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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson.

Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
Venue Rod Laver Arena
City
Melbourne, Australia
Attendance 13,721[1]
Total gate 2,200,000 AUD[1]
Event chronology







UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale


UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson (also known as UFC Fight Night 101) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3]




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Results


  • 3 Bonus awards


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





Background[edit]


This event was the second that the organization hosted in Melbourne, with the first being UFC 193 in November 2015.[2]


The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight rematch between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza.[2][3] The duo first met in September 2011 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, when Rockhold won a unanimous decision to capture Souza's title.[4] However, on November 1, Rockhold was ruled out of the contest due to a sprained ACL. Subsequently, Souza was removed from the card entirely and is expected to be rescheduled for another event.[5] In turn, a middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson was elevated to serve as the event headliner.[6]





Rod Laver Arena is widely known as the venue which hosts the annual Australian Open in tennis.


As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, bouts between Yao Zhikui vs. Jenel Lausa and Seo Hee Ham vs. Danielle Taylor were rescheduled for this event.[7][8]


On October 21, it was announced that Dominique Steele pulled out of his scheduled bout against Kyle Noke due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Omari Akhmedov.[9]


The Ultimate Fighter: China featherweight winner Ning Guangyou was expected to face Marlon Vera at UFC 202. However, due to an out-of-competition failed test and following investigation concluding Ning ingested the substance without fault or negligence, the bout was moved to UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit.[10] In turn, the bout was postponed again due to alleged visa issues for Ning, which restricted the timing of his travel.[11] The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[12]




Results[edit]



















































































































































Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Middleweight
Robert Whittaker
 def.
Derek Brunson
 TKO (head kick and punches)
 1
 4:07
Lightweight
Andrew Holbrook
 def.
Jake Matthews
 Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Welterweight
Omari Akhmedov
 def.
Kyle Noke
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Lightweight
Alexander Volkanovski
 def
 Yusuke Kasuya
 TKO (punches)
 2
 2:06
Light Heavyweight
Tyson Pedro
 def.
Khalil Rountree
 Submission (rear-naked choke)
 1
 4:07
Women's Strawweight
Danielle Taylor
 def.
Seo Hee Ham
 Decision (split) (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Middleweight
Dan Kelly
 def.
Chris Camozzi
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Lightweight
Damien Brown
 def.
Jon Tuck
 Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Welterweight
Jonathan Meunier
 def.
Richard Walsh
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Flyweight
Ben Nguyen
 def.
Geane Herrera
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
 3
 5:00

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight
Jason Knight
 def.
Dan Hooker
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
 3
 5:00
Featherweight
Marlon Vera
 def.
Ning Guangyou
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Flyweight
Jenel Lausa
 def.
Yao Zhikui
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00



[13]



Bonus awards[edit]


The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[14]



  • Fight of the Night: Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson


  • Performance of the Night: Robert Whittaker and Tyson Pedro



See also[edit]




  • 2016 in UFC

  • List of UFC events

  • Mixed martial arts in Australia



References[edit]





  1. ^ ab Staff (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 draws announced sell-out of 13,721 for $2.2 million AUD live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc Staff (2016-09-11). "Luke Rockhold and 'Jacare' Souza set to rematch at UFC Fight Night 101". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


  3. ^ ab Thomas Gerbasi (2016-09-11). "Rockhold-Souza II headlines "Down Under" in November". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


  4. ^ Jesse Holland (2013-04-28). "History in the making: Luke Rockhold upsets 'Jacare' Souza to win Strikeforce middleweight title". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


  5. ^ Ariel Helwani (2016-11-01). "Luke Rockhold vs. Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza rematch canceled". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-01.


  6. ^ Danny Segura (2016-11-02). "Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson promoted to main event of UFC Fight Night 101 in Australia". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.


  7. ^ Anton Tabuena (2016-10-12). "UFC Manila's Lausa vs Zhikui re-booked for UFN: Rockhold vs Jacare 2". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


  8. ^ John Hyon Ko (2016-10-14). "Seo-Hee Ham vs Danielle Taylor shifted to UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne". thefightnation.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.


  9. ^ Mark Gottlieb (2016-10-23). "Dom Steele pulls out of Melbourne fight against Kyle Noke, replaced by Omari "Wolverine" Akhmedov". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-21.


  10. ^ Marc Raimondi (2016-08-09). "UFC's Ning Guangyou fails drug test for clenbuterol, USADA finds no fault". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.


  11. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-08-22). "Guangyou-Vera bout off Vancouver card". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.


  12. ^ ATSteveDuncan (2016-10-13). "Chito Vera enfrentará a Ning Guangyou en UFC Fight Night 101". mma.uno. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
    (in Spanish)


  13. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-09-11.


  14. ^ Staff (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 bonuses: Robert Whittaker is walking away with an extra $100,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.












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