UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2

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UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 19, 2015 (2015-12-19)
Venue Amway Center
City Orlando, Florida
Attendance14,459 [1]
Total gate$1,710,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit

UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 (also known as UFC on Fox 17) was a mixed martial arts event held on December 19, 2015, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. [2]

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Background

The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Rafael dos Anjos and top contender Donald Cerrone. [2] Dos Anjos won their first fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 by unanimous decision. [3]

Rafael Souza dos Anjos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's welterweight division and is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. As of March 19, 2019, he is #4 in the official UFC welterweight rankings.

Donald Cerrone American mixed martial arts fighter

Donald Cerrone, known professionally by his ring name Cowboy, is an American mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer and bull rider. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and competes in their Lightweight division.

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 UFC mixed martial arts event in 2013

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on August 28, 2013, at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1.

Germaine de Randamie was scheduled to face Sarah Kaufman at the event. However, De Randamie pulled out of the fight on December 3 citing an injury. [4] On December 11, she was replaced by promotional newcomer Valentina Shevchenko. [5]

Germaine de Randamie is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Surinamese and Dutch descent who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts, she was the first UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. Prior to joining the UFC, de Randamie competed in the Strikeforce featherweight division. As of March 10, 2019, she is #1 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.

Sarah Kaufman (fighter) Canadian mixed martial artist

Sarah Kaufman is a Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competes in the women's bantamweight division where she is the Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. Kaufman was the first Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion and was also the first and only Hardcore Championship Fighting Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Valentina Shevchenko (fighter) Kyrgyz MMA fighter and muay thai fighter

Valentina Shevchenko is a Kyrgyzstani–Peruvian professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter. Shevchenko competes in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current Women's Flyweight champion. She became champion at UFC 231 beating Joanna Jędrzejczyk, who Shevchenko also previously beat three times in amateur Muay Thai bouts.

Charles Oliveira missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh ins, coming in at 150.5 lbs. He was given additional time to make the weight limit, but made no attempts to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went to Myles Jury. This marked the third time that Oliveira missed weight in his UFC career. [6]

Charles Oliveira Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter

Charles Oliveira "Do Bronx" da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, he mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC in 2010. He holds notable victories over Darren Elkins, Clay Guida, David Teymur, Will Brooks, Myles Jury, Jeremy Stephens, Nik Lentz and Hatsu Hioki. As of February 18, 2019, he is #15 in official UFC lightweight rankings.

Myles Madison Jury is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, competing in the featherweight division. He is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos (c)def. Donald Cerrone TKO (body kick and punches)11:06 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem def. Junior dos Santos TKO (punches)24:43
Lightweight Nate Diaz def. Michael Johnson Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Women's Strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Randa Markos Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)35:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Catchweight (150.5 lbs) Charles Oliveira def. Myles Jury Submission (guillotine choke)13:05
Middleweight Nate Marquardt def. C.B. Dollaway KO (punch)20:28
Women's Bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko def. Sarah Kaufman Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Middleweight Tamdan McCrory def. Josh Samman Submission (triangle choke)34:10
Lightweight Nik Lentz def. Danny Castillo Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)35:00
Featherweight Cole Miller vs. Jim Alers No Contest (accidental eye poke)21:44 [lower-alpha 2]
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Kamaru Usman def. Leon Edwards Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)35:00
Welterweight Vicente Luque def. Hayder Hassan Technical Submission (anaconda choke)12:13
Heavyweight Francis Ngannou def. Luis Henrique KO (punch)22:53
  1. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ↑ An accidental eye poke rendered Miller unable to continue; as the fight had not reached the third round, it was declared a No Contest.

[7]

Bonus awards

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

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. [9]

^ Oliviera was fined $7,400, 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Myles Jury. [9]
< Both fighters earned show money; bout declared No Contest. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (December 19, 2015). "UFC on FOX 17 draws reported 14,459 attendance for $1.71 million gate". mmajunkie.com.
  2. 1 2 Thomas Gerbasi (2015-08-13). "dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 headlines on Dec. 19". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  3. ↑ Michael Drahota (2013-08-29). "UFC Fight Night 27 results recap: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone fight review and analysis". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  4. ↑ Staff (2015-12-03). "Germaine de Randamie injured, out of UFC on FOX 17 bout with Sarah Kaufman". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  5. ↑ Staff (2015-12-11). "de Randamie out, Shevchenko to debut against Kaufman". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  6. ↑ Staff (2015-12-18). "UFC on FOX 17 official weigh-in results: Some confusion atop the scale". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  7. ↑ "UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  8. ↑ Staff (2015-12-19). "UFC on FOX 17 bonuses: Nate Diaz, Michael Johnson cash in for entertaining scrap". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  9. 1 2 3 Staff (2015-12-21). "UFC on FOX 17 salaries: Overeem ($542k), dos Anjos ($300k) lead $2 million payroll". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
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