UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson

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UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
UFN 57 event poster.jpg
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 22, 2014
Venue Frank Erwin Center
City Austin, Texas
Attendance10,131 [1]
Total gate$670,022 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson (also known as UFC Fight Night 57) was a mixed martial arts event held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2014. [2]

Contents

Background

The event was the second that the organization had hosted in Austin, following UFC Fight Night 22 in 2010. [2]

The card was headlined by a featherweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson. [3]

A bout between Paige VanZant and Kailin Curran, briefly linked to UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine, was rescheduled after VanZant suffered a minor injury and took place at this event. [4]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Frankie Edgar def. Cub Swanson Submission (neck crank)54:56
Lightweight Edson Barboza def. Bobby Green Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Flyweight Chico Camus def. Brad Pickett Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)35:00
Heavyweight Alexey Oleynik def. Jared Rosholt KO (punches)13:21
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez def. Dustin Ortiz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Matt Wiman def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov def.Josh CopelandDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Roger Narvaez def. Luke Barnatt Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight James Vick def. Nick Hein Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Akbarh Arreola def. Yves Edwards Submission (armbar)11:52
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Strawweight Paige VanZant def. Kailin Curran TKO (punches)32:54
Featherweight Choi Doo-ho def.Juan PuigTKO (punches)10:18

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    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [6]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Staff (2014-11-23). "UFC Fight Night 57 draws reported 10,131 attendance for $670,022 live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
    2. 1 2 Staff (2014-08-20). "UFC Fight Night 57 heads to Austin, not Istanbul, on Nov. 22". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
    3. Mike Dyce (2014-09-24). "Cub Swanson to fight Frankie Edgar in main event of UFC Fight Night in Austin". fansided.com. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
    4. Thomas Gerbasi (2014-08-26). "VanZant-Curran heads to Austin". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
    5. Staff. "UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
    6. Staff (2014-11-23). "UFC Fight Night Austin Bonuses: Edgar, Oleinik, VanZant, Curran Get $50K Awards". sherdog.com.