| UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 7, 2013 (2013-12-07) | |||
| Venue | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |||
| City | Brisbane, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 11,393[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.785 million[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot (also known asUFC Fight Night 33) was amixed martial arts event held on December 7, 2013, at theBrisbane Entertainment Centre inBrisbane, Australia.[2][3] The event was broadcast live onFox Sports 1.
The event was the first the UFC has hosted inBrisbane.[4] Overall, it was the fifth UFC event to be held in Australia.
The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout betweenMark Hunt andAntônio Silva.[5] The main event ended in a rare majority draw decision; one judge scoring the fight 48–47 for Mark Hunt, while the other two saw it a 47–47 draw.[6] Post-fight, UFC President Dana White said that the bout had earnedFight of the Night honors.[citation needed]
Subsequently, Silva failed a post-fight test for elevated testosterone (he had been undergoing UFC-approvedtestosterone replacement therapy). Silva was suspended for nine months, retroactive to the date of the fight.[7] Due to Silva's positive test, Hunt was given the total of $100,000 from theFight of the Night bonus award. For Hunt the bout result remains a "draw" on his official record, while in Silva's case it was overturned to a no-contest.[8]
Brian Melancon was expected to faceRobert Whittaker at the event. However, Melancon pulled out of the bout and subsequently announced his retirement due torenal stress. As a result, Whittaker was removed from the card as well.[9][10]
Mitch Gagnon was expected to faceAlex Caceres at the event. However, the bout was cancelled during the week leading up to the event due to an allegedvisa issue for Gagnon, restricting his entry to Australia.[11]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | vs. | Antônio Silva | Draw (majority) (48–47, 47–47, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Maurício Rua | def. | James Te Huna | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Bader | def. | Anthony Perosh | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Soa Palelei | def. | Pat Barry | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Middleweight | Clint Hester | def. | Dylan Andrews | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Bethe Correia | def. | Julie Kedzie | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def. | Nam Phan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Caio Magalhães | def. | Nick Ring | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Justin Scoggins | def. | Richie Vaculik | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:43 | |
| Middleweight | Krzysztof Jotko | def. | Bruno Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Online) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Alex Garcia | def. | Ben Wall | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:43 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13] As Silva failed his post-fight drug test, his bonus share was taken back by the UFC and awarded to Hunt who received the full $170,000.[14]
