out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Neil Seery.
A bout between Roland Delorme and Davey Grant was cancelled after the weigh ins the day before the event due to Grant suffering a torn meniscus.
Results
| Fight card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def. | Jimi Manuwa | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 1:18 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Johnson | def. | Melvin Guillard | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Neil Seery | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Omari Akhmedov | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:36 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Cyrille Diabaté | Submission (ninja choke) | 1 | 3:02 | |
| Middleweight | Luke Barnatt | def. | Mats Nilsson | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:24 | |
| Middleweight | Cláudio Silva | def. | Brad Scott | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Igor Araújo | def. | Danny Mitchell | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Louis Gaudinot | vs. | Phil Harris | No Contest (overturned) | 1 | 1:13 | |
- Originally a submission (guillotine choke) victory for Gaudinot, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Gaudinot tested positive for a banned diuretic during a post fight screening.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa
- Performance of the Night: Alexander Gustafsson and Gunnar Nelson
See also
References
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 37 draws reported 14,604 attendance for $2 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. 8 March 2014.
- "UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ Staff (5 November 2013). "Jimi Manuwa meets Alexander Gustafsson when UFC returns to London in March". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- "Alexander Gustafsson vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira set for march 8 in London". mmajunkie.com. 26 October 2013.
- "Antonio Rogerio Nogueira injured, out of Alexander Gustafsson fight". mmafighting.com. 31 October 2013.
- "Injury forces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira out of bout with Alexander Gustafsson". mmajunkie.com. 1 November 2013.
- "UFC boss reveals: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira never agreed to face Gustafsson". mmajunkie.com. 10 November 2013.
- Staff (23 January 2014). "Michael Johnson replaces Ross Pearson, meets Melvin Guillard at UFC Fight Night 37". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- Adam Guillen Jr. (8 November 2013). "Brad Pickett drops down to flyweight, wants fight at UFC London event in March of 2014". mmamania.com.
- Staff (20 February 2014). "Irish newcomer Neil Seery meets Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 37 in London". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- Staff (7 March 2014). "Saturday's UFC Fight Night 37 lineup loses a bout". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Matt Erickson (8 March 2014). "Report: Torn meniscus shelved Davey Grant from UFC Fight Night 37". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- The Daily Telegraph
- John Morgan (29 June 2014). "Louis Gaudinot tests positive for diuretic, suspended six months by UFC officials". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- "UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- John Morgan (8 March 2014). "UFC Fight Night 37 bonuses: Alexander Gustafsson earns dual awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
