UFC 175

The event was headlined by aMiddleweight Championship bout between the current championChris Weidman and former UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionLyoto Machida. The bout was originally scheduled to headlineUFC 173 on May 24, 2014. However, the bout was delayed after Weidman sustained a knee injury which required a minor surgery.^[4]

A light heavyweight bout between the coaches ofThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3Chael Sonnen andWanderlei Silva was originally scheduled forUFC 173. However, the fight was moved twice - first being on May 31, 2014 atThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale,^[5] and now was expected to be contested on this card.^[6] Silva was ultimately pulled from the fight entirely after he failed to submit an application to fight in the state of Nevada, as well as his refusal to undergo a random drug test and was replaced byVitor Belfort.^[7]^[8] The bout between Sonnen and Belfort was to be contested at middleweight.^[9] However, Sonnen subsequently failed his random drug test and was removed from the bout^[10] and ultimately retired from the sport.^[11] The following day it was announced by MMA writer Kevin Iole that Belfort had also been removed from the card due to the inability of the UFC finding him a new opponent.^[12]

A bout betweenDan Henderson andDaniel Cormier was briefly linked to this event^[13] but was moved up toUFC 173 to bolster that event's card.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to faceIldemar Alcântara but was forced out of the bout with a knee injury.^[14] He was replaced byKenny Robertson.^[15]

During the event,Stefan Struve suffered a "near-fainting episode" and his bout withMatt Mitrione on the pay-per-view was canceled. The first fight of the main card was already happening when the news was revealed on Twitter and it was officially confirmed on the broadcast after the Brimage-Doane fight ended.^[16]

Results

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Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Chris Weidman (c)	def.	Lyoto Machida	Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00	^[a]
Women's Bantamweight	Ronda Rousey (c)	def.	Alexis Davis	KO (punches)	1	0:16	^[b]
Middleweight	Uriah Hall	def.	Thiago Santos	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Russell Doane	def.	Marcus Brimage	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight	Urijah Faber	def.	Alex Caceres	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:09
Welterweight	Kenny Robertson	def.	Ildemar Alcântara	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Bruno Santos	def.	Chris Camozzi	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Rob Font	def.	George Roop	KO (punch)	1	2:19	^[c]
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight	Luke Zachrich	def.	Guilherme Vasconcelos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Kevin Casey	vs.	Bubba Bush	No Contest (overturned)	1	1:01	^[d]

^For theUFC Middleweight Championship.
^For theUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
^This bout aired on the broadcast following the Hall vs Santos bout.
^Originally a KO (elbows) victory for Casey, the result was changed to "No Contest" after Casey tested positive for drostanolone during a post fight screening.^[17]

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:^[19]

Fight of the Night: Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
Performance of the Night: Ronda Rousey andRob Font

Reported payout

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The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theNevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[20]

Chris Weidman: $450,000 (includes $225,000 win bonus) def. Lyoto Machida: $200,000
Ronda Rousey: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Alexis Davis: $24,000
Stefan Struve: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) vs. Matt Mitrione: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) ^
Uriah Hall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Santos: $10,000
Russell Doane: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Brimage: $10,000
Urijah Faber: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $19,000
Kenny Robertson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Ildemar Alcântara: $16,000
Bruno Santos: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chris Camozzi: $23,000
Rob Font: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $20,000
Luke Zachrich: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Guilherme Vasconcelos: $8,000
Kevin Casey: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Bubba Bush: $8,000

^Fight didn't take place because of pre-fight "near-fainting episode" suffered by Struve; Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both fighters still paid show/win bonuses^[21]