| UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 8, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy | |||
| City | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Attendance | 10,421 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,523,320 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski (also known as UFC Fight Night 87) was a mixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016, at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [2]
The event was the first that the organization hosted in the Netherlands. [2]
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. [3]
Rashid Magomedov was expected to face Chris Wade at the event. However, Magomedov pulled out of the fight in early March citing injury and was replaced by Rustam Khabilov. [4]
Peter Sobotta was expected to face Dominic Waters at the event. However, Sobotta pulled out of the fight in late March citing injury and was replaced by Leon Edwards. [5]
Paddy Holohan was expected to face Willie Gates at the event. However, on April 25, Holohan abruptly announced his retirement, citing a rare blood disorder. [6] In turn, Gates faced Ulka Sasaki. [7]
Nick Hein was expected to face Jon Tuck on the card, but pulled out just 6 days before the event due to injury. [8] He was replaced two days later by promotional newcomer Josh Emmett. [9]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (front kick and punches) | 2 | 1:12 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Antônio Silva | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:15 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Germaine de Randamie | def. | Anna Elmose | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 3:46 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Francimar Barroso | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:11 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | def. | Heather Jo Clark | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Chris Wade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Magnus Cedenblad | def. | Garreth McLellan | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:47 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Jon Tuck | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Reza Madadi | def. | Yan Cabral | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:56 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Neil Seery | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ulka Sasaki | def. | Willie Gates | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:30 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [11]
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