| UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 22, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Bridgestone Arena | |||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Attendance | 10,144 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $755,180 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov (also known as UFC Fight Night 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 22, 2017, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. [2]
A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event. [2]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia and future UFC Welterweight Championship challengerJorge Masvidal was initially targeted to headline this event. [3] However it was moved to UFC 211. [4]
At the weigh-ins, Marcos Rogério de Lima came in at 210 lb, four pounds over the light heavyweight limit of 206 lb. As a result, he was fined 30% of his purse, which will go to his opponent Ovince Saint Preux and the bout proceeded at a catchweight. [5]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | def. | Artem Lobov | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | def. | Diego Sanchez | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| Catchweight (210 lb) | Ovince Saint Preux | def. | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (Von Flue choke) | 2 | 2:11 | |
| Bantamweight | John Dodson | def. | Eddie Wineland | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Stevie Ray | def. | Joe Lauzon | Decision (majority) (28–27, 29–27, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Perry | def. | Jake Ellenberger | KO (elbow) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Thales Leites | def. | Sam Alvey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | def. | Dustin Ortiz | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:06 | |
| Lightweight | Scott Holtzman | def. | Michael McBride | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Danielle Taylor | def. | Jessica Penne | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Alexis Davis | def. | Cindy Dandois | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Barberena | def. | Joe Proctor | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Flyweight | Hector Sandoval | def. | Matt Schnell | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:24 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [7]
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