UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 19, 2014
VenueAmway Center
CityOrlando, Florida
Attendance14,410[1]
Total gate$1,651,776[1]
Event chronology
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UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne (also known as UFC on Fox 11) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight number one contenders bout between Fabrício Werdum and Travis Browne.[2]

Sean Soriano was expected to face Estevan Payan at this event. However, Soriano was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mike Brown.[3] In turn, Brown was forced out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex White.[4]

Amanda Nunes was expected to face UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne on this card,[5] but the bout was cancelled when Dufresne was injured.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Jordan Mein at this event. However, Ponzinibbio was removed from the bout and was replaced by Hernani Perpetuo.[6]

Josh Samman was expected to face Caio Magalhães at the event. However, on April 8, Samman pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Zachrich.[7]

The event had an average of 2.5 million viewers with 3.3 million viewers during the main event.[8]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum def. Travis Browne Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate def. Liz Carmouche Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. Edson Barboza Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:15
Middleweight Yoel Romero def. Brad Tavares Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Thiago Alves def. Seth Baczynski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jorge Masvidal def. Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Alex White def. Estevan Payan TKO (punches) 1 1:28
Middleweight Caio Magalhães def. Luke Zachrich TKO (punches) 1 0:44
Welterweight Jordan Mein def. Hernani Perpétuo Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Dustin Ortiz def. Ray Borg Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Mirsad Bektić def. Chas Skelly Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis def. Jack May TKO (punches) 1 4:23
  1. ↑ UFC Heavyweight Championship title eliminator
  2. ↑ Skelly was docked 1 point in the second round for an illegal knee.

[9]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]

  • Fight of the Night: Thiago Alves vs. Seth Baczynski
  • Performance of the Night: Donald Cerrone and Alex White

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[11]

  • Fabrício Werdum: $175,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Travis Browne: $50,000
  • Miesha Tate: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche: $17,000
  • Donald Cerrone: $114,000 (includes $57,000 win bonus) def. Edson Barboza: $29,000
  • Yoel Romero: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Brad Tavares: $19,000
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $21,000
  • Thiago Alves: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Seth Baczynski: $20,000
  • Jorge Masvidal: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Pat Healy: $25,000
  • Alex White: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Estevan Payan: $10,000
  • Caio Magalhaes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Luke Zachrich: $8,000
  • Jordan Mein: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Hernani Perpetuo: $8,000
  • Dustin Ortiz: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ray Borg: $8,000
  • Mirsad Bektić: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chas Skelly: $8,000
  • Derrick Lewis: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jack May: $8,000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "UFC on FOX 11 attendance and gate". venuestoday.com. February 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-01-30). "Travis Browne vs. Fabrício Werdum official for UFC on FOX 11 main event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-02-26). "Sean Soriano out, Mike Brown meets Estevan Payan at UFC on FOX 11". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ MMAJunkie.com Staff (2014-04-04). "Mike Brown out, Estevan Payan now meets newcomer Alex White at UFC on FOX 11". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  5. ↑ MMAJunkie.com Staff (2014-03-23). "Amanda Nunes vs. Alexis Dufresne added to UFC on FOX 11 11". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  6. ↑ Jamie Penick (2014-02-27). "Jordan Mein gets new opponent for UFC on Fox 11 in Hernani Perpétuo". mmatorch.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  7. ↑ Jesse Holland (2014-04-09). "Caio Magalhaes vs. Luke Zachrich booked for UFC on FOX 11 with Josh Samman hurt". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  8. ↑ Dave Meltzer (2014-04-22). "UFC on FOX 11 does 2.5 million viewers". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  9. ↑ "UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  10. ↑ "UFC on FOX 11 bonuses: Cerrone, White, Alves, Baczynski win $50,000". MMAjunkie.com. 2014-04-19.
  11. ↑ "UFC on FOX 11 salaries: Fabrício Werdum leads near-$1 million payroll". mmajunkie.com. April 23, 2014.


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