UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08)
Venue The O2 Arena
City London, England
Attendance 14,604[1]
Total gate $2,000,056[1]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa (also known as UFC Fight Night 37[2]) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 8, 2014 at The O2 Arena in London, England.[3] The event was shown live in the UK on Channel 5 and BT Sport and in the USA on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa headlined the event.[3]

UFC President Dana White initially announced that a bout between Gustafsson and Antônio Rogério Nogueira would be headlining the event.[4] However, just 5 days after the fight was announced news came that Nogueira had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury.[5][6] Later, reports came that said that Nogueira had never agreed to take the fight against Gustafsson at all.[7]

Ross Pearson was expected to face Melvin Guillard in a rematch at the event. However, Pearson pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by Michael Johnson.[8]

Brad Pickett was expected to make his Flyweight debut against Ian McCall on this card.[9] However, on February 13, it was announced that McCall had pulled out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Neil Seery.[10]

A bout between Roland Delorme and Davey Grant was cancelled after the weigh ins the day before the event due to Grant suffering a torn meniscus.[11][12]

Results

Fight card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson def. Jimi Manuwa TKO (knee and punches) 2 1:18
Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Melvin Guillard Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Brad Pickett def. Neil Seery Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson def. Omari Akhmedov Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:36
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi def. Cyrille Diabaté Submission (ninja choke)[13] 1 3:02
Middleweight Luke Barnatt def. Mats Nilsson TKO (head kick and punches) 1 4:24
Middleweight Cláudio Silva def. Brad Scott Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Igor Araújo def. Danny Mitchell Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Louis Gaudinot vs. Phil Harris No Contest (overturned) 1 1:13 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. Originally a submission (guillotine choke) victory for Gaudinot , the result was changed to "No Contest" after Gaudinot tested positive for a banned diuretic during a post fight screening.[14]

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[16]

  • Fight of the Night: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa
  • Performance of the Night: Alexander Gustafsson and Gunnar Nelson

See also

References

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