UFC 196
UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | March 5, 2016 | |||
Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 14,898[1] | |||
Total gate | $8,197,628[2] | |||
Buyrate | 1,317,000[3] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4][5][6]
Background
The event was officially announced in November 2015 as "UFC 197," taking place on March 5, 2016 at
On January 13, UFC revealed this event was originally intended to take place at
The event was expected to be headlined by a
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Michael Johnson was expected to face Tony Ferguson in a lightweight rematch. On January 27, it was announced that Johnson withdrew from the bout due to injury. Ferguson was then rescheduled to fight at UFC on Fox 19 on April 16 against Khabib Nurmagomedov.[15]
A welterweight bout between Brandon Thatch and Siyar Bahadurzada, originally slated for UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy, was rescheduled to this event due to Thatch's medication being banned by Pennsylvania's athletic commission.[16]
Results
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Conor McGregor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:12 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Miesha Tate | def. | Holly Holm (c) | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 5 | 3:30 | [a] |
Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Gian Villante | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Tom Lawlor | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Valentina Shevchenko | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Welterweight | Siyar Bahadurzada | def. | Brandon Thatch | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 4:11 | |
Welterweight | Nordine Taleb | def. | Erick Silva | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:34 | |
Middleweight | Vitor Miranda | def. | Marcelo Guimarães | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 1:09 | |
Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Chas Skelly | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Lightweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Jason Saggo | def. | Justin Salas | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:31 | |
Featherweight | Teruto Ishihara | def. | Julian Erosa | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:34 |
- UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[18]
- Fight of the Night: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
- Performance of the Night: Nate Diaz and Miesha Tate
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
- Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Conor McGregor: $1,000,000
- Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def. Holly Holm: $500,000
- Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Gian Villante: $36,000
- Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $28,000
- Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000
- Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000
- Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Erick Silva: $34,000
- Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Marcelo Guimarães: $13,000
- Darren Elkins: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus) def. Chas Skelly: $21,000
- Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller: $59,000
- Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Justin Salas: $16,000
- Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Julian Erosa: $12,000
See also
References
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- ^ "Top MMA Gates". Nevada State Athletic Commission. September 16, 2016.
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- ^ Staff (2016-01-07). "Report: Rafael dos Anjos-Conor McGregor, Holly Holm-Miesha Tate for UFC 197, Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
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- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-01-13). "UFC official confirms Vitor Belfort turned down fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 197". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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- ^ Damon Martin (2016-02-23). "Nate Diaz gets the call, faces Conor McGregor in new UFC 196 main event". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ Hunter A. Homistek (2016-01-26). "Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson targeted for April UFC on Fox event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Staff (2016-02-12). "'Medication' clearance issue moves Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Brandon Thatch to UFC 196". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2016-03-06). "UFC 196 Bonuses: Nate Diaz takes home $100K for upset victory over Conor McGregor". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-06). "UFC 196 salaries: Conor McGregor earns $1 Million; Nate Diaz, Holly Holm pocket $500K". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.