UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 10, 2015  ( 2015-12-10 )
Venue The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
City Las Vegas , Nevada
Attendance 1,643 [1]
Total gate $234,725 [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant (also known as UFC Fight Night 80 ) was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2015, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas , Nevada . [2]

Background [ edit ]

The event was expected to be headlined by a women's strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and Joanne Calderwood . [3] However on October 28, Calderwood was forced to pull out of the event and was replaced by Rose Namajunas . [4]

The event was the first that the promotion has hosted at the venue and the first of three events in as many days in the Las Vegas Valley . It also marked the first North American card to air live exclusively on their subscription-based digital network, UFC Fight Pass . [2]

A welterweight bout between Sheldon Westcott and Edgar Garcia , originally scheduled for this event was moved to UFC 195 . [5]

Lyman Good was expected to face Omari Akhmedov at the event. However, Good was pulled from the bout in late October and was replaced by Sergio Moraes . [6]

Michael Graves was expected to face Danny Roberts at the event. However, Graves pulled out of the bout on November 30 citing an injury and was replaced by Nathan Coy . [7]

Results [ edit ]

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Strawweight Rose Namajunas def. Paige VanZant Submission (rear-naked choke) 5 2:25
Lightweight Michael Chiesa def. Jim Miller Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:57
Lightweight Sage Northcutt def. Cody Pfister Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:41
Middleweight Thiago Santos def. Elias Theodorou Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?27, 29?27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Tim Means def. John Howard KO (punch) 2 0:21
Welterweight Sergio Moraes def. Omari Akhmedov TKO (punches) 3 2:18
Middleweight Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Kevin Casey No Contest (accidental eye poke) 1 0:11 [a]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Johnny Eduardo Submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:18
Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Andreas Stahl TKO (punches) 1 4:25
Welterweight Danny Roberts def. Nathan Coy Technical Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:46
Featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov def. Phillipe Nover Decision (split) (28?29, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Kailin Curran def. Emily Kagan Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:13
  1. ^ An accidental eye poke rendered Casey unable to continue; as the fight had not reached the third round, it was declared a No Contest.

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Bonus Awards [ edit ]

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [9]

  • Fight of the Night: Jim Miller vs. Michael Chiesa
  • Performance of the Night: Rose Namajunas and Tim Means

Reported payout [ edit ]

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission . It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [10]

  • Rose Namajunas: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Paige VanZant: $40,000
  • Michael Chiesa: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller: $56,000
  • Sage Northcutt: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Cody Pfister: $12,000
  • Thiago Santos: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Elias Theodorou: $20,000
  • Tim Means: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. John Howard: $27,000
  • Sergio Moraes: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Omari Akhmedov: $14,000
  • Kevin Casey: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) vs. Antonio Carlos Junior: $19,000 ^
  • Aljamain Sterling: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Eduardo: $14,000
  • Santiago Ponzinibbio: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Andreas Stahl: $10,000
  • Danny Roberts: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Nathan Coy: $10,000
  • Zubaira Tukhugov: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Phillipe Nover: $14,000
  • Kailin Curran: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Emily Kagan: $10,000

^ Both fighters earned show money (Casey awarded win Bonus); bout declared No Contest.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Staff (2015-12-11). "UFC Fight Night 80 draws reported 1,643 attendance for $234,725 gate in Las Vegas" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-12-11 .
  2. ^ a b Staff (2015-09-04). "Three cards in three days in Las Vegas: UFC Fight Night 80 set for Dec. 10" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-09-04 .
  3. ^ Thomas Gerbasi" (2015-09-17). "VanZant vs. Calderwood on UFC Fight Pass" . UFC.com . Retrieved 2015-09-17 .
  4. ^ Staff (2015-10-28). "Rose Namajunas replaces Joanne Calderwood, meets Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night 80" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-10-28 .
  5. ^ Staff (2015-10-19). "Sheldon Westcott vs. Edgar Garcia moves to UFC 195 in January" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-10-19 .
  6. ^ MMAFighting Newswire (2015-10-28). "Lyman Good out, Sergio Moraes in against Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night 80" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2015-10-28 .
  7. ^ Staff (2015-11-30). "Nathan Coy in against Danny Roberts at UFC Fight Night 80" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-11-30 .
  8. ^ "UFC Fight Night Las Vegas" . Ultimate Fighting Championship . Retrieved 2015-08-21 .
  9. ^ Staff (2015-12-11). "UFC Fight Night 80 bonuses: Namajunas earns $50,000 for domination of VanZant" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-12-11 .
  10. ^ Staff (2015-12-14). "UFC Fight Night 80 salaries: Northcutt ($80K), Chiesa ($60K), Namajunas ($54K)" . mmajunkie.com . Retrieved 2015-12-14 .
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