| UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 20, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |||
| City | Brisbane, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 9,552 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,000,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir (also known as UFC Fight Night 85) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. [2] [3]
The event was the second that the promotion hosted in Brisbane, the first being UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot in December 2013. [2]
It was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix and former interim title contender Mark Hunt and former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. [3]
A women's strawweight bout between Bec Rawlings and Seo Hee Ham was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt. However, the bout was cancelled due to Ham being injured. [4] The fight was later rescheduled for this event. [5]
Justin Scoggins was expected to face Ben Nguyen at the event. However, Scoggins pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury. As a result, Nguyen was pulled from the card entirely. [6]
Abel Trujillo was expected to face Ross Pearson at the event. However, Trujillo was removed from the card on March 12 due to alleged visa issues which restricted his entry to Australia. As a result, Pearson faced Chad Laprise. Subsequently, Laprise's initial opponent Alan Patrick remained on the card against promotional newcomer Damien Brown. [7]
On April 8, it was announced by USADA that Frank Mir was informed of a potential anti-doping policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected the day of the event. [8] Mir released a statement denying the use of any performance-enhancing drugs (PED) and he didn't know how he could have tested positive for any substance. [9] He revealed that he tested positive for a small amount of Oral Turinabol and denied knowingly taking the substance. Mir also admitted he will likely retire if he is suspended two years, the standard suspension for first time offenders. [10]
A few days later, Viscardi Andrade was also notified of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7. The sample was collected in Brazil. [11] Ultimately, the bout was overturned to a no-contest, and Viscardi was given a two-year suspension. [12]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | def. | Frank Mir | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Héctor Lombard | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:46 | |
| Lightweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Johnny Case | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:45 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Kelly | def. | Antônio Carlos Júnior | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:36 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Steve Bossé | def. | James Te Huna | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:52 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Bec Rawlings | def. | Seo Hee Ham | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Alan Jouban | def. | Brendan O'Reilly | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Featherweight | Dan Hooker | def. | Mark Eddiva | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Leslie Smith | def. | Rin Nakai | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Viscardi Andrade | vs. | Richard Walsh | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Ross Pearson | def. | Chad Laprise | Decision (split) (28–30, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alan Patrick | def. | Damien Brown | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [14]
Francisco Santos Mir III, is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the Heavyweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years. A former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, he holds the record for the most finishes and the most submission victories in UFC Heavyweight history. Mir possessed the longest uninterrupted tenure of any fighter in UFC history, competing for the company from 2001 to 2016. He was the first man to knock out and the first to submit Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Abel Nazario Trujillo is an American mixed martial artist. He last competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Viscardi Andrade Guimarães is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of Taura MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, he was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and has also formerly competed for Jungle Fight.
Chad Laprise is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competed for the UFC in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, Laprise won The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia, and has also formerly competed for Bellator MMA.
Justin Craig Scoggins is an American mixed martial artist and former full-contact kickboxer currently competing in the Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional mixed martial artist since 2010, Scoggins has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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