UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot

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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Brisbane, Australia
Attendance11,393[1]
Total gate$1.785 million[1]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot (also known as UFC Fight Night 33) was a

Brisbane, Australia.[2][3] The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1
.

Background

The event was the first the UFC has hosted in Brisbane.[4] Overall, it was the fifth UFC event to be held in Australia.

The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Antônio Silva.[5] The main event ended in a rare majority draw decision; one judge scoring the fight 48–47 for Mark Hunt, while the other two saw it a 47–47 draw.[6] Post-fight, UFC President Dana White said that the bout had earned Fight of the Night honors.[citation needed]

Subsequently, Silva failed a post-fight test for elevated testosterone (he had been undergoing UFC-approved

testosterone replacement therapy). Silva was suspended for nine months, retroactive to the date of the fight.[7] Due to Silva's positive test, Hunt was given the total of $100,000 from the Fight of the Night bonus award. For Hunt the bout result remains a "draw" on his official record, while in Silva's case it was overturned to a no-contest.[8]

renal stress. As a result, Whittaker was removed from the card as well.[9][10]

visa issue for Gagnon, restricting his entry to Australia.[11]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mark Hunt vs. Antônio Silva Draw (majority) (48–47, 47–47, 47–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua def. James Te Huna KO (punch) 1 1:03
Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Anthony Perosh Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Soa Palelei def. Pat Barry KO (punches) 1 2:09
Middleweight Clint Hester def. Dylan Andrews TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Bethe Correia def. Julie Kedzie Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2)
Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def. Nam Phan Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Caio Magalhães def. Nick Ring Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Justin Scoggins def. Richie Vaculik TKO (punches) 1 4:43
Middleweight Krzysztof Jotko def. Bruno Santos Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Online)
Welterweight Alex Garcia def. Ben Wall KO (punches) 1 0:43
  1. ^ Silva tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone after the fight. His result was converted to a No Contest, while Hunt's stayed as a draw.

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[13] As Silva failed his post-fight drug test, his bonus share was taken back by the UFC and awarded to Hunt who received the full $170,000.[14]

  • Fight of The Night: Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva
  • Knockout of The Night: Maurício Rua
  • Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (6 December 2013). "UFC Fight Night 33 draws reported 11,393 attendance for $1.785 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ Staff (9 September 2013). "Hunt vs. Bigfoot Headlines UFC in Brisbane". ufc.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ Staff (4 September 2013). "Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva targeted for UFC's December return to Australia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ^ Chris Garry (9 September 2013). "Cage-fighters head to Brisbane for UFC event". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ^ Jason Tuilo (10 September 2013). "Mark Hunt to headline Brisbane December UFC card". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ Staff (7 December 2013). "Antonio Silva drew with Mark Hunt". mmadecisions.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Antonio Silva fails post-fight drug test". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Antonio Silva fails post-fight drug test". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. ^ Matt Erickson (20 November 2013). "Brian Melancon injury scraps bout with Robert Whittaker from UFC Fight Night 33 in Australia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  10. ^ Staff (20 November 2013). "Melancon retires at 31". ufc.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  11. ^ Staff (2 December 2013). "Alex Caceres vs. Mitch Gagnon scratched from Friday's UFC Fight Night 33 main card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  13. ^ Staff (7 December 2013). "UFC Fight Night 33 bonuses: Rua, Silva and Hunt pick up $500,000 awards". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  14. ^ John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (17 December 2013). "Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva fails post-fight drug test, stripped of $170,000 bonus". MMAjunkie.com.
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