UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi

UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi.
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31)
Venue	O2 World
City	Berlin, Germany
Attendance	8,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado

UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi (also known as UFC Fight Night 41) was a mixed martial arts event held on May 31, 2014, at O2 World in Berlin, Germany. ^[2]

Background

The event was the first that the organization had hosted in Berlin, and third in Germany following UFC 99 and UFC 122 in 2009 and 2010.

The event was the first of two that took place on May 31, 2014, with The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado being the other making it only the second time in UFC history that they have hosted two events in one day.

The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between Gegard Mousasi and Mark Muñoz. ^[3]

Thiago Tavares was expected to face Tom Niinimäki at the event. However, Tavares pulled out of the bout citing an injured thigh and was replaced by promotional newcomer Niklas Bäckström. ^{[4] [5]}

The octagon's canvas was exceptionally lacking sponsor logos, due to the Berlin event's canvas having been unintentionally shipped to São Paulo's event. ^[6]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Mark Muñoz	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:57
Middleweight	C.B. Dollaway	def.	Francis Carmont	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Sean Strickland	def.	Luke Barnatt	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Niklas Bäckström	def.	Tom Niinimäki	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:15
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight	Nick Hein	def.	Drew Dober	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Magnus Cedenblad	def.	Krzysztof Jotko	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:59
Bantamweight	Iuri Alcântara	def.	Vaughan Lee	TKO (punches)	1	0:25
Welterweight	Peter Sobotta	def.	Pawel Pawlak	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Maximo Blanco	def.	Andy Ogle	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Ruslan Magomedov	def.	Viktor Pešta	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^[7]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: ^[8]

• Fight of the Night: None awarded
• Performance of the Night: Magnus Cedenblad, Niklas Bäckström, C.B. Dollaway and Gegard Mousasi

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2014 in UFC

References

1. Staff (May 31, 2014). "After drawing 8,000 fans, UFC targeting May 2015 return to Berlin". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
2. Staff (2014-03-06). "UFC heads to Berlin for UFC Fight Night 41, part of dual-event day on May 31". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
3. Staff (2014-03-20). "Gegard Mousasi vs. Mark Muñoz set for UFC Fight Night 41 main event in Berlin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
4. Staff (2014-05-14). "Thiago Tavares Injured, Tom Niinimäki Awaiting New Opponent for UFC Berlin". mmaviking.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
5. Ryan O'Leary (2014-05-15). "Bäckström Versus Niinimäki Booked for UFC Berlin". mmaviking.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
6. Steven Marrocco (2014-06-01). "UFC didn't know it had wrong canvas until unwrapped for UFC Fight Night 41". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
7. "UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
8. Staff (2014-05-31). "UFC Fight Night 41 bonuses: No 'Fight of the Night' awards issued". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.