| UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Sonnen | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Sonnen | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 17, 2013 | |||
| Venue | TD Garden | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Attendance | 14,181[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,534,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Sonnen (also known asUFC Fight Night 26) was amixed martial arts event held on August 17, 2013, at theTD Garden inBoston.[2]
The event was the firstUFC event broadcast onFox Sports 1.[3][4]
The main event was contested between formerUFC Light Heavyweight ChampionMaurício Rua andChael Sonnen.[5] The bout was first linked toUFC 161, as Sonnen was mentioned as a short notice replacement for Harvey's original opponentAntônio Rogério Nogueira, who was out of the bout with a back injury. Visa issues prevented Sonnen from getting into Canada, resulting in Harvey being pulled from the event altogether.[6]
Nick Ring was expected to faceUriah Hall at the event. However, Ring was pulled from the bout and was replaced byJosh Samman[7] Samman was subsequently forced from the bout and was replaced by returning UFC fighterJohn Howard.[8]
Akira Corassani was expected to faceMike Brown at the event; however, Corassani pulled out of the bout and was replaced bySteven Siler.[9]
Thiago Alves was expected to faceMatt Brown at the event; however, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced byMike Pyle.[10]
Andy Ogle was expected to faceConor McGregor at the event; however, Ogle pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced byMax Holloway.[11]
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Chael Sonnen | def. | Maurício Rua | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Heavyweight | Travis Browne | def. | Alistair Overeem | KO (front kick and punches) | 1 | 4:08 | |
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | def. | Iuri Alcântara | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | def. | Mike Pyle | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:29 | |
| Middleweight | John Howard | def. | Uriah Hall | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Johnson | def. | Joe Lauzon | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Michael McDonald | def. | Brad Pickett | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:43 | |
| Featherweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Steven Siler | def. | Mike Brown | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Brandao | def. | Daniel Pineda | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook/YouTube) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Manvel Gamburyan | def. | Cole Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | def. | Cody Donovan | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Lightweight | James Vick | def. | Ramsey Nijem | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:58 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[14]
