| UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) | |||
| Venue | Manchester Arena | |||
| City | Manchester,England | |||
| Attendance | 16,000[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,960,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 290,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship held on October 8, 2016 at theManchester Arena inManchester,England.[3][4]
This was the fourth UFC event contested in Manchester and firstPPV event held in the European/Middle East market sinceUFC 112.[3]
In order for the event to be broadcast live duringprime time hours on the east coast of North America, the main card was expected to begin at 3:00 am (October 9) local time in ManchesterGMT, with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 11:00 pm (October 8) local time.[4][5] Despite the very late starting time, ticket demand was exceptionally high, as all tickets for the venue sold out in a matter of minutes.[6]
The event was headlined by aUFC Middleweight Championship bout between current championMichael Bisping and the formerPride Welterweight,Pride Middleweight and formerStrikeforce Light Heavyweight ChampionDan Henderson.[7] The pairing met previously in July 2009 atUFC 100 with Henderson taking the victory via second round highlight reel knockout.[8]
A bantamweight bout betweenBrad Pickett andIuri Alcântara was previously linked toUFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett.[9] However, it was contested at this event.[10]
Ruslan Magomedov was expected to faceStefan Struve at this event, but pulled out on September 9 due to astaph infection.[11] Struve facedDaniel Omielańczuk[12]
Arnold Allen was expected to faceMirsad Bektić at the event. However, Allen pulled out of the fight on 29 September for undisclosed reasons.[13]Jeremy Kennedy was briefly linked as the replacement.[14] Subsequently, just hours after his participation was publicly confirmed, Kennedy indicated he was injured and unable to fight.[15] Bektić facedRussell Doane.[16]
Reza Madadi was expected to face promotional newcomerMarc Diakiese at the event. However, Madadi pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing an eye injury and was replaced by Łukasz Sajewski.[17]
Ian Entwistle was expected to faceRob Font at the event. However, on the day prior to the event, Entwistle fell ill during theweight cutting process and the bout was scrapped.[18]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping (c) | def. | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Vitor Belfort | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 2:43 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jimi Manuwa | def. | Ovince Saint Preux | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:38 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Daniel Omielańczuk | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 1:41 | |
| Featherweight | Mirsad Bektić | def. | Russell Doane | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:22 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | def. | Brad Pickett | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Damian Stasiak | def. | Davey Grant | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:56 | |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:01 | |
| Lightweight | Marc Diakiese | def. | Łukasz Sajewski | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 4:40 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Mike Perry | def. | Danny Roberts | KO (knee and punches) | 3 | 4:40 | |
| Lightweight | Leonardo Santos | def. | Adriano Martins | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[20]
