| UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11) | |||
| Venue | du Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Attendance | 7,963[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,800,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson (also known asUFC Fight Night 39) was amixed martial arts event held on April 11, 2014, atdu Arena inAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[2]
A heavyweight bout betweenRoy Nelson andAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira headlined this event.[2][3]
The event was the second that the organization hosted in Abu Dhabi, afterUFC 112 in 2010. The event was also the first UFC and MMA event held at thedu Arena.
A flyweight bout betweenAlptekin Özkiliç andDustin Ortiz was expected to take place on this card. However, on April 3, the fight was cancelled due to injury to Özkiliç.[4]
A middleweight bout betweenChris Camozzi andAndrew Craig was expected to take place on this card, however the fight was cancelled on the day of the weigh-ins as Craig was ruled out with an illness. Despite the cancellation, the UFC announced that both fighters would receive their show money for the bout.[5]
| Fight card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:37 | |
| Featherweight | Clay Guida | def. | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ryan LaFlare | def. | John Howard | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ramsey Nijem | def. | Beneil Dariush | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:20 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Daniel Omielańczuk | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Thales Leites | def. | Trevor Smith | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Featherweight | Jim Alers | def. | Alan Omer | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | vs. | Johnny Bedford | No Contest (accidental headbutt) | 1 | 0:39 | [a] |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[7]
