UFC 204
UFC 204: Pissping vs Handyman | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 8, 2016 | |||
Venue | Manchester Arena | |||
City | Manchester, England | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 is an ongoing mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship which began on October 8, 2016 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England and will conclude on October 9.[1][2]
Background
This is the fourth UFC event contested in Manchester and first PPV event held in the European/Middle East market since UFC 112.[1]
In order for the event to be broadcast live during Prime time hours on the east coast of North America, the main card is expected to begin at 3:00 am (October 9) local time in Manchester (GMT), with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 11:00 pm (October 8) local time.[2][3] Despite the very late starting time, ticket demand was exceptionally high, as all tickets for the venue sold out in a matter of minutes.[4]
The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship fight between current champion Michael Bisping and the former Pride Welterweight, Pride Middleweight and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson.[5] The pairing met previously in July 2009 at UFC 100 with Henderson taking the victory via second round highlight reel knockout.[6]
A bantamweight bout between Brad Pickett and Iuri Alcântara was previously linked to UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett.[7] However, it is now expected to be contested at this event.[8]
Ruslan Magomedov was expected to face Stefan Struve at this event, but pulled out on September 9 due to a staph infection.[9] Struve will now face Daniel Omielańczuk[10]
Arnold Allen was scheduled to face Mirsad Bektić at the event. However, Allen pulled out of the fight on 29 September for undisclosed reasons.[11] Jeremy Kennedy was briefly linked as the replacement.[12] Subsequently, just hours after his participation was publicly confirmed, Kennedy indicated he was injured and unable to fight.[13] Bektić will now face Russell Doane.[14]
Reza Madadi was expected to face promotional newcomer Marc Diakiese at the event. However, Madadi pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing an eye injury and replaced by Łukasz Sajewski.[15]
Ian Entwistle was scheduled to face Rob Font at the event. However on the day prior to the event, Entwistle fell ill during the weight cutting process and the bout was scrapped.[16]
Results
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Michael Bisping (c) | vs. | Dan Henderson | [a] | |||
Middleweight | Vitor Belfort | vs. | Gegard Mousasi | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | vs. | Jimi Manuwa | ||||
Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | vs. | Daniel Omielańczuk | ||||
Featherweight | Mirsad Bektić | vs. | Russell Doane | ||||
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | def. | Brad Pickett | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:59 | |
Bantamweight | Damian Stasiak | def. | Davey Grant | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:56 | |
Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:01 | |
Lightweight | Marc Diakiese | def. | Łukasz Sajewski | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:40 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Welterweight | Mike Perry | def. | Danny Roberts | KO (knee and punches) | 3 | 4:40 | |
Lightweight | Leonardo Santos | def. | Adriano Martins | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ a b Ariel Helwani (2016-08-04). "Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson 2 agreed for UFC 204". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ a b UFC Press Release (2016-08-15). "Bisping to defend UFC title on home turf". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Staff (2016-08-15). "'UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2' gets 7 bouts, 3 a.m. local start time for main card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-09). "Manchester unites: Despite 3 a.m. main card in England, UFC 204 sells out in 6 minutes". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ Damon Martin (2016-08-05). "Michael Bisping announces rematch with Dan Henderson at UFC 204 in England". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Nate Wilcox (2009-07-11). "UFC 100 results: Dan Henderson crushes Michael Bisping". bloodyelbow. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Raphael Marinho (2016-08-02). "Iuri Marajo replaces Briones and sees Brad Pickett at UFC in Germany (Brazilian Portuguese)". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ Danny Segura (2016-08-10). "Brad Pickett vs. Iuri Alcantara scheduled for UFC 204". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ^ Dann Stupp (2016-09-09). "Infection forces Ruslan Magomedov out of UFC 204 bout with Stefan Struve". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2016-09-14). "Daniel Omielanczuk steps in as replacement, faces Stefan Struve at UFC 204". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-29). "Arnold Allen out of UFC 204 fight with Mirsad Bektic, promotion seeking featherweight replacement". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ Staff (2016-10-01). "Jeremy Kennedy replaces Arnold Allen in next week's UFC 204 main-card opener". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Dann Stupp and John Morgan (2016-10-01). "Replacement Jeremy Kennedy injured; yet another replacement needed for next week's UFC 204". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Staff (2016-10-04). "Russell Doane steps in to face Mirsad Bektic on five days' notice at UFC 204". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ Simon Head (2016-10-01). "Reza Madadi out, Lucasz Sajewski in to face British star Marc Diakiese at UFC 204". thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Mike Bohn and Dann Stupp (2016-10-07). "Ian Entwistle off Saturday's UFC 204 card; Diakiese-Sajewski promoted to FS1 prelims". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-08-15.