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Who (or What) Is to Blame for UFC 190?s Nonexistent Marketing Campaign?


(Photo via André Durão/Globo.)

By Santino DeFranco

Did Ronda Rousey anger the UFC gods, or is somebody in the marketing department getting fired?

What the hell is Rousey, the UFC’s cash cow up until a quaint little Irishman stole her limelight, doing headlining a barely advertised card in Brazil after about a thousand UFC events in a few weeks time? It makes me wonder if this is intentional, or if this is a marketing blunder.

Let’s put our tinfoil hats on for a bit and pretend like we can get to the bottom of something using pure speculation, and very little else.

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(Photo via André Durão/Globo.)

By Santino DeFranco

Did Ronda Rousey anger the UFC gods, or is somebody in the marketing department getting fired?

What the hell is Rousey, the UFC’s cash cow up until a quaint little Irishman stole her limelight, doing headlining a barely advertised card in Brazil after about a thousand UFC events in a few weeks time? It makes me wonder if this is intentional, or if this is a marketing blunder.

Let’s put our tinfoil hats on for a bit and pretend like we can get to the bottom of something using pure speculation, and very little else. If the UFC strategically placed Rousey:

1. On the tail end of a string of UFC cards that is,

2. In a foreign country and,

3. Because of the other recent fight cards that preceded her main-event title fight, were unable to run a full marketing campaign since every preceding card needed to be marketed, thus, taking time, money, and media away from Rousey.

If the UFC did the above intentionally, it would lead me to believe that:

A. Rousey isn’t the amazing draw the UFC said she was, or,

B. She did something to anger the UFC gods.

Now, if this is just a marketing blunder, and someone thought it would be a good idea to have Ronda (we’ll assume that she really is a superstar) headline a card that would be lost in the shuffle of fight cards that were kicked off by the Conor McGregor/Chad Mendes fight, who’s head is going to be on Dana’s silver platter when the Pay-Per-View numbers come in?

But, what if Ronda isn’t the marketing savior the UFC has convinced us she was? Well, then, it means that the UFC is having more issues with it’s marketing than we all thought. I made a short editorial video about how important McGregor winning was for not only the UFC, but MMA as a whole. If Ronda isn’t pulling in the numbers, and we know that nobody besides McGregor has the power to pull in Brock/GSP/Liddell/Jones numbers, then what?

There’s a void that needs to be filled in the UFC and in all of MMA, and that’s star-power. As I say in the video, boxing had this dilemma a few years ago—they didn’t have stars to promote. They got over it when Floyd Mayweather beat Oscar De La Hoya, but it took years and some building up of superstars. The UFC has a lot of “potential” stars on its roster (Yair Rodríguez, Henry Cejudo, *cough* CM Punk *cough*), but it’s how they develop and groom those fighters that will determine if people are going to buy big ticket fights in the next few years. They need to start thinking long term marketing now, or there will be some abysmal PPV numbers while they try to find that captain to helm their warship.

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Here Comes A New Challenger: Matches to Make – UFC on FOX 16


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By Sam Stilson

All hail King TJ! This past weekend’s UFC on Fox show proved without a shadow of a doubt that TJ Dillashaw is the real deal. His obliteration of former pound-for-pound staple Renan Barão was masterful and effectively silenced all the ‘lucky punch’ rabble-rousers.

In addition to the main event, we got a Fight of the Year candidate, a new(old) women’s bantamweight challenger and an odd, yet refreshing display of MMA sportsmanship, on national TV no less.

So what’s next for our main card competitors? Let’s play ‘Being Joe Silva.’

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By Sam Stilson

All hail King TJ! This past weekend’s UFC on Fox show proved without a shadow of a doubt that TJ Dillashaw is the real deal. His obliteration of former pound-for-pound staple Renan Barão was masterful and effectively silenced all the ‘lucky punch’ rabble-rousers.

In addition to the main event, we got a Fight of the Year candidate, a new(old) women’s bantamweight challenger and an odd, yet refreshing display of MMA sportsmanship, on national TV no less.

So what’s next for our main card competitors? Let’s play ‘Being Joe Silva.’

TJ Dillashaw should fight: Raphael Assunção

It’s not just the fact that Dillashaw beat Barão again that is so impressive; it’s the way he did it. Oozing confidence, hands hanging by his ankles, he feinted, switch stances and uncorked beautiful combinations  time and time again that made the once ‘unbeatable’ Barão look downright terrible. It was akin to the Silva-Franklin fights or even Jones-Rua, where a once great fighter is pummeled into a pile of goo by his more evolved opponent. Many fans are clamoring for a showdown of champions between Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz, but Cruz has said he doesn’t expect to be back until the end of 2015. Instead, a rematch with Raphael Assunção (provided his ankle has healed) would make sense for a fall matchup.

Renan Barão should fight: Takeya Mizugaki or Erik Perez

Everybody wants Barão to move up to featherweight. He has a tough time shedding the pounds to make 135 and he is unlikely to challenge for the title again. Makes sense, right? But when it comes to weight, how often do fighters take the path that makes sense? Barão will likely stay at bantamweight and if he does, a tune-up fight against the lower-ranked Mizugaki or Perez should allow Renan to regain his confidence or will prove his time at the top is over.

Miesha Tate should fight: Cat Zingano

Yes, Dana White has stated that Tate locked herself into a third title fight against Ronda Rousey with her dominant win over Jessica Eye. Sure, Tate-Rousey III will sell well, but from a more sporting perspective a rematch between Cat Zingano and Tate is much more intriguing. Their first encounter ended with some controversy as Zingano pulled off a late stoppage after losing most of the fight. Then you have the fact that Zingano didn’t really get to fight Rousey in her title shot. That can be countered with the oft-recited point that Tate has provided the only real challenge to Rousey’s reign. Let these women duke it out to prove who truly deserves a rematch.

Jessica Eye should fight: Sarah Kaufman

 

Aside from half of the first round, Jessica Eye did not look good in her bid for a title shot. Any hopes that she could supplant Rousey as the queen of women’s bantamweight dropped faster than she did from Meisha’s right hand. Eye is now 1-2-1 in her UFC tenure and barely holding onto her top 10 ranking. Sarah Kaufman is another fighter that the UFC doesn’t seem to know what to do with anymore.  A rematch will negate the weed-related no contest from their first bout and keep them both busy.

Edson Barboza should fight: Eddie Alvarez

That was Edson Barboza’s best performance in the Octagon and hopefully a turning point in his somewhat inconsistent UFC career. Barboza shines when allowed to engage in ‘a Muay Thai fight with 4 oz. gloves’ as Joe Rogan put it, and Joe Silva would be wise to keep booking him against strikers. Eddie Alvarez just won his first fight against a top 10 opponent and sits at #4 in the division. Barboza needs to prove he can break into the elite. Sounds like a perfect matchup.

Paul Felder should fight: Josh Thomson or Nate Diaz


This is the only non-action shot we’re going to use, because it is faaaaaaaabulous!!

Poor Paul Felder. ‘The Irish Dragon’ arguably won one of the most exciting and technically amazing striking battles in UFC history against the #7 ranked lightweight in the world, and he isn’t even rewarded with a place in the top 15 come Monday morning. After that star-making performance, Felder should get a chance against another top-shelf opponent. Josh Thomson, if he doesn’t retire, would test Felder’s grappling and would give both men a chance to right their ships. If Josh calls it quits, I hear Nate Diaz needs a fight.

Joe Lauzon should fight: Evan Dunham

It was only a couple years ago that pundits were wondering if Joe Lauzon might be done. Too many crimson masks and brutal beatings had taken their toll they said when he came out flat-flooted and slow against Michael Johnson in Boston, losing his second straight. Well here we are in 2015, he’s 3-1 since and he’s now calling his own stoppages. Joe’s probably not title shot-bound, but there are plenty of fun fights in the top 15-20 range for him. Dunham, who won last weekend, has a similar scrappy, grappling- based style and is also tough as hell. That’s a great main card opener for any PPV.

Takanori Gomi should fight: Daron Cruickshank or Ross Pearson

‘The Fireball Kid’ did not have a fun Saturday night in Chicago. He was blown out of the water in the first round for the second time in a row.  At 36, retirement looms, but likely not without at least one more kick at the can. If the UFC wants to send him off in style, they should feed him Daron Cruickshank in Japan. That’s a winnable fight and a guaranteed stand-up battle. If they’d rather use his name to reinvigorate a former contender, Ross Pearson would likely make short work of the legend

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Friday Link Dump: UFC on FOX 16 Weigh-Ins, CM Punk Talks MMA Debut, Funny Moments in Graffiti History + More

Eight Months After Signing With UFC, CM Punk Discusses Journey Toward MMA Debut (MMAFighting)

Anthony Pettis Gets Personal with Nate Diaz, Wants to ‘Whoop His Ass’ (BloodyElbow)

Wanderlei Silva: ‘I Can Prove’ There Were Fixed Fights in UFC (MMAJunkie)

UFC 189 PPV Buys Top One Million (MMAMania)

8 Disappointing Videogame Endings (The Escapist)

$15 Minimum-Wagers Now Want Fewer Hours to Continue Receiving Subsidies (EveryJoe)

Honest Trailers – Super Mario Bros. (ScreenJunkies)

Funniest Moments in Graffiti History (WorldWideInterweb)

Animal Selfies Now Taking Over The Internet (Radass)

Team Fighting Championship Makes UFC Look Like a Pillow Fight (MadeMan)

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Eight Months After Signing With UFC, CM Punk Discusses Journey Toward MMA Debut (MMAFighting)

Anthony Pettis Gets Personal with Nate Diaz, Wants to ‘Whoop His Ass’ (BloodyElbow)

Wanderlei Silva: ‘I Can Prove’ There Were Fixed Fights in UFC (MMAJunkie)

UFC 189 PPV Buys Top One Million (MMAMania)

8 Disappointing Videogame Endings (The Escapist)

$15 Minimum-Wagers Now Want Fewer Hours to Continue Receiving Subsidies (EveryJoe)

Honest Trailers – Super Mario Bros. (ScreenJunkies)

Funniest Moments in Graffiti History (WorldWideInterweb)

Animal Selfies Now Taking Over The Internet (Radass)

Team Fighting Championship Makes UFC Look Like a Pillow Fight (MadeMan)

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McGregor or Not, It’s Time for the UFC to Put ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ on Hiatus

By Chris Huntemann, Columnist

Forrest Griffin. Stephan Bonnar. Rashad Evans. Michael Bisping.

Colton Smith. Eddie Gordon. Corey Anderson. Davey Grant.

Which of these groups doesn’t belong? Well, actually, they both belong. But that’s part of the problem. These fighters are all winners of The Ultimate Fighter. (Except for Bonnar, of course, who did more for the show in his loss to Griffin at the end of the first season than the entire second group combined.)

While the first group of fighters have enjoyed tremendous success in the UFC – winning world titles and in Griffin and Bonnar’s case, becoming Hall of Famers – the second group have barely made a dent in the UFC, and Smith was released outright after three straight losses.

The first season of The Ultimate Fighter saved the UFC from certain demise, and the first few seasons churned out incredible talent like the aforementioned fighters, as well as other stalwarts like Matt Serra, Nate Diaz, Ryan Bader and Roy Nelson. While later incarnations of the show have produced promising fighters like Tony Ferguson and a champion in UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, by and large the quality of talent has dropped dramatically over the last few seasons.

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By Chris Huntemann, Columnist

Forrest Griffin. Stephan Bonnar. Rashad Evans. Michael Bisping.

Colton Smith. Eddie Gordon. Corey Anderson. Davey Grant.

Which of these groups doesn’t belong? Well, actually, they both belong. But that’s part of the problem. These fighters are all winners of The Ultimate Fighter. (Except for Bonnar, of course, who did more for the show in his loss to Griffin at the end of the first season than the entire second group combined.)

While the first group of fighters have enjoyed tremendous success in the UFC – winning world titles and in Griffin and Bonnar’s case, becoming Hall of Famers – the second group have barely made a dent in the UFC, and Smith was released outright after three straight losses.

The first season of The Ultimate Fighter saved the UFC from certain demise, and the first few seasons churned out incredible talent like the aforementioned fighters, as well as other stalwarts like Matt Serra, Nate Diaz, Ryan Bader and Roy Nelson. While later incarnations of the show have produced promising fighters like Tony Ferguson and a champion in UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, by and large the quality of talent has dropped dramatically over the last few seasons.

The talent isn’t the only part of The Ultimate Fighter that’s fallen off, even UFC President Dana White admitted that the show’s 19th season (won by Gordon and Anderson) was “without a doubt, the worst season.” Ever since the show’s 10th season, which featured heavyweight fighters like Nelson, Brendan Schaub, Matt Mitrione and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and received some of the highest ratings ever, the show’s recent ratings have fallen to among their lowest points.

Recent attempts to change things up with the show have proven unsuccessful as well. The show’s 20th season featured the introduction of the women’s strawweight division, but the first episode still drew the worst ratings ever for a TUF premiere.

What could be attributing to the decline in quality and ratings? I believe the regional talent pool just isn’t what it used to be. In the glory days of The Ultimate Fighter, the UFC was the only game in town, so it always attracted the best fighters. Today, there are other options out there like Bellator, World Series of Fighting and smaller, regional promotions like Titan FC, Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) and Lion Fight Promotions.

While the rise of these new promotions gives mixed martial arts fans more options, it also thins out the talent pool. Instead of signing the most promising prospects to be on The Ultimate Fighter, fighters may elect to join Bellator or World Series of Fighting, or ply their trade in regional organizations before possibly joining the UFC. Or just outright join the UFC, because TUF contracts are perhaps the most notoriously stingy

But all is not lost for The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC introduced a new format in the most recent season, pitting gym against gym with fighters from American Top Team competing against fighters from the Blackzilians in a point-style competition. While it didn’t really lead to a boost in ratings, I think changing things up is one way to keep the show relevant. And while it remains to be seen what kind of ratings Conor McGregor can churn up while coaching on next season’s USA vs. Europe narrative (how original!) opposite Urijah Faber, you can almost guarantee that the premiere will shatter the abysmal numbers produced by recent seasons.

However, the UFC may ultimately just have to put the show on the shelf until the regional MMA talent pool can replenish itself. It’s not like the UFC is lacking for programming. Just in the last week, there has been one pay-per-view and two Fight Night cards, with two more Fight Night cards airing on July 18.

There was a time when The Ultimate Fighter would introduce you to the next great UFC fighter. But given the forgettable names that have captured the show’s crown recently, the UFC should put the show on hiatus until it can think up the next great idea.

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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Jose Aldo Is Threatening to Sue Chael Sonnen and the UFC for Defamation, Apparently


(Aldo, seen here checking out his new fighter kit.)

While Jose Aldo has never been one to mince words with the UFC brass, the idea that he might actually bring legal action against his employers has never been something we considered with much gravitas. That is…UNTIL NOW. MAYBE. (Probably not).

See, when Aldo was forced to withdraw from UFC 189 with what was at first being called a fractured rib, the UFC — as it so often does — went into something of a panic mode, stating that the featherweight champion’s rib was *not* fractured and bringing in their own team of doctors to dispute the seriousness his injury. Dana White took things a step further in claiming that Aldo’s “fear of making weight” was behind his withdrawal from UFC 189, a sentiment which Chael Sonnen more or less echoed while questioning Aldo’s injury on his podcast, You’re Welcome.

During the most recent episode of Sonnen’s aforementioned podcast, however, the former middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger revealed that his speculation could land him (and his former promotion) in some (more) legal trouble if he didn’t shut up about it already.

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(Aldo, seen here checking out his new fighter kit.)

While Jose Aldo has never been one to mince words with the UFC brass, the idea that he might actually bring legal action against his employers has never been something we considered with much gravitas. That is…UNTIL NOW. MAYBE. (Probably not).

See, when Aldo was forced to withdraw from UFC 189 with what was at first being called a fractured rib, the UFC — as it so often does — went into something of a panic mode, stating that the featherweight champion’s rib was *not* fractured and bringing in their own team of doctors to dispute the seriousness his injury. Dana White took things a step further in claiming that Aldo’s “fear of making weight” was behind his withdrawal from UFC 189, a sentiment which Chael Sonnen more or less echoed while questioning Aldo’s injury on his podcast, You’re Welcome.

During the most recent episode of Sonnen’s aforementioned podcast, however, the former middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger revealed that his speculation could land him (and his former promotion) in some (more) legal trouble if he didn’t shut up about it already.

I get a phone call. So I answer it on the car speaker. It’s a lawyer from Brazil threatening to sue me for defamation. Her client? Jose Aldo.

“They said, ‘we won’t sue you if you stop talking about it.’ I said, ‘Hold on, I’ll go a step further than that, if I said it and it’s not true, I’ll give them an apology.’ I don’t want to go around saying the guy put out two X-rays if that’s not true, but I’m a little confused here. I parroted this information, I heard it and I repeated it, so where did this story come from? I heard this at a UFC press conference.

“The attorney said, ‘yeah, well pay attention in the next few days, you won’t hear the UFC saying it anymore because before we called and threatened you with a lawsuit, we called and threatened them with a lawsuit.’

“I have to assume he’s telling the truth. Jose Aldo is threatening to sue me and claims that he threatened to sue the UFC. That’s a pretty big bluff. That’s a big enough bluff that I think he’s telling the truth.

I don’t mean to add fuel to the fire here ( I totally do), but does anyone remember who was the last guy who threatened to sue Sonnen for similar claims? Lance Armstrong. Chael Sonnen is a prophet, a truthsayer of the highest caliber, and it’s clear to me that Aldo is only shaking him down because he knows that Sonnen is hot on his trail. It’s a scandal, I tells ya! One that goes all the way to the tippy top!!

Domestic violence, unwarranted firings, and fighters suing fighters and employers alike. Tough week, eh, Dana?

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Fight Night 72 Results: Bisping Outpoints Leites, Dunham Tops Pearson, Duffy Continues to Wow + More

(via UFC on FOX)

Following a brutal, nearly unbearable two day stretch without a UFC event to lift us above the suffocating mediocrity of our everyday lives, the world’s premiere MMA organization returned on Saturday morning for Fight Night 72: Bisping vs. Leites. And what an event it was, jam-packed with ferocious knockouts on the undercard and the opposite of that on the main card. Booyah, Glasgow!

In the main event of the evening, Michael Bisping did his Michael Bisping thing, stickin-n-movin his way to a split decision win over a game Thales Leites. While the fight wasn’t exactly the most memorable thing (especially given every card that’s led up to it in these past couple weeks), it did showcase the continuously evolving arsenal of Leites even in defeat, especially in the striking department. First Werdum, now Leites, it’s like Brazil is finally starting to catch up to the sport they invented. (commence Internet outrage….now!!)

In related news you never would have seen coming, bisping used the win to call out “cheating, scumbag motherf*ckers” Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson, then a title shot. Which, aside from the lulz I got from that last part, LOL at the first part!

Elsewhere, the Fight Night 72 card featured a one-sided grappling clinic between journeyman lightweights and a women’s strawweight battle for the ages, so check out all the highlights and results from Saturday’s card after the jump.

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(via UFC on FOX)

Following a brutal, nearly unbearable two day stretch without a UFC event to lift us above the suffocating mediocrity of our everyday lives, the world’s premiere MMA organization returned on Saturday morning for Fight Night 72: Bisping vs. Leites. And what an event it was, jam-packed with ferocious knockouts on the undercard and the opposite of that on the main card. Booyah, Glasgow!

In the main event of the evening, Michael Bisping did his Michael Bisping thing, stickin-n-movin his way to a split decision win over a game Thales Leites. While the fight wasn’t exactly the most memorable thing (especially given every card that’s led up to it in these past couple weeks), it did showcase the continuously evolving arsenal of Leites even in defeat, especially in the striking department. First Werdum, now Leites, it’s like Brazil is finally starting to catch up to the sport they invented. (commence Internet outrage….now!!)

In related news you never would have seen coming, bisping used the win to call out “cheating, scumbag motherf*ckers” Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson, then a title shot. Which, aside from the lulz I got from that last part, LOL at the first part!

Elsewhere, the Fight Night 72 card featured a one-sided grappling clinic between journeyman lightweights and a women’s strawweight battle for the ages, so check out all the highlights and results from Saturday’s card after the jump.

You know that thing I said earlier about Brazilians learning to strike? Well, the British should really take a page out of their book and apply it to wrestling. (Bring it on, 3 people who still comment here!!) 

Evan Dunham thoroughly outgrappled Ross Pearson en route to a unanimous decision victory, nearly finishing things in the first with this INSANE armbar that Pearson somehow gritted through. The Brit’s enthusiasm for matwork was almost non-present from then on, which he later blamed on his opponent’s love of lay-n-pray. To which I always say, “If a guy can win a fight simply by laying on you, aren’t *you* mostly to blame?” (Internet outrage meter: Critical.)

Anyways, the loss crushed any hope Pearson might’ve had of winning back-to-back fights for the first time since 2013, while Dunham did exactly that for the first time since 2012.

JoJo, we need to have a talk. You need to stop scaring me so bad in the early going of your fights, mmmmkay? You are my Khaleesi, my moon and stars, and I’m 90% sure that your laugh could cure cancer, so please, stopping letting these last-minute replacement opponents pummel the piss out of you for the first minute of the fight. Also, will you please return my calls? I don’t care what the judge says, we belong together.

All kidding aside, it seemed as if Joanne Calderwood needed to get punched in the face a few times by the unheard of Cortney Casey on Saturday before she could came to the Jason Bourne-esque revelation that she was a trained killing machine. Maybe it was a confidence thing, but JoJo weathered the early onslaught and took over, blistering Casey with nasty knees, body kicks, and the occassional butthole punch or two en route to a unanimous decision victory.

A credit is due to Casey for the heart she displayed while being absolutely savaged in the latter rounds, and we can’t wait to see what she looks like with a full training camp under her belt. My guess: Cortney Casey w/full camp > Mendes full camp > TRtor > Motivated Penn.

Joseph Duffy is for real, ladies and germs. Yes, the man known best as The Last Guy to Beat Conor McGregor™ once again impressed against Ivan Jorge, who I’m just going to assume was a competitor on one of the Brazilian TUFs. (I’ll admit, I’m just trying to piss people off at this point.)

After displaying his smooth, smooth boxing skills early, Duffy snatched up one of the smoothest triangle chokes you will ever see during a scramble midway through the first round. Though it at first seemed like Jorge would grit his way out of it, the Duffman We Deserve™ would simply not be denied. Duffy now sits at 2-0 in the UFC’s lightweight division and will mostly certainly be receiving a step up in competition soon.

The full results from Fight Night 72 are below.

Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 1 p.m. ET)
Michael Bisping def. Thales Leites via split decision (47-48, 49-46, 48-47)
Evan Dunham def. Ross Pearson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Joseph Duffy def. Ivan Jorge via submission (triangle choke) 3:05 of round 1
Joanne Calderwood def. Cortney Casey-Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Leon Edwards def. Pawel Pawlak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Steven Ray def. Leonardo Mafra via TKO (punches) at 2:30 of round 1

Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 11 a.m. ET)
Patrick Holohan def. Vaughan Lee via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ilir Latifi def. Hans Stringer via KO (punch) at :56 of round 1
Mickael Lebout def. Teemu Packalen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Robert Whiteford def. Paul Redmond via TKO (punches) at 3:04 of round 1

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 10 a.m. ET)
Jimmie Rivera def. Marcus Brimage via TKO (punches) at 1:29 of round 1
Daniel Omielanczuk def. Chris De La Rocha via TKO (punches) at :48 of round 1

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