| UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 7, 2016 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 7,760 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $690,526 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez (also known as UFC Fight Night 90) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 7, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]
The event was the first of three events in as many days in Las Vegas, culminating with UFC 200. It also marked the second North American card to air live exclusively on their subscription-based digital network, UFC Fight Pass, and the first men's championship fight broadcast over that medium. [2]
The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between then-champion Rafael dos Anjos and former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez. [2]
A lightweight bout between John Makdessi and Mehdi Baghdad, originally scheduled for UFC 199, was moved to this event possibly to bolster the card. [3]
Nordine Taleb was expected to face Alan Jouban at the event, but pulled out on June 7 due to injury. [4] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Belal Muhammad. [5]
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Rafael dos Anjos (c) | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:49 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | def. | Roy Nelson | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Alan Jouban | def. | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) (28–27, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joseph Duffy | def. | Mitch Clarke | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:25 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Alberto Mina | def. | Mike Pyle | KO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 1:17 | |
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Mehdi Baghdad | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Anthony Birchak | def. | Dileno Lopes | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Pedro Munhoz | def. | Russell Doane | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Bantamweight | Felipe Arantes | def. | Jerrod Sanders | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:39 | |
| Lightweight | Gilbert Burns | def. | Łukasz Sajewski | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:57 | |
| Bantamweight | Marco Beltrán | def. | Reginaldo Vieira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:04 | |
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | def. | Álvaro Herrera | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 3:52 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [7]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [8]
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