| UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 24, 2016 (2016-09-24) | |||
| Venue | Ginásio Nilson Nelson | |||
| City | Brasília,Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 8,410[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg (also known asUFC Fight Night 95) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship held on September 24, 2016, atGinásio Nilson Nelson inBrasília,Brazil.[2]
The event inBrasília was the second that the organization hosted in theBrazilian capital city, with the first beingUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski in September 2014.[2]
The event was headlined by a catchweight bout of 140 lb between formerStrikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion and currentInvicta FC Featherweight ChampionCris Cyborg and promotional newcomerLina Länsberg.[3][4]
On August 13, the card suffered multiple changes due to injury:Brandon Thatch andShinsho Anzai pulled out of their respective fights againstErick Silva andLuan Chagas. Silva and Chagas were instead rescheduled to face each other.Renato Moicano andJoaquim Silva also pulled out of their respective fights againstMike De La Torre and promotional newcomerGregor Gillespie. Their replacements wereGodofredo Pepey andThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 winner Glaico França, respectively.[5]
At the weigh-ins,Michel Prazeres missed weight by two pounds, weighing in at 158 lb. As a result, he was fined 20% of his fight purse, which went toGilbert Burns.[6]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Cris Cyborg | def. | Lina Länsberg | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:29 | |
| Featherweight | Renan Barão | def. | Phillipe Nover | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | def. | Antônio Silva | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:10 | |
| Lightweight | Francisco Trinaldo | def. | Paul Felder | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 2:25 | |
| Middleweight | Eric Spicely | def. | Thiago Santos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Featherweight | Godofredo Pepey | def. | Mike De La Torre | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:03 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Catchweight (158 lb) | Michel Prazeres | def. | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | Michinori Tanaka | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Jussier Formiga | def. | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Erick Silva | def. | Luan Chagas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:57 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Alan Patrick | def. | Stevie Ray | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | def. | Héctor Urbina | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:00 | |
| Lightweight | Gregor Gillespie | def. | Glaico França | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[8]
