UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens (also known asUFC Fight Night 17) was amixed martial artsevent held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 7, 2009.[3]
| UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 7, 2009 | |||
| Venue | USF Sun Dome[1] | |||
| City | Tampa,Florida[1] | |||
| Attendance | 7,596 | |||
| Total gate | $428,000 | |||
| Total purse | $304,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe main event was originally scheduled to be betweenJoe Lauzon andHermes Franca. However, Franca suffered a torn ACL during training and could no longer participate in this event. He was replaced byJeremy Stephens.[4]
Derek Downey replacedAmir Sadollah in a bout againstNick Catone. Sadollah pulled out after being sidelined with a broken clavicle.
Dan Miller replacedAlessio Sakara in a bout againstJake Rosholt. Sakara pulled out of the bout with a shoulder injury.
Matt Veach replacedGeorge Sotiropoulos againstMatt Grice. Sotiropoulos suffered a rib injury.
Results
edit| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | def. | Jeremy Stephens | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:43 | |
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | def. | Denis Stojnić | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:34 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Neer | def. | Mac Danzig | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:36 | |
| Welterweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Luigi Fioravanti | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Rob Emerson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:14 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Miller | def. | Jake Rosholt | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:03 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Matt Veach | def. | Matt Grice | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:34 | |
| Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | def. | Rich Clementi | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:35 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Nick Catone | def. | Derek Downey | Submission (keylock) | 2 | 1:15 | |
| Welterweight | Matthew Riddle | def. | Steve Bruno | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $30,000 bonuses.[5]
- Fights of the Night: Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer
- Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez
- Submission of the Night: Joe Lauzon
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"MMA Insider Blog".MMAWeekly.com. December 10, 2008. Archived fromthe original on December 20, 2008. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2009.
- ^"UFC Fight Night 17 fighters salaries".MmaWeekly.com. Archived fromthe original on February 11, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2009.
- ^Caplan, Sam (November 18, 2008)."UFC Fight Night 17 scheduled for February 7".FiveOuncesofPain.com. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2009.
- ^"Hermes Franca Tears ACL; Off of UFC Fight Night 17".DemandMMA.com. January 26, 2009. Archived fromthe original on February 1, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2009.
- ^"Neer, Danzig, Velasquez and Lauzon each earn $30K UFN 17 bonuses".MMAJunkie.com. February 7, 2009. Archived fromthe original on February 11, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2009.