UFC 201

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UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
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The poster for UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 30, 2016 (2016-07-30)
Venue Philips Arena
City Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance10,240 [1]
Total gate$1,070,000 [1]
Buyrate240,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 30, 2016, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. [3]

Contents

Background

This was the third event that the organization has hosted in Atlanta, following UFC 88 in September 2008 and UFC 145 in April 2012. [3]

The event was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between then champion Robbie Lawler and top contender Tyron Woodley. [4]

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger Wilson Reis was expected to serve as the co-main event. [5] However, on July 8, it was announced that Johnson pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was rescheduled for UFC on Fox 24. [6] Reis was expected to remain on the card against promotional newcomer Sean Santella, [7] but a few days later Santella announced the bout was scrapped because the UFC said "he needed to get more medicals done and there wasn't enough time". [8] In turn, Reis faced Hector Sandoval, another newcomer. [9]

Cláudio Silva was expected to face Siyar Bahadurzada at the event. However, on June 16, Silva pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Jorge Masvidal. [10] In turn, Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout on July 12 citing an illness and was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom winner Ross Pearson. [11] [12]

Ray Borg was expected to face Fredy Serrano at the event, but pulled out on July 21 due to injury and was replaced by Ryan Benoit. [13]

Justin Scoggins was expected to face Ian McCall in a flyweight bout. However, two days before the event, Scoggins announced he was struggling during the weight cut and was not going to make the contracted weight. The UFC pulled Scoggins and canceled the bout and McCall still weighed in as an alternate. Scoggins announced he will move to bantamweight for his next fight. [14] As a result, McCall reportedly received his fight purse and a "win" bonus. [15]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Tyron Woodley def. Robbie Lawler (c)KO (punches)12:12 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Rose Namajunas Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Jake Ellenberger def. Matt Brown TKO (body kick and punches)11:46
Bantamweight Érik Pérez def. Francisco Rivera Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28)35:00
Flyweight Ryan Benoit def. Fredy Serrano Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)
Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov def. Ed Herman KO (head kick)20:40
Welterweight Jorge Masvidal def. Ross Pearson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Anthony Hamilton def. Damian Grabowski KO (punches)10:14
Flyweight Wilson Reis def. Hector Sandoval Submission (rear-naked choke)11:49
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Michael Graves vs. Bojan Veličković Draw (majority) (30–27, 28–28, 28–28)35:00
Lightweight Damien Brown def.Cesar ArzamendiaKO (punches)12:27
  1. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

[16]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [17]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [18]

^ Both fighters earned show money; bout declared draw. [18]

Aftermath

On August 18, it was announced that USADA informed Francisco Rivera of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on July 23. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward. [19]

See also

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