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UFC 207 Sets All-Time Attendance Record For UFC Events in Las Vegas

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its final event of 2016 this past Friday night (Dec. 30). UFC 207 took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view (PPV) featured two title …

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its final event of 2016 this past Friday night (Dec. 30). UFC 207 took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view (PPV) featured two title fights, one of which included the return of Ronda Rousey.

The UFC has been known to put on major events in Las Vegas. When the T-Mobile Arena opened back in April, the organization jumped at the chance to book UFC 200 inside the new venue. That event held the attendance record for the arena and UFC events in Las Vegas, but not for long.

UFC president Dana White joined the UFC’s FOX Sports 1 panel and talked about the feat:

“The first time ever in T-Mobile [Arena], we broke the attendance tonight. [It’s] the first time they opened up standing room only. Almost 20,000 people here, the largest fight ever in Las Vegas.”

The official number is 18,533. UFC 200 drew an attendance of 18,202. The live gate of UFC 207 didn’t do as well with $4.75 million as opposed to UFC 200’s $10.7 million.

UFC 207’s headliner saw Amanda Nunes defend her women’s bantamweight title against “Rowdy.” Nunes showed the world why she’s the champion with a 48-second thrashing of the former 135-pound ruler. The victory was so devastating that “people were crying” leaving the arena if you believe White.

Perhaps the biggest stunner of the night to long-time fans of mixed martial arts (MMA) was Cody Garbrandt’s performance against Dominick Cruz. With all the buildup leading up to the fight, many believed “No Love” would look to take Cruz’s head off in the first round. Instead, we saw a patient and technical challenger who forced the champion to play his game. Garbrandt’s quickness and power helped earn him a unanimous decision win and the bantamweight championship.

The UFC’s first event of 2017 will showcase a featherweight battle between rising 145-pounder Yair Rodriguez and former two-division champion B.J. Penn. The event takes place on Jan. 15 and will air on FOX Sports 1.

Cody Garbrandt: Everyone Believed The Hype About Cruz In The Matrix

Bringing in the end of a wild year for the UFC, the last pay-per-view of 2016 was sheer entertainment. Featuring stacks of great fights, UFC 207 delivered with a duo of bantamweight title fights. Winning ‘fight of the night’ honors was the co-main event of the evening, and it was an intense brawl. Coming in

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Bringing in the end of a wild year for the UFC, the last pay-per-view of 2016 was sheer entertainment. Featuring stacks of great fights, UFC 207 delivered with a duo of bantamweight title fights. Winning ‘fight of the night’ honors was the co-main event of the evening, and it was an intense brawl. Coming in to UFC 207, many were picking Dominick Cruz to retain his title. Cody Garbrandt, although on a killer streak, appeared to be succumbing to his own emotions. Relentlessly trash talking in the lead up, ‘The Dominator’ had everyone, myself included, sold on his fifth title defense in the UFC.

Nothing is certain in this sport though, and ‘No Love’ delivered a beautifully technical performance at UFC 207. The Team Alpha Male vs. Cruz rivalry got a win on the TAM side for the first time in nine years. Garbrandt was doing the robot, posing for cameras as he landed crushing power punches. Dropping Cruz and making him miss like never before, the 25-year old put in a career performance hat won him a unanimous decision. During a 24-fight career with 22 wins, this is the first time Cruz ever lost a decision. Ironically, Garbrandt made Cruz look like so many of his own opponents, whiffing strikes and hitting nothing but air.

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New Year, New Champ

Although the long-standing feud will likely continue, Cody Garbrandt was respectful when talking about Dominick Cruz. Speaking at the post fight press conference, ‘No Love’ pointed out Cruz’s accomplishments, but also says he was surprised in the octagon. As per MMAMania.com:

“I was really just curious to see his speed, his angles,” said Garbrandt during the UFC 207 post-fight press conference. “Everyone believed the hype of him being … he’s The Matrix, he’s a ghost in there. He’s great. I’m not taking nothing away from him, but I was almost in shock he was as slow as he was in his movements and his angles weren’t there.”

“That’s when it changed right there,” added Garbrandt. “He didn’t like that blood running down his face. That’s when I said, ‘Dominick, are you having fun yet?’ And he didn’t answer me. In the first and second round, he would answer me back each time. That’s right then, I knew that he wasn’t having fun in the fight.”

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Having Fun

Garbrandt addresses his numerous taunts when scoring knockdowns and avoiding Cruz’s strikes:

“I was just living in the moment,” said Garbrandt. “I was just having fun out there and enjoying it. It was a great fight. I had so much fun in there. He’s a great sh*t talker. He knows a lot of good words. He speaks well. Sh*t, I couldn’t read until I was in the third grade. I barely graduated high school. I knew what I was getting into with him. I knew I couldn’t let his words and his trash talk get me emotional in there.”

Happy New Year folks, let’s hope 2017 brings us as much joy and entertainment as last year did!

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Cruz-Garbrandt Named Fight Of The Night, Nunes & Garcia Earn Bonuses At UFC 207

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Not only did Amanda Nunes earn her highest-profile victory of her career in her first defense as UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion in the main event of Friday night’s UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada, she also earned the most money of her career in a single night.

Nunes, who earned a reported $200,000 to opponent Ronda Rousey’s $3 million fight purse, with pay-per-view points on top of that figure. Additionally, she took home an extra $50,000 in the form of a Performance of the Night bonus for her 48-second TKO of Rousey. Alex Garcia also pocketed an extra $50k for his devastating knockout of Mike Pyle on the preliminary card.

The UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey “Fight of the Night” bonus honors went to UFC Bantamweights Dominick Cruz and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt, who provided the most excitement on the PPV card, outside of the quick 48-second main event, of course. For their efforts, Cruz and Garbrandt will take home an additional $50,000 in performance bonuses on top of their reported fight purses of $350,000 and $200,000, respectively.

For complete round-by-round results of Friday night’s pay-per-view, read our detailed report here: UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey Results

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Not only did Amanda Nunes earn her highest-profile victory of her career in her first defense as UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion in the main event of Friday night’s UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada, she also earned the most money of her career in a single night.

Nunes, who earned a reported $200,000 to opponent Ronda Rousey’s $3 million fight purse, with pay-per-view points on top of that figure. Additionally, she took home an extra $50,000 in the form of a Performance of the Night bonus for her 48-second TKO of Rousey. Alex Garcia also pocketed an extra $50k for his devastating knockout of Mike Pyle on the preliminary card.

The UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey “Fight of the Night” bonus honors went to UFC Bantamweights Dominick Cruz and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt, who provided the most excitement on the PPV card, outside of the quick 48-second main event, of course. For their efforts, Cruz and Garbrandt will take home an additional $50,000 in performance bonuses on top of their reported fight purses of $350,000 and $200,000, respectively.

For complete round-by-round results of Friday night’s pay-per-view, read our detailed report here: UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey Results

Report: Rousey Earns $3 Million, Nunes $200k For UFC 207 Fight, Cruz/Garbrandt Purses

A lot of money will exchange hands after Friday night’s UFC 207: Nunes vs. Event pay-per-view event, the final UFC offering of their history-making 2016 calendar year.

According to figures released to MMAFighting.com via the Nevada State Athleti…

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A lot of money will exchange hands after Friday night’s UFC 207: Nunes vs. Event pay-per-view event, the final UFC offering of their history-making 2016 calendar year.

According to figures released to MMAFighting.com via the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey earned a guaranteed fight purse of three million dollars, with the always lucrative pay-per-view points on top of the large base pay.

With the three million dollar guaranteed payday, Rousey ties the all-time UFC record for largest guaranteed purse paid to a fighter, equaling the mark set by two-division UFC World Champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor earlier this year.

For her part, her opponent, reigning UFC 135-pound women’s champion Amanda Nunes earned a reported $200,000 fight purse ($100,000 to show, $100,000 for winning). Because she was the champion going into the event, Nunes will also enjoy some financial back-end participation from the pay-per-view sales generated by Friday’s show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The MMA Fighting article with figures released by the NSAC also reports that former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz, who also had a share of participation in the back-end on the pay-per-view, earned a guaranteed fight purse of $350,000.

Team Alpha Male undefeated knockout artist and new UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody “No Love” Garbrandt earned a reported guaranteed fight purse of $200,000 for the biggest victory of his pro MMA career on Friday night.

For video highlights of the Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey main event title fight at UFC 207 on Friday night, click here.

For video highlights of the Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt co-main event title fight at UFC 207 on Friday night, click here.

For complete round-by-round results of Friday night’s pay-per-view, read our detailed report here: UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey Results

UFC 207 Bonuses: Amanda Nunes Scores $50,000 For Devastating KO

UFC 207 emanated tonight (Friday, December 30, 2016) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event saw superstar Ronda Rousey make her long-awaited return against Brazilian powerhouse Amanda Nunes. It would be one to forget for the former champion. “The Lioness” savaged the “Rowdy” one in under a minute. A brief scuffle

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UFC 207 emanated tonight (Friday, December 30, 2016) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event saw superstar Ronda Rousey make her long-awaited return against Brazilian powerhouse Amanda Nunes. It would be one to forget for the former champion.

“The Lioness” savaged the “Rowdy” one in under a minute. A brief scuffle gave way to Nunes landing power punch after power punch, Rousey a sitting duck for the onslaught. Already dazed after the first couple and unable to clinch or get out of harm’s way, Rousey had to be rescued by referee Herb Dean just 48 seconds into the very first round. For her efforts, Nunes was awarded a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus check. Where Rousey goes from here is much less certain.

The other Performance of the Night and extra $50,000 went to Alex Garcia for his crushingly violent first-round knockout of Mike Pyle on the prelims. An overhand right from the hulking welterweight caught Pyle flush on the chin as he moved forward, knocking him unconscious immediately. The long-time UFC and MMA veteran crashed backwards to the canvas, his face grotesquely contorted.

The Fight of the Night was a no-brainer, as Cody Garbrandt put on a scintillating display of speed, power, and poise in taking a unanimous verdict – and the belt – from Dominick Cruz. Two razor-close rounds gave way to a clear-cut third for the challenger. The fourth round, though, saw Garbrandt utterly dominate “The Dominator”, knocking him down on several occasions while mocking him mercilessly. Cruz showed incredible heart and toughness to not go away, but his last-ditch efforts in the fifth could not win him the belt. They did, however, earn him an extra $50,000.

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Cody Garbrandt vs. Dominick Cruz Full Fight Video Highlights

In the co-main event of last night’s UFC 207 pay-per-view (PPV) event, longtime UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz would defend his title against challenger Cody ‘No Love’ Garbrandt in a thrilling five round contest. The first round showed Garbrandt step up to the plate in a big way, as he showed off some impressive movement

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In the co-main event of last night’s UFC 207 pay-per-view (PPV) event, longtime UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz would defend his title against challenger Cody ‘No Love’ Garbrandt in a thrilling five round contest.

The first round showed Garbrandt step up to the plate in a big way, as he showed off some impressive movement abilities of his own, while landing some good shots on Cruz that had the champion noticeably flustered. ‘No Love’ would do a bit of taunting and trash-talking throughout the round as well, winning the first five minutes of the contest rather decisively.

In the second round Cruz picked up the pace and was able to retaliate with a few good shots of his own and continue his legendary movement to edge Garbrandt for the second round.

Throughout the course of the next three rounds, however, Garbrandt was able to knock down Cruz a number of times and cut him above the eye before out-classing ‘The Dominator’ in stunning fashion for the remainder of the bout’s progression.

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