| UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 15, 2014 | |||
| Venue | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | |||
| City | Duluth, Georgia | |||
| Attendance | 5,822[1] | |||
| Total gate | $231,951[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou (also known asUFC Fight Night 35) was amixed martial arts event held on January 15, 2014, atThe Arena at Gwinnett Center inDuluth, Georgia.[2] The event was broadcast live onFox Sports 1, and was a live lead in to the pilot episode ofThe Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout betweenLuke Rockhold andCostas Philippou.[3]
Thiago Silva was briefly linked to a bout withOvince St. Preux at the event. However, Silva was quickly removed from the bout for an undisclosed injury.[4] The bout was rescheduled and was expected to take place on March 15, 2014, atUFC 171, before being cancelled entirely after Silva was arrested and released from the UFC.[5]
Jason High was expected to faceAdlan Amagov at the event. However, Amagov was forced out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerBeneil Dariush.[6] In turn, High was forced out of the bout with appendicitis and was replaced by returning veteranCharlie Brenneman.[7]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def. | Costas Philippou | TKO (body kick) | 1 | 2:31 | |
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | def. | Lorenz Larkin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | def. | Mike Easton | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Yoel Romero | def. | Derek Brunson | TKO (punches and elbows) | 3 | 3:23 | |
| Flyweight | John Moraga | def. | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cole Miller | def. | Sam Sicilia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:54 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Ramsey Nijem | def. | Justin Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Elias Silvério | def. | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Trevor Smith | def. | Brian Houston | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Louis Smolka | def. | Alptekin Özkılıç | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Vinc Pichel | def. | Garett Whiteley | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | def. | Charlie Brenneman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:45 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[9]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[10]
