UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare

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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date March 21, 2015  ( 2015-03-21 )
Venue Ginasio do Maracanazinho
City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance 7,707 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare (also known as UFC Fight Night 62 ) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 21, 2015, at the Ginasio do Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . [2]

Background [ edit ]

After hosting a PPV event at the venue and some others at HSBC Arena , the event was the first Fight Night that the UFC has hosted in Rio de Janeiro . [2]

The event was expected to be headlined by a bantamweight rematch between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao . [3] However, on February 2, Assuncao was forced out of the bout as his ankle, injured in mid-December 2014, was slow to heal and he was unable to resume the proper training to prepare for the fight in that time frame. [4] The UFC also removed Faber from the card and promoted a welterweight bout between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare to the main event. [5]

Matt Wiman was expected to face Leonardo Santos at the event. However, on February 11, Wiman pulled out of the bout citing a back injury and was replaced by Anthony Rocco Martin . [6]

Josh Thomson was expected to face Gilbert Burns at the event. However, on February 26, Thomson pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury, [7] while Burns remained on the card and faced promotional newcomer Alex Oliveira . [8]

Ben Saunders was expected to face Erick Silva at the event. However, on March 6, Saunders pulled out of the bout due to an injury. [9] He was replaced by Josh Koscheck . [10] Koscheck had previously fought just 21 days before this event at UFC 184 , losing his fight against Jake Ellenberger . [11]

A lightweight fight between Leandro Silva and Drew Dober ended with controversy as referee Eduardo Herdy stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round for no apparent reason, as Dober had already escaped a guillotine choke attempt. [12] The result was met with an enormous number of complaints from several people related to mixed martial arts. Dober was paid his win bonus regardless. [13] Although initially announcing the controversial result would stand, the Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) ? Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission  ? overturned Silva's win and declared the fight a no-contest on March 26. [14]

On April 9, the CABMMA announced that Jorge de Oliveira failed a fight night drug test, testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol . He was suspended for one year, retroactive to the event date. [15]

Results [ edit ]

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Demian Maia def. Ryan LaFlare Decision (unanimous) (48?46, 48?46, 48?46) 5 5:00 [a]
Welterweight Erick Silva def. Josh Koscheck Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:21
Lightweight Leonardo Santos def. Anthony Rocco Martin Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:29
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes def. Shayna Baszler TKO (leg kick) 1 1:56
Lightweight Gilbert Burns def. Alex Oliveira Submission (armbar) 3 4:14
Featherweight Godofredo Pepey def. Andre Fili Submission (flying triangle choke) 1 3:14
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)
Lightweight Francisco Trinaldo def. Akbarh Arreola Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Kevin Souza def. Katsunori Kikuno KO (punch) 1 1:31
Lightweight Leandro Silva vs. Drew Dober No Contest (overturned) 2 2:45 [b]
Lightweight Leonardo Mafra def. Cain Carrizosa Decision (unanimous) (30?26, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Christos Giagos def. Jorge de Oliveira Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:12
Flyweight Fredy Serrano def. Bentley Syler KO (punch) 3 1:34
  1. ^ Maia was docked 1 point in the 5th round for stalling on the ground and not engaging in the fight.
  2. ^ Originally ruled a submission (guillotine choke) victory for Silva; result overturned to "No Contest" by CABMMA as referee errantly stopped the fight. [14]

[16] [17]

Bonus awards [ edit ]

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [18]

  • Fight of the Night: None awarded
  • Performance of the Night: Gilbert Burns , Godofredo Pepey , Kevin Souza and Fredy Serrano

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Staff (2015-03-22). "UFC Fight Night 62 draws announced 7,707 fans in Rio de Janeiro" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-22 .
  2. ^ a b John Morgan (2014-12-30). "UFC Fight Night 62 targeted for Rio de Janeiro's Maracanazinho Gymnasium" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2014-12-30 .
  3. ^ Mookie Alexander (2015-01-21). "Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber verbally agreed for UFC Fight Night main event in Rio de Janeiro" . bloodyelbow.com . Retrieved 2015-01-21 .
  4. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2015-02-02). "Raphael Assuncao injured, out of UFC Fight Night 62 main event with Urijah Faber" . mmafighting.com.
  5. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2015-02-04). "Demian Maia vs. Ryan LaFlare set to headline UFC Fight Night 62 in Brazil" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2015-02-04 .
  6. ^ Jason Floyd (2015-02-11). "Matt Wiman out of UFC Fight Night 62 due to back injury, Leonardo Santos will now meet Tony Martin" . themmareport.com . Retrieved 2015-02-11 .
  7. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2015-02-26). "Josh Thomson injured, out of UFC Fight Night 62 co-main event bout against Gilbert Burns" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2015-02-26 .
  8. ^ Staff (2015-02-27). "Alex Oliveira meets Gilbert Burns at UFC Fight Night 62; Saunders-Silva new co-main" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-02-27 .
  9. ^ C.J. Tuttle (2015-03-06). "Injury forces Ben Saunders out of UFC Fight Night bout vs. Erick Silva" . sherdog.com . Retrieved 2015-03-06 .
  10. ^ Staff (2015-03-08). "Josh Koscheck in for Saunders, meets Erick Silva in UFC Fight Night 62 co-main" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-08 .
  11. ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-02-28). "UFC 184 results, photos: Jake Ellenberger gets rare submission of Josh Koscheck" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-10 .
  12. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2015-03-21). "UFC Fight Night 62 results: Ref gives Leandro Silva gift submission win vs. Drew Dober" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-26 .
  13. ^ Steven Marrocco and John Morgan (2015-03-22). "UFC pays Drew Dober his win money; Dana White stumps for no-contest" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-26 .
  14. ^ a b Dann Stupp (2015-03-26). "Shocker: Brazil commission overturns Leandro Silva vs. Drew Dober, declares no-contest" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-26 .
  15. ^ Matt Erickson (2015-04-09). "Jorge de Oliveira positive for steroids following loss at UFC Fight Night 62" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-04-09 .
  16. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare" . Ultimate Fighting Championship . Retrieved 2015-01-22 .
  17. ^ "UFC Fight Night 62: Maia vs. LaFlare Results" . mmanuts.com. March 26, 2015 . Retrieved March 26, 2015 .
  18. ^ Matt Erickson (2015-03-22). "UFC Fight Night 62 bonuses: On card with nine stoppages, who won $50,000?" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-03-22 .
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