| UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London,England | |||
| Attendance | 16,734[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,000,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping (also known asUFC Fight Night 84) was amixed martial arts event held on February 27, 2016 atThe O2 Arena inLondon,England.[2]
The event was the eighth that the promotion hosted inLondon and the fifth held atThe O2 Arena.[2]
Michael Bisping was originally expected to faceGegard Mousasi at this event in a non-headliner middleweight bout. However, on 24 December, Mousasi was replaced by formerUFC Middleweight ChampionAnderson Silva in favour of a main event.[3] Three days later, it was announced that Mousasi would face former title challengerThales Leites.[4]
Jimi Manuwa was expected to faceNikita Krylov at this event. However, on 31 December, Manuwa pulled out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury and the fight was scrapped.[5]
Henry Briones was expected to faceBrad Pickett at the event. However, Briones pulled out of the bout on 22 January and was replaced byFrancisco Rivera.[6]
Łukasz Sajewski was expected to faceTeemu Packalén at the event. However 16 February, Sajewski pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerThibault Gouti.[7]
The event tiedUFC 169 andUFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi for the most decisions at a single UFC event with 10.[8]
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Anderson Silva | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Thales Leites | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Tom Breese | def. | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Francisco Rivera | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Makwan Amirkhani | def. | Mike Wilkinson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | def. | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Scott Askham | def. | Chris Dempsey | KO (punch and head kick) | 1 | 4:45 | |
| Featherweight | Arnold Allen | def. | Yaotzin Meza | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Krzysztof Jotko | def. | Brad Scott | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Norman Parke | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Omielańczuk | def. | Jarjis Danho | Technical Decision (majority) (29–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 1:31 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Teemu Packalén | def. | Thibault Gouti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:24 | |
| Lightweight | David Teymur | def. | Martin Svensson | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 1:26 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]
