UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão (also known as UFC Fight Night 46) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 19, 2014, at The 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3]
| UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 19, 2014 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Attendance | 9,500[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.4 million[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
This was the second time that the organization has hosted an event in Dublin, following UFC 93 in 2009.[3]
The event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Cole Miller.[4] However, Miller was forced to pull out due to an injury, and was replaced by Diego Brandão.[5] Despite the change with one of the headlining participants, ticket demand was high for the event, with nearly all tickets selling out within a few hours of going on sale.[6]
Ryan LaFlare was scheduled to face Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, LaFlare was removed from the card and was replaced by Zak Cummings.[7]
Tom Lawlor was expected to face Ilir Latifi at the event, but Lawlor pulled out of the bout with an injury[8] and was replaced by promotional newcomer Chris Dempsey.[9]
Results
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Diego Brandão | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Zak Cummings | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Flyweight | Ian McCall | def. | Brad Pickett | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Norman Parke | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 3:41 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Chris Dempsey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Flyweight | Neil Seery | def. | Phil Harris | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Cathal Pendred | def. | Mike King | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:33 | |
| Middleweight | Trevor Smith | def. | Tor Troéng | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Cody Donovan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:57 | |
| Flyweight | Paddy Holohan | def. | Josh Sampo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:06 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]
- Fight of the Night: Cathal Pendred vs. Mike King ^
- Performance of the Night: Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson
^ Bonus winner Mike King had his award rescinded after testing positive for anabolic steroids during his post fight drug screening.[12]