| UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04) | |||
| Venue | Patriot Center | |||
| City | Fairfax, Virginia | |||
| Attendance | 5,417[1] | |||
| Total gate | $545,604[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas (also known asUFC Fight Night 63) was amixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at thePatriot Center inFairfax, Virginia.[2]
The event was the third that the organization hosted at the venue and the first since 2012.[3] The preliminary portion of the card began at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, with the main card starting at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT, a rare time slot forUFC events held inNorth America.[4]
The event was headlined by afeatherweight bout between former title challengersChad Mendes andRicardo Lamas.[4]
Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a bout withBobby Green at the event. However, shortly after the bout was announced by theUFC, Green pulled out of the bout citing a leg injury, and was replaced by formerWEC &UFC Lightweight championBenson Henderson[5] Subsequently, Henderson was removed from the bout with Masvidal as he was tabbed as a replacement forStephen Thompson to faceBrandon Thatch in the event headliner on February 14, 2015, atUFC Fight Night 60.[6] On February 2,Al Iaquinta was announced as Masvidal's new opponent.[7]
Clint Hester was expected to faceLuke Barnatt at this event. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a foot injury.[8] Subsequently, Barnett was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup withMark Muñoz in May atUFC Fight Night 66.[9]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def. | Ricardo Lamas | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:45 | |
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | def. | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Chiesa | def. | Mitch Clarke | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def. | Milana Dudieva | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Featherweight | Clay Guida | def. | Robbie Peralta | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:45 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Liz Carmouche | def. | Lauren Murphy | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Yakovlev | def. | Gray Maynard | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:57 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Ron Stallings | def. | Justin Jones | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Boxing, MMA and Wrestling Advisory Board. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[13]
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