| UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 29, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Capital FM Arena | |||
| City | Nottingham,United Kingdom | |||
| Attendance | 7,241[1] | |||
| Total gate | $970,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic (also known asUFC on Fuel TV 5) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on September 29, 2012, atCapital FM Arena inNottingham,United Kingdom.[2]
Jörgen Kruth was expected to make his UFC debut againstFabio Maldonado at this event. However, Kruth dropped out of the fight to retire from mixed martial arts. As a result, Maldonado was pulled from the event and facedGlover Teixeira atUFC 153.[3]
Pascal Krauss was expected to face promotional newcomerGunnar Nelson at the event. However, Krauss was forced out of the bout with an injury and Nelson was briefly linked to fight withRich Attonito in acatchweight bout to be contested at 175 lb.[4] However, Attonito had reservations about taking the short notice bout due to the weight cut requirements.DaMarques Johnson was slated to take on Nelson at catch weight 175 lb,[5]but DaMarques missed the weight by 8 lb, while Gunnar weighted at 175 lb. Gunnar agreed to fight DaMarques nevertheless.[6]
| Main Card (Fuel TV) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Stipe Miocic | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:50 | |
| Welterweight | Dan Hardy | def. | Amir Sadollah | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Yves Jabouin | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Wiman | def. | Paul Sass | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:48 | |
| Welterweight | John Hathaway | def. | John Maguire | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Che Mills | def. | Duane Ludwig | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| Preliminary Card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jimi Manuwa | def. | Kyle Kingsbury | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Akira Corassani | def. | Andy Ogle | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | def. | Tom Watson | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (183 lb) | Gunnar Nelson | def. | DaMarques Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:34 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Robbie Peralta | def. | Jason Young | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:23 | [b] |
The following fighters received $40,000 bonuses.[7]
