| UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) | |||
| Venue | OVO Hydro | |||
| City | Glasgow,Scotland | |||
| Attendance | 10,451[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,500,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites (also known asUFC Fight Night 72) was amixed martial arts event held on July 18, 2015 at theOVO Hydro inGlasgow,Scotland.[2][3]
After previously hosting 15 events at various locations around theUnited Kingdom, the event was the first that the promotion has hosted inScotland.[2] Ticket demand was high for the event, with all tickets selling out within a few hours of going on sale.[4]
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between veteran contenderMichael Bisping and former title challengerThales Leites.[3]
Ian Entwistle was expected to faceMarcus Brimage at the event. However, Entwistle pulled out of the fight in late June for undisclosed reasons.[5] He was replaced by promotional newcomerJimmie Rivera.[6]
Konstantin Erokhin was expected to faceDaniel Omielańczuk at the event. However, Erokhin pulled out of the fight in late June citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerChris de la Rocha.[7]
Jake Matthews was expected to faceMickaël Lebout at the event. However, Matthews pulled out of the fight on 9 July due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerTeemu Packalén.[8]
Bec Rawlings was expected to faceJoanne Calderwood at the event. However, Rawlings pulled out of the fight on 10 July due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerCortney Casey.[9]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Thales Leites | Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joseph Duffy | def. | Ivan Jorge | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:05 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanne Calderwood | def. | Cortney Casey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Pawel Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Stevie Ray | def. | Leonardo Mafra | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Paddy Holohan | def. | Vaughan Lee | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Hans Stringer | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| Lightweight | Mickaël Lebout | def. | Teemu Packalén | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Robert Whiteford | def. | Paul Redmond | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Marcus Brimage | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Omielańczuk | def. | Chris de la Rocha | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]
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