UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

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UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
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The poster for UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 19, 2014
Venue Amway Center
City Orlando, Florida
Attendance14,410 [1]
Total gate$1,651,776 [1]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira

UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne (also known as UFC on Fox 11) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Contents

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight number one contenders bout between Fabrício Werdum and Travis Browne. [2]

Sean Soriano was expected to face Estevan Payan at this event. However, Soriano was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mike Brown. [3] In turn, Brown was forced out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex White. [4]

Amanda Nunes was expected to face UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne on this card, [5] but the bout was cancelled when Dufresne was injured.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Jordan Mein at this event. However, Ponzinibbio was removed from the bout and was replaced by Hernani Perpetuo. [6]

Josh Samman was expected to face Caio Magalhães at the event. However, on April 8, Samman pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Zachrich. [7]

The event had an average of 2.5 million viewers with 3.3 million viewers during the main event. [8]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum def. Travis Browne Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate def. Liz Carmouche Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. Edson Barboza Submission (rear-naked choke)13:15
Middleweight Yoel Romero def. Brad Tavares Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Thiago Alves def. Seth Baczynski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Jorge Masvidal def. Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Alex White def.Estevan PayanTKO (punches)11:28
Middleweight Caio Magalhães def. Luke Zachrich TKO (punches)10:44
Welterweight Jordan Mein def.Hernani PerpétuoDecision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Dustin Ortiz def. Ray Borg Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Mirsad Bektić def. Chas Skelly Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis def.Jack MayTKO (punches)14:23
  1. UFC Heavyweight Championship title eliminator
  2. Skelly was docked 1 point in the second round for an illegal knee.

[9]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [10]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [11]

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