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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2016
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos
(also known as
UFC Fight Night 86
) was a
mixed martial arts
event held on April 10, 2016, at the
Arena Zagreb
in
Zagreb, Croatia
.
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Background
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The event was the first that the organization has hosted in
Croatia
.
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A heavyweight bout between
Ben Rothwell
and former
UFC Heavyweight Champion
Junior dos Santos
served as the event headliner.
[3]
Bartosz Fabi?ski
was expected to face
Nicolas Dalby
at the event. However, on March 2, Fabi?ski was removed from the card due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by
Zak Cummings
.
[4]
Ruslan Magomedov
was expected to face former heavyweight title challenger
Gabriel Gonzaga
at the event, but pulled out on March 9 due to a knee injury.
[5]
Gonzaga faced
Derrick Lewis
instead.
[6]
Promotional newcomer Bojan Mihajlovi? was expected to face
Francis Ngannou
at the event. However, Mihajlovi? was removed from the card on March 14 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by fellow promotional newcomer
Curtis Blaydes
.
[7]
Results
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Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Heavyweight
|
Junior dos Santos
|
def.
|
Ben Rothwell
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Decision (unanimous) (50?45, 50?45, 50?45)
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5
|
5:00
|
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Heavyweight
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Derrick Lewis
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def.
|
Gabriel Gonzaga
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KO (punches)
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1
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4:48
|
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Heavyweight
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Francis Ngannou
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def.
|
Curtis Blaydes
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TKO (doctor stoppage)
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2
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5:00
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Heavyweight
|
Timothy Johnson
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def.
|
Marcin Tybura
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Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
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3
|
5:00
|
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Light Heavyweight
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Jan Błachowicz
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def.
|
Igor Pokrajac
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Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28)
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3
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5:00
|
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Women's Strawweight
|
Maryna Moroz
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def.
|
Cristina Stanciu
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Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
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Welterweight
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Zak Cummings
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def.
|
Nicolas Dalby
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Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
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Bantamweight
|
Alejandro Perez
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def.
|
Ian Entwistle
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Verbal Submission (strikes)
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1
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4:04
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Lightweight
|
Mairbek Taisumov
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def.
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Damir Had?ovi?
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TKO (punch)
|
1
|
3:44
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Bantamweight
|
Damian Stasiak
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def.
|
Filip Peji?
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Submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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2:16
|
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Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
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Featherweight
|
Lucas Martins
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def.
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Robert Whiteford
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Decision (split) (29?28, 28?29, 30?27)
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3
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5:00
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Heavyweight
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Jared Cannonier
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def.
|
Cyril Asker
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KO (punches and elbows)
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1
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2:44
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Middleweight
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Bojan Veli?kovi?
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def.
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Alessio Di Chirico
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Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 30?27)
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3
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5:00
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Bonus awards
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The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
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- Fight of the Night:
None awarded
- Performance of the Night: Derrick Lewis
,
Alejandro Perez
,
Mairbek Taisumov
and
Jared Cannonier
See also
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References
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Flagship events
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Fight Nights
(on Spike TV)
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UFC on Versus/UFC Live
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UFC on Fox
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UFC on FX
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UFC on Fuel TV
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Fight Nights
(on FS1, FS2, FXX,
or UFC Fight Pass)
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UFC on ESPN
(or ESPN2)
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Fight Nights
(on ESPN+)
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UFC on ABC
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The Ultimate Fighter
Finales
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