UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller

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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)
Venue Revel Casino Hotel
City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Attendance4,115 [1]
Event chronology
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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller (also known as UFC Fight Night 45) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 16, 2014, at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [2]

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Atlantic City, New Jersey City in New Jersey

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Background

The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller. [3]

Donald Cerrone American mixed martial arts fighter

Donald Cerrone, known professionally by his ring name Cowboy, is an American mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer and bull rider. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and competes in their Lightweight division.

Jim Miller (fighter) American mixed martial arts fighter

James Andrew "A10" Miller is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently a competitor in the UFC's lightweight division. He currently holds the record of most wins in the UFC lightweight division and is the younger brother of former UFC fighter Dan Miller.

Zak Cummings was briefly linked to a bout with Kenny Robertson at the event. [4] Cummings was pulled from the fight in favor of a matchup with Gunnar Nelson a few days later at UFC Fight Night 46 after his opponent Ryan LaFlare was removed from that card. [5] Subsequently, Robertson was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to face Ildemar Alcântara a week earlier at UFC 175. [6]

Zak Cummings is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, MFC, Titan FC, and Bellator.

Kenneth Duane Robertson is an American mixed martial artist, who competed as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Now that his career in fighting has ended he has become a teacher at Eureka high school in Eureka, Illinois, teaching industrial arts.

Gunnar Nelson (fighter) Icelander mixed martial arts fighter

Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson is an Icelandic mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Gunnar is a teammate of UFC fighter and former Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, and is a member of Mjölnir gym in Iceland, and SBG Ireland. As of March 19, 2019, he is #14 in the official UFC welterweight rankings.

Rick Story was expected to face John Howard at the event. Howard was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Leonardo Mafra. [7]

Rick Thomas Story is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007-2018, he last competed for the Professional Fighters League, but is better-known for his 19-fight tenure with the UFC.

John J. Howard is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2004, Howard has formerly competed for the International Fight League, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, CES MMA, and the Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

Leonardo Mafra Texeira, better known as Leonardo Mafra, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division.

Jim Alers was expected to face Lucas Martins at the event. Alers pulled out of the bout, citing injury, and was replaced by Alex White. [8]

Jim Alers is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Lucas Martins is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of Brave Combat Federation, where he is a former interim lightweight champion. A professional mixed martial artist since 2011, Martins has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Alexander Randle "Alex" White is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Leo Kuntz was expected to make his UFC debut against Yosdenis Cedeno at the event. Kuntz was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Jerrod Sanders. [9]

Yosdenis Cedeno is a Cuban-American mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Jerrod Sanders is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions.

The preliminary card bout between Cláudia Gadelha and Tina Lähdemäki was the first women's strawweight fight in UFC history.

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. Jim Miller KO (head kick)23:31
Lightweight Edson Barboza def. Evan Dunham TKO (body kick and punches)13:06
Welterweight Rick Story def. Leonardo Mafra Submission (arm-triangle choke)22:12
Lightweight Joe Proctor def. Justin Salas TKO (punches)23:27
Flyweight John Lineker def. Alptekin Özkılıç TKO (punches)34:51
Featherweight Lucas Martins def. Alex White KO (punches)32:08
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def. Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Women's Bantamweight Leslie Smith def. Jessamyn Duke TKO (punches)12:24
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Hugo Viana TKO (punches)33:50
Lightweight Yosdenis Cedeno def. Jerrod Sanders TKO (knee injury)15:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Strawweight Cláudia Gadelha def.Tina LähdemäkiDecision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)35:00

    [10]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [11]

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    References

    1. ↑ Staff (2014-07-17). "UFC Fight Night 45 draws 4,115 attendance". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
    2. ↑ Staff (2014-04-20). "UFC announces July 16 card in Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
    3. ↑ Staff (2014-05-02). "Donald Cerrone vs. Jim Miller headlines UFC Fight Night 45 in New Jersey". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
    4. ↑ Matt Erickson. "Zak Cummings meets Kenny Robertson at UFC Fight Night 45". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
    5. ↑ Staff (2014-05-28). "Gunnar Nelson now fights Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
    6. ↑ Staff (2014-06-09). "Ponzinibbio out, Kenny Robertson now meets Ildemar Alcantara at UFC 175". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
    7. ↑ Staff (2014-06-17). "Mafra returns against Story in July". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
    8. ↑ Jason Floyd (2014-06-28). "Alex White replaces Jim Alers at UFC Fight Night 45 against Lucas Martins". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
    9. ↑ Staff (2014-07-01). "With Cedeno vs. Sanders, UFC Fight Night 45 lineup set with 11 bouts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
    10. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
    11. ↑ Dann Stupp (2014-06-08). "UFC Fight Night 45 bonuses: Cerrone, Lineker among $50,000 award winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
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