| UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 8, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy | |||
| City | Rotterdam,Netherlands | |||
| Attendance | 10,421[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,523,320[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski (also known asUFC Fight Night 87) was amixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016, at theRotterdam Ahoy inRotterdam, Netherlands.[2]
The event was the first that the organization hosted in theNetherlands.[2]
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and formerStrikeforce Heavyweight ChampionAlistair Overeem and formerUFC Heavyweight ChampionAndrei Arlovski.[3]
Rashid Magomedov was expected to faceChris Wade at the event. However, Magomedov pulled out of the fight in early March citing injury and was replaced byRustam Khabilov.[4]
Peter Sobotta was expected to face Dominic Waters at the event. However, Sobotta pulled out of the fight in late March citing injury and was replaced byLeon Edwards.[5]
Paddy Holohan was expected to faceWillie Gates at the event. However, on April 25, Holohan abruptly announced his retirement, citing arare blood disorder.[6] In turn, Gates facedUlka Sasaki.[7]
Nick Hein was expected to faceJon Tuck on the card, but pulled out just 6 days before the event due to injury.[8] He was replaced two days later by promotional newcomerJosh Emmett.[9]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (front kick and punches) | 2 | 1:12 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Antônio Silva | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:15 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Germaine de Randamie | def. | Anna Elmose | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 3:46 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Francimar Barroso | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:11 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | def. | Heather Jo Clark | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Chris Wade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Magnus Cedenblad | def. | Garreth McLellan | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:47 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Jon Tuck | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Reza Madadi | def. | Yan Cabral | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:56 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Neil Seery | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ulka Sasaki | def. | Willie Gates | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:30 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]
