UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida (7/5/2014) - Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida

July 5, 2014

Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)

 

UFC Middleweight Championship: Chris Weidman © (185) vs. Lyoto Machida (184.5) (second defense) - Weidman, DEC (unanimous)

UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship: Ronda Rousey © (135) vs. Alexis Davis (135) (fourth defense) - Rousey, KO (punches), R1 (0:16)

Uriah Hall (185) vs. Thiago Santos (185) - Hall, DEC (unanimous)

Marcus Brimage (135.5) vs. Russell Doane (136) - Doane, DEC (split)

 

Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card:

Urijah Faber (136) vs. Alex Caceres (135) - Faber, SUB (rear naked choke), R3 (1:09)

Kenny Robertson (171) vs. Ildemar Alcântara (170) - Robertson, DEC (unanimous)

Chris Camozzi (185) vs. Bruno Santos (185) - Santos, DEC (split)

George Roop (135) vs. Rob Font (135) - Font, KO (punch), R1 (2:19)

 

Fight Pass Preliminary Card:

Luke Zachrich (185) vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos (185) - Zachrich, DEC (unanimous)

Kevin Casey (185) vs. Bubba Bush (185) - NC (Casey Tested Positive For Drostanolone)

 

Event Bonuses ($50,000):

Performance of the Night: Rob Font

Performance of the Night: Ronda Rousey

Fight of the Night: Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida

 

Attendance: 10,088

Gate: $4.4 million

Buyrate: 545,000

 

Cancelled Bouts:

Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva - Silva Skipped Random Drug Test

Ildemar Alcântara vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio - Injury to Ponzinibbio (Knee)

Chael Sonnen vs. Vitor Belfort - Sonnen Failed Random Drug Test

Rob Font vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade - Bout Nixed

Stefan Struve vs. Matt Mitrione - Struve Lost Consciousness Backstage Pre-Fight/Elevated Heartbeat

[smitlick]

Faber on the prelim card is interesting.

[Elsalvajeloco]

What's surprising is they haven't even really hyped him being on television. They did more for Sarafian vs. Strasser Kunimoto than Faber vs. Caceres. Faber is perhaps the biggest star (doesn't mean a whole lot but you get my point) below 155 that isn't named BJ Penn and Caceres is actually ranked at BW for the moment. That is really weird.

[smitlick]

I'd even go so far as to argue its a far bigger fight than Struve/Mitrione

[Guest Edwin]

It's a bigger fight than anything on the main card except the co-main and main itself.

[epwar]

All his life is no surrender...

 

Obligatory video post for Kevin Casey's win.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2N2TiKI3o

[epwar]

Result of Roop vs. Font:

[Elsalvajeloco]

I haven't seen something like that since Miguel Cotto TKO'd and subsequently retired Justin Juuko.

[smitlick]

Roop is done surely... Embarrassing

Also that Casey video is amazing. Didn't see the fight. Hopefully that's his walkout music though?

[Guest Edwin]

Have been watching from Santos/Camozzi onward and suddenly I am remembered why I haven't watched any of the last couple UFC FN cards.

[Guest Edwin]

DC tonight tells you exactly how interesting some of these prelims have been:

[Elsalvajeloco]

Mike Bohn ‏@MikeBohnMMA  4m  

RT @SportsCenter: "Stefan Struve blacked out in the locker room. Has elevated heart rate and is out of the fight. I'd never risk his health"

[Guest Edwin]

I think Struve should definitely hang them up.

[epwar]

Wow, nothing like a "three judges see it entirely different" decision to remind you that, yes, you are watching MMA.

[Ace]

Having had to perform after having panic attacks, I wouldn't wish anybody to have to fight after one. Jeepers.

[Guest Edwin]

“Official result: Urijah Faber def. T.J. Dillashaw by submission at 1:09 of the third round”

Source: http://msn.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ufc-175-weidman-vs-machida-live-fight-blog-070514

[Joe Lucia]

Yeah, he didn't finish, but...OH MY GOD URIAH HALL'S TOE WHAT THE HELL

[Guest Edwin]

I hadn't realized Uriah had a broken toe until after the fight. I don't think Rogan or Goldberg mentioned it on commentary or the cameraman didn't really try to focus on it.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Yeah we gonna keep all Hall toe gifs/pics in the spoiler tags. Enjoy your night.

[goodhelmet]

Edwin, they focused on it during the entire timeout between rounds 1 and 2. That was sick. 

[Guest Edwin]

I was being sarcastic, sorry.

[epwar]

So how quickly does Dana announce Ronda headlining UFC 176?

[Guest Edwin]

Alexis Davis entrance was a lot longer than the fight itself.

[goodhelmet]

Oh my bad.

 

Anyway, I turned my head during the Rousey fight and missed it. Fuck, had to watch the replay. 

[Joe Lucia]

Just when you think Rousey can't get more dominant...