UFC 207

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UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
A poster or logo for UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 30, 2016 (2016-12-30)
Venue T-Mobile Arena
City Paradise, Nevada
Attendance 18,533[1]
Total gate $4,750,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 30, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.[2]

Background

Rousey had her first fight since losing her title (and undefeated record) to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015.

The event was headlined by a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes and former champion Ronda Rousey.[3]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt co-headlined the event.[4]

A potential heavyweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champions Fabrício Werdum and Cain Velasquez was expected to take place on the card.[5] The pairing met previously in June 2015 at UFC 188, with then interim champion Werdum unifying the title, as he won the fight via submission in the third round.[6] However the Nevada State Athletic Commission, after analyzing physical examinations and interviews, deemed Velasquez unfit to compete and pulled him from the event on December 24. The bout was eventually scrapped.[7]

Another potential title eliminator included a bantamweight bout between former champion T.J. Dillashaw and John Lineker.[8]

Matt Brown was expected to face former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine at the event.[9] However, Brown was pulled from the fight on November 11 in favor of a matchup with former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone three weeks earlier at UFC 206.[10] Saffiedine instead faced Dong Hyun Kim.[11]

Maryna Moroz was very briefly linked to a fight with Jéssica Andrade at the event.[12] On December 7 Moroz was replaced by Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill.[13] Hill was then ruled out of fighting at UFC 207 because of a rule in the UFC's anti-doping policy with USADA.[14] Subsequently, Andrade was removed from the card and will be rescheduled for a future event.[15]

Sabah Homasi was linked to a fight with Brandon Thatch at the event.[16] However, Homasi pulled out due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Niko Price.[17]

This was the last event in which longtime play-by-play commentator Mike Goldberg participated. He made his debut in 1997 at UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan.[18]

At the weigh-ins, former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks and Ray Borg missed weight for their bouts, weighing in at 173.5 lbs and 129.5 lbs, respectively. As a result, they were fined 20% and 30% of their respective fight purses, which went to their respective opponents Neil Magny and Louis Smolka.[19]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) def. Ronda Rousey TKO (punches) 1 0:48 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt def. Dominick Cruz (c) Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-47, 48-46) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw def. John Lineker Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim def. Tarec Saffiedine Decision (split) (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (129.5 lbs) Ray Borg def. Louis Smolka Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Catchweight (173.5 lbs) Neil Magny def. Johny Hendricks Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Antônio Carlos Júnior def. Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Alex Garcia def. Mike Pyle KO (punch) 1 3:34
Welterweight Niko Price def. Brandon Thatch Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 4:30
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Alex Oliveira vs. Tim Means No Contest (illegal knees) 1 3:33 [lower-alpha 3]

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[22]

  • Fight of the Night: Cody Garbrandt vs. Dominick Cruz
  • Performance of the Night: Amanda Nunes and Alex Garcia

Reported payout

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. The total disclosed payout for the event was $4,683,000.[23]

  • Amanda Nunes: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Ronda Rousey: $3,000,000
  • Cody Garbrandt: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Dominick Cruz: $350,000
  • T.J. Dillashaw: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. John Lineker: $43,000
  • Dong Hyun Kim: $134,000 (includes $67,000 win bonus) def. Tarec Saffiedine: $40,000
  • Ray Borg: $30,600 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Louis Smolka: $37,400 ¹
  • Neil Magny: $114,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $80,000 ²
  • Antônio Carlos Júnior: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Marvin Vettori: $12,000
  • Alex Garcia: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pyle: $55,000
  • Niko Price: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000
  • Alex Oliveira: $28,000 vs. Tim Means: $35,000 ³

¹ Ray Borg was fined 30 percent of his purse ($5,400) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Louis Smolka. That money was issued to Smolka, an NSAC official confirmed.
² Johny Hendricks was fined 20 percent of his purse ($20,000) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Neil Magny. That money was issued to Magny, an NSAC official confirmed.
³ Both fighters earned show money; no win bonus since fight ended in a no-contest.

Records set

The final attendance was 18,533, a record for Nevada, which had hosted 107 prior UFC events.[1] Rousey's fight purse equaled the highest in history, which was Conor McGregor's record from UFC 202. Despite that, McGregor's UFC 205 purse is widely known as the highest one (no value is officialy disclosed), even though the NYSAC does not release fight purses from events held in their jurisdiction.[23]

See also

References

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