| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 26, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Phones 4u Arena | |||
| City | Manchester,United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 10,355[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.5 million[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz (also known asUFC Fight Night 30) was amixed martial arts event held on October 26, 2013, at thePhones 4u Arena inManchester,United Kingdom.[2]
The main card of the event was broadcast onFox Sports 2.[3]
The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between top contendersMichael Bisping andMark Muñoz. However, on September 27 Bisping pulled out of the bout with aneye injury and was replaced by formerUFC Light Heavyweight ChampionLyoto Machida.[4][5]
Tom Watson was expected to faceAlessio Sakara at this event. However, Watson had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced byMagnus Cedenblad.[6] Subsequently, in early October, Cedenblad was forced out of the Sakara bout with an injury and replaced by newcomerNico Musoke.[7]
Paul Taylor was expected to faceAnthony Njokuani at this event. However, Taylor was forced to pull out due to an injury and was replaced byAl Iaquinta.[8] On September 24, Njokuani also pulled out of the event with an injury.[9] Iaquinta eventually facedPiotr Hallmann.[10]
Mike Wilkinson was expected to faceJimy Hettes at the event. However, Wilkinson pulled out of the bout in the week leading up the bout and was replaced by newcomerRob Whiteford.[11][12]
At the weigh-insJohn Lineker weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the non-title fight limit. He was fined a percentage of his purse which went to his opponentPhil Harris.[13]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Mark Muñoz | KO (head kick) | 1 | 3:10 | |
| Lightweight | Ross Pearson | vs. | Melvin Guillard | No Contest (illegal knee) | 1 | 1:57 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jimi Manuwa | def. | Ryan Jimmo | TKO (leg injury) | 2 | 4:41 | |
| Lightweight | Norman Parke | def. | Jon Tuck | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nico Musoke | def. | Alessio Sakara | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:07 | |
| Catchweight (128 lb) | John Lineker | def. | Phil Harris | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:51 | |
| Preliminary card (Online Prelims) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | def. | Piotr Hallmann | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Luke Barnatt | def. | Andrew Craig | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:12 | [b] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Rosi Sexton | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cole Miller | def. | Andy Ogle | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jimy Hettes | def. | Robert Whiteford | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 2:17 | |
| Middleweight | Brad Scott | def. | Michael Kuiper | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:17 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[15]
