UFC 207
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | December 30, 2016 | |||
Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 18,533[1] | |||
Total gate | $4,750,000[1] | |||
Buyrate | 1,100,000[2] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey was a
Background
The event was headlined by a
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A potential heavyweight title eliminator bout between former
Another potential title eliminator included a bantamweight bout between former champion T.J. Dillashaw and John Lineker.[9]
Sabah Homasi was linked to a fight with Brandon Thatch at the event.[17] However, Homasi pulled out due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Niko Price.[18]
This was the last event in which longtime play-by-play commentator Mike Goldberg participated. He made his debut in 1997 at UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan.[19]
At the weigh-ins, former
Results
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Ronda Rousey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | [a] |
Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Dominick Cruz (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–47, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | def. | John Lineker | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Dong Hyun Kim | def. | Tarec Saffiedine | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (129.5 lb) | Ray Borg | def. | Louis Smolka | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Catchweight (173.5 lb) | Neil Magny | def. | Johny Hendricks | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Antônio Carlos Júnior | def. | Marvin Vettori | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Alex Garcia | def. | Mike Pyle | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:34 | |
Welterweight | Niko Price | def. | Brandon Thatch | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:30 | |
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Welterweight | Alex Oliveira | vs. | Tim Means | No Contest (illegal knees) | 1 | 3:33 | [c] |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[23]
- Fight of the Night: Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt
- Performance of the Night: Amanda Nunes and Alex Garcia
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
- Amanda Nunes: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Ronda Rousey: $3,000,000
- Cody Garbrandt: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Dominick Cruz: $350,000
- T.J. Dillashaw: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. John Lineker: $43,000
- Dong Hyun Kim: $134,000 (includes $67,000 win bonus) def. Tarec Saffiedine: $40,000
- Ray Borg: $30,600 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Louis Smolka: $37,400 ¹
- Neil Magny: $114,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $80,000 ²
- Antônio Carlos Júnior: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Marvin Vettori: $12,000
- Alex Garcia: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pyle: $55,000
- Niko Price: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000
- Alex Oliveira: $28,000 vs. Tim Means: $35,000 ³
¹ Ray Borg was fined 30 percent of his purse ($5,400) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Louis Smolka. That money was issued to Smolka, an NSAC official confirmed.
² Johny Hendricks was fined 20 percent of his purse ($20,000) for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Neil Magny. That money was issued to Magny, an NSAC official confirmed.
³ Both fighters earned show money; no win bonus since fight ended in a no-contest.
Records set
The final attendance was 18,533, a record for
See also
References
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