UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch

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UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)
Venue PPG Paints Arena
City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance 7,005[1]
Total gate $396,190.75[1]
Event chronology
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch (also known as UFC Fight Night 116) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 16, 2017 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2][3]

Background

This event was the third that the UFC has hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3]

A middleweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former WSOF Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion David Branch headlined this event.[4]

A heavyweight bout between Justin Ledet and Dmitriy Sosnovskiy was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie. However, Ledet pulled out of the fight on January 26 alleging an undisclosed injury, and promotion officials elected to remove Sosnovskiy from the card.[5][6] In turn, the UFC confirmed that Ledet was suspended for four months after testing positive for a banned substance.[7] The fight was expected to take place at this event.[8] Subsequently, Sosnovskiy was removed from the card on September 10 and was replaced by promotional newcomer Zu Anyanwu.[9]

An August 19 event (originally expected to be UFC 215) had two announced bouts, including a welterweight bout between Mike Perry and former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Thiago Alves, as well as a middleweight bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard and Anthony Smith.[10][11] After the event was canceled, both fights took place at this event.[12][13] In turn, Alves pulled out of the fight on September 13.[14] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Reyes.[15]

A middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne in June 2015. However, Hall was removed due to visa issues, and promotion officials elected to remove Jotko from the card as well.[16] The fight took place at this event.[17]

A bantamweight bout between Felipe Arantes and Luke Sanders was pulled from the card after Arantes fell sick on September 14 from an undisclosed illness.[18]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. David Branch Submission (punches) 2 4:04
Welterweight Mike Perry def. Alex Reyes KO (knee) 1 1:19
Middleweight Anthony Smith def. Hector Lombard TKO (punches) 3 2:33
Lightweight Gregor Gillespie def. Jason Gonzalez Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 2:11
Welterweight Kamaru Usman def. Sérgio Moraes KO (punch) 1 2:48
Heavyweight Justin Ledet def. Zu Anyanwu Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Tony Martin Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Daniel Spitz def. Anthony Hamilton TKO (punches) 1 0:24
Middleweight Uriah Hall def. Krzysztof Jotko KO (punches) 2 2:25
Lightweight Gilbert Burns def. Jason Saggo KO (punch) 2 4:55

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[1]

  • Fight of the Night: Gregor Gillespie vs Jason Gonzalez
  • Performance of the Night: Mike Perry and Uriah Hall

See also

References

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