UFC 202
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | August 20, 2016 | |||
Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 15,539[1] | |||
Total gate | $7,700,810[2] | |||
Buyrate | 1,650,000[3] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 was a
This event was the first one under the full control of the new ownership group consisting of
This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 1.65 million, until UFC 229 (which also featured McGregor in the main event) broke the record with 2.4 million.[6]
Background
The event was headlined by a welterweight rematch between
The pairing previously met earlier in the year at
A bout between former
Dong Hyun Kim was expected to face Neil Magny at the event. However, Kim pulled out due to injury on July 12 and was replaced by Lorenz Larkin.[13][14]
A welterweight contest between former
Sultan Aliev was expected to face Lim Hyun-gyu at the event. However, Aliev pulled out of the fight in early August citing a wrist injury.[16] Lim faced promotional newcomer Mike Perry.[17]
On August 5, Sean Strickland pulled out of his planned bout against Tim Means due to a knee injury.[18] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Sabah Homasi.[19]
Results
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Conor McGregor | def. | Nate Diaz | Decision (majority) (48–47, 47–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Glover Teixeira | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:13 | |
Welterweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | Rick Story | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 2:02 | |
Welterweight | Mike Perry | def. | Lim Hyun-gyu | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:38 | |
Welterweight | Tim Means | def. | Sabah Homasi | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:56 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Takeya Mizugaki | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington | def. | Elizabeth Phillips | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Artem Lobov | def. | Chris Avila | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Cortney Casey | def. | Randa Markos | Verbal Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:34 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Welterweight | Lorenz Larkin | def. | Neil Magny | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:08 | |
Welterweight | Colby Covington | def. | Max Griffin | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:18 | |
Middleweight | Marvin Vettori | def. | Alberto Uda | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:30 |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[22]
- Fight of the Night: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
- Performance of the Night: Anthony Johnson and Donald Cerrone
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
- Conor McGregor: $3,000,000 (no win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $2,000,000
- Anthony Johnson: $270,000 (includes $135,000 win bonus) def. Glover Teixeira: $65,000
- Donald Cerrone: $170,000 (includes $85,000 win bonus) def. Rick Story: $41,000
- Mike Perry: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Hyun Gyu Lim: $18,000
- Tim Means: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi: $12,000
- Cody Garbrandt: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $39,000
- Raquel Pennington: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Elizabeth Phillips: $12,000
- Artem Lobov: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Chris Avila: $10,000
- Cortney Casey: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Randa Markos: $14,000
- Lorenz Larkin: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Neil Magny: $47,000
- Colby Covington: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Max Griffin: $10,000
- Marvin Vettori: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Alberto Uda: $10,000
Records set
McGregor's fight purse was the highest in history, breaking Brock Lesnar's record from UFC 200 by $500,000.[23] Also, this event estimates doing 1.65 million buys on pay-per-view, putting it slightly ahead of the previous record (1.6 million) from UFC 100, which featured the second bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir.[3]
See also
References
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