| UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05) | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas,Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 10,988[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,400,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 545,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida was amixed martial arts event held on July 5, 2014, atMandalay Bay Events Center inLas Vegas,Nevada.[3]
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]
| Main card | |||||||
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| 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] |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[19]
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]
^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]
