| UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14) | |||
| Venue | 1stBank Center | |||
| City | Broomfield, Colorado | |||
| Attendance | 5,807[1] | |||
| Total gate | $382,875[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch (also known asUFC Fight Night 60) was amixed martial arts event held on February 14, 2015, at the1stBank Center inBroomfield, Colorado.[2][3]
The event was the third that the UFC has hosted at the venue.[3]
A welterweight bout betweenMatt Brown andTarec Saffiedine was expected to serve as the event headliner.[4] However, on January 1, the UFC announced that Saffiedine had pulled out of the bout, citing a groin injury he sustained in training.[5] On January 13, Brown was pulled from the event in favor of a matchup with formerUFC Welterweight championJohny Hendricks atUFC 185. Subsequently, a welterweight bout betweenStephen Thompson andBrandon Thatch was promoted to the main event.[6] In turn, Thompson pulled out of the fight on January 30, citing a rib injury.[7] AfterUFC 183, it was announced that formerWEC &UFC Lightweight championBenson Henderson agreed to step up as a replacement.[8]
Jake Lindsey was scheduled to faceJames Moontasri at the event. However, on January 26, Lindsey pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerCody Pfister.[9]
Thiago Tavares was expected to faceNik Lentz at the event. However, in late January, Tavares pulled out of the bout citing injury[10] and was replaced five days later by promotional newcomerLevan Makashvili.[11] Subsequently, the pairing was scrapped just prior to the weigh-ins as Lentz was stricken with flu-like symptoms.[12]
Both Patrick Walsh and James Moontasri missed weight on their first attempts at the weigh ins, coming in at 191.5 lb and 158 lb respectively. They were both given additional time to make the weight limits for their respective weight classes, but made no attempts to cut further. Instead, they were both fined 20 percent of their fight purses, which went toDan Kelly and Cody Pfister respectively.[13]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Brandon Thatch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 3:58 | |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Cole Miller | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Kiichi Kunimoto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:22 | |
| Catchweight (191.5 lb) | Dan Kelly | def. | Patrick Walsh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kevin Lee | def. | Michel Prazeres | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ray Borg | def. | Chris Kelades | Submission (kimura) | 3 | 2:56 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Efrain Escudero | def. | Rodrigo de Lima | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Chas Skelly | def. | Jim Alers | TKO (punches and knee) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Flyweight | Zach Makovsky | def. | Tim Elliott | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (158 lb) | James Moontasri | def. | Cody Pfister | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:49 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
