| UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01) | |||
| Venue | HSBC Arena | |||
| City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 14,723[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 900,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia was amixed martial arts event held on August 1, 2015, at theHSBC Arena inRio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]
The event was headlined by aUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between former UFC Bantamweight championRonda Rousey and #5 contenderBethe Correia.[3]
The lightweight and bantamweight finals ofThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 also took place at this event.[4] The finale was initially planned to take place on June 27, 2015 inSão Paulo, Brazil.[5] However, on May 15,the event was moved to theSeminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino inHollywood, Florida.[6] It was expected to be the first time an Ultimate Fighter Brazil Finale would take place outside of Brazil. However, as the event approached, several international fighters experienced potential travel restrictions due to technical issues within theBureau of Consular Affairs division of theU.S. State Department which producesvisas. This led to a situation in which several participants might have been barred from being able to compete.[7] Subsequently, the divisional finals ofThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 were shifted to this event.[8][9]
The event featured a potentialUFC Women's Strawweight Championship title eliminator bout betweenCláudia Gadelha and formerWSOF Women's Strawweight championJessica Aguilar.[10]
The event fared well, receiving 900,000 pay-per-view buys.
Rousey dedicated her fight to"Rowdy" Roddy Piper who had died the day before.[11]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | def. | Bethe Correia | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:34 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Maurício Rua | def. | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Glaico França | def. | Fernando Bruno | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:46 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Reginaldo Vieira | def. | Dileno Lopes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Silva | def. | Soa Palelei | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:41 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Cláudia Gadelha | def. | Jessica Aguilar | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Demian Maia | def. | Neil Magny | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:52 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Patrick Cummins | def. | Rafael Cavalcante | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 0:45 | |
| Welterweight | Warlley Alves | def. | Nordine Taleb | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:11 | |
| Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | def. | Leandro Issa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Vitor Miranda | def. | Clint Hester | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 2:38 | |
| Bantamweight | Guido Cannetti | def. | Hugo Viana | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[13]
