| UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) | |||
| Venue | Arena Ciudad de México | |||
| City | Mexico City,Mexico | |||
| Attendance | 21,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 185,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt was amixed martial arts event held on November 15, 2014, atArena Ciudad de México inMexico City,Mexico.[3]
The event was the first the organization hosted inMexico and was so popular that all 21,000 tickets were sold out in 8 hours.[4]
The event was expected to be headlined by aUFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current championCain Velasquez and top contenderFabrício Werdum.[3] However, on October 21, it was announced that Velasquez was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injured knee and was replaced byMark Hunt. That also changed the originally planned title fight into an interim title bout.[5]
Also featured on the card were the featherweight and bantamweight finals of the inaugural installment ofThe Ultimate Fighter: Latin America.[3]
Norman Parke was expected to faceDiego Sanchez at the event. However, Parke pulled out of the bout in early October citing a knee injury and was briefly replaced byJoe Lauzon.[6] In turn, injuries to both Sanchez and Lauzon led to the pairing being scrapped altogether.[7]
Érik Pérez was expected to faceMarcus Brimage at the event. However, Pérez pulled out of the bout due to a shoulder injury.[8] In turn, Brimage was then pulled from the card as well and was matched up withJumabieke Tuerxun for an earlier bout atUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping.[9]
Two announced bouts betweenThe Ultimate Fighter: Latin America contestants Masio Fullen vs. Alexander Torres andFredy Serrano vs. Bentley Syler, previously linked to this event were postponed and will be rescheduled at future events.[10]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Mark Hunt | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 2:27 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Kelvin Gastelum | def. | Jake Ellenberger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:46 | |
| Featherweight | Ricardo Lamas | def. | Dennis Bermudez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:18 | |
| Welterweight | Augusto Montaño | def. | Chris Heatherly | TKO (knees) | 1 | 4:50 | |
| Welterweight | Héctor Urbina | def. | Edgar García | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:38 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | def. | Leonardo Morales | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Alejandro Pérez | def. | José Alberto Quiñónez | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 28–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Jessica Eye | def. | Leslie Smith | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Featherweight | Gabriel Benítez | def. | Humberto Brown | Technical Submission (standing guillotine choke) | 3 | 0:30 | [d] |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Henry Briones | def. | Guido Cannetti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:44 | |
| Bantamweight | Marco Beltrán | def. | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
