| UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08) | |||
| Venue | Bridgestone Arena | |||
| City | Nashville,Tennessee | |||
| Attendance | 7,539[1] | |||
| Total gate | $454,551[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux (also known asUFC Fight Night 73) was amixed martial arts event held on August 8, 2015, atBridgestone Arena inNashville,Tennessee, United States.[2]
The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challengerGlover Teixeira and Tennessee residentOvince Saint Preux.[2]
Matt Van Buren was briefly linked to a bout with promotional newcomerJonathan Wilson at the event. However, Van Buren was removed from the card in early June citing injury and was replaced byJared Cannonier.[3] In turn, Cannonier was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced byChris Dempsey.[4]
Joe Riggs was expected to faceUriah Hall at this event. However, Riggs was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by UFC newcomerOluwale Bamgbose.[5]
Ian McCall was expected to faceDustin Ortiz at this event. However, McCall was forced to pull out of the event due to injury and was replaced byWillie Gates. Gates had previously fought only 27 days before the event, when he defeatedDarrell Montague atThe Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.[5]
Ray Borg missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in at 126.75 lb. After having made no attempts to cut further, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went to his opponentGeane Herrera.[6]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | Ovince Saint Preux | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:10 | |
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | def. | Michael Johnson | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Derek Brunson | def. | Sam Alvey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Timothy Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Sara McMann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Catchweight (126.75 lb) | Ray Borg | def. | Geane Herrera | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Uriah Hall | def. | Oluwale Bamgbose | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Middleweight | Chris Camozzi | def. | Tom Watson | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Flyweight | Dustin Ortiz | def. | Willie Gates | TKO (elbows and punches) | 3 | 2:58 | |
| Bantamweight | Frankie Saenz | def. | Sirwan Kakai | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jonathan Wilson | def. | Chris Dempsey | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | def. | Roman Salazar | Submission (triangle armbar) | 2 | 2:15 | |
| Lightweight | Scott Holtzman | def. | Anthony Christodoulou | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:40 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[8]
