| UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 31, 2013 | |||
| Venue | BMO Harris Bradley Center | |||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
| Attendance | 9,178[1] | |||
| Total gate | $907,116[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 270,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 was amixed martial arts event held on August 31, 2013, at theBMO Harris Bradley Center inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.[3][4]
The main event was expected to be aUFC Lightweight Championship bout between the current championBenson Henderson and top contenderT. J. Grant.[5] However, Grant was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced byAnthony Pettis.[6] Henderson and Pettis met in 2010 at the final event forWorld Extreme Cagefighting,WEC 53. Pettis defeated Henderson via unanimous decision to win the finalWEC Lightweight title in a bout that was widely praised by MMA fans and pundits alike as the fight of the year.[7]
Co-featured was a bout between two formerUFC Heavyweight Champions,Frank Mir andJosh Barnett.[8]
Ryan Couture was expected to faceQuinn Mulhern at this event. However, Mulhern was forced out with a hand injury and was replaced byAl Iaquinta.[9]
Yoel Romero was expected to faceDerek Brunson at this event. However, Brunson was forced out with an injury and was replaced by newcomer Brian Houston.[10] Houston ended up also getting injured and Romero was removed from the card.[11]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Anthony Pettis | def. | Benson Henderson (c) | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:31 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Frank Mir | TKO (knee) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | def. | Clay Guida | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:30 | |
| Heavyweight | Ben Rothwell | def. | Brandon Vera | TKO (punches and knees) | 3 | 1:54 | |
| Featherweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Erik Koch | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Gleison Tibau | def. | Jamie Varner | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | def. | Louis Gaudinot | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Lim Hyun-gyu | def. | Pascal Krauss | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 3:58 | |
| Bantamweight | Chico Camus | def. | Kang Kyung-ho | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook/YouTube) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Soa Palelei | def. | Nikita Krylov | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:34 | |
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | def. | Ryan Couture | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Magnus Cedenblad | def. | Jared Hamman | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:57 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services. 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.[14]
