| UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16) | |||
| Venue | Mall of Asia Arena | |||
| City | Pasay,Philippines | |||
| Attendance | 13,446[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber (also known asUFC Fight Night 66) was amixed martial arts event held on May 16, 2015, at theMall of Asia Arena inPasay,Philippines.[2][3]
The event was the first that the organization has hosted in the Philippines. It took place in themetropolitan region ofManila, more precisely inPasay.[3]
The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between formerUFC Lightweight ChampionFrankie Edgar and formerWEC Featherweight ChampionUrijah Faber.[4]
Luke Barnatt was expected to faceClint Hester atUFC Fight Night 63. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a broken foot.[5] Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup withMark Muñoz at this event.[6]
Roger Zapata was expected to faceLi Jingliang at the event. However, on April 18, it was announced that Zapata was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons. Jingliang facedDhiego Lima.[7]
Alex White was expected to faceMark Eddiva at the event. However, on April 26, it was announced that White was forced out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.[8] Eddiva faced promotional newcomerLevan Makashvili.[9]
Royston Wee missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh ins, coming in at 137 lb and made no attempts to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went toNing Guangyou.[10]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Costas Philippou | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Mark Muñoz | def. | Luke Barnatt | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Lim Hyun-gyu | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:24 | |
| Featherweight | Phillipe Nover | def. | Yui Chul Nam | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Levan Makashvili | def. | Mark Eddiva | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jon Tuck | def. | Tae Hyun Bang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:56 | |
| Lightweight | Kajan Johnson | def. | Zhang Lipeng | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Li Jingliang | def. | Dhiego Lima | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:25 | |
| Catchweight (137 lb) | Ning Guangyou | def. | Royston Wee | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Jon Delos Reyes | def. | Roldan Sangcha-an | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:13 | |
| Flyweight | Yao Zhikui | def. | Nolan Ticman | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
