UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller (7/16/2014) - Atlantic City, NJ (Ovation Hall at Revel)

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller 

July 16, 2014

Atlantic City, NJ (Ovation Hall at Revel)

 

Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Jim Miller (154.5) - Cerrone, KO (head kick and punches), R2 (3:31)

Edson Barboza (155) vs. Evan Dunham (155.5) - Barboza, TKO (strikes), R1 (3:06)

Rick Story (170.5) vs. Leonardo Mafra (165.5) - Story, SUB (arm triangle choke), R2 (2:12)

Justin Salas (155) vs. Joe Proctor (155) - Proctor, TKO (punches), R2 (3:27)

John Lineker (125.5) vs. Alptekin Özkiliç (125.5) - Lineker, TKO (punches), R3 (4:51)

Lucas Martins (145) vs. Alex White (146) - Martins, KO (punches), R3 (2:08)

 

Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card:

Gleison Tibau (155.5) vs. Pat Healy (155) - Tibau, DEC (unanimous)

Jessamyn Duke (135.5) vs. Leslie Smith (135) - Smith, TKO (strikes), R1 (2:24)

Hugo Viana (136) vs. Aljamain Sterling (136) - Sterling, TKO (strikes), R3 (3:05)

Yosdenis Cedeno (156) vs. Jerrod Sanders (155) - Cedeno, TKO (injury corner retirement), R1 (5:00)

 

Fight Pass Preliminary Card:

Cláudia Gadelha (116) vs. Tina Lähdemäki (115) - Gadelha, DEC (unanimous)

 

Event Bonuses ($50,000):
Performance of the Night: Lucas Martins
Performance of the Night: Donald Cerrone

Fight of the Night: John Lineker vs. Alptekin Özkiliç

 

Attendance: 4,115

Rating: 640,000

 

Cancelled Bouts:

Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Leo Kuntz - Injury to Kuntz

Zak Cummings vs. Kenny Robertson - Cummings Moved to Another Card

Lucas Martins vs. Jim Alers - Injury to Alers

Rick Story vs. John Howard - Injury to Howard

[Elsalvajeloco]

It should be noted that Lucas Martins has had four cancelled bouts since his last fight: Johnny Eduardo (both fighters got injured), Caraway (Caraway was injured), Aljamain Sterling (Martins was injured), and now Alers being out due to injury. That's a lot of work for Lucas Martins of all people. But hey, you can't say they ain't trying to find fights for these guys. It's like the antithesis of late era Strikeforce.

[smitlick]

Interesting looking card which surprised me since I didn't know it was happening till this thread was posted

[TheVileOne]

Great main event.  Decent co-main event.  A couple good fights on the prelims I want to watch (Smith vs. Duke; Healy vs. Tibau).  I wonder if getting that win over Miller taken away just destroyed Healy's confidence.

[Guest Edwin]

Claudinha!

[Elsalvajeloco]

John Lineker don't give a shit about your livelihood.

[Zero]

This card brought the violence. What a blast. 

[supremebve]

This card was all brain trauma, liver distress, and horrific violence.  Probably the best card of the year so far.

[TheVileOne]

Great fight card overall.  Like the idea of Nurmagomedov vs. Cerrone for their next fight.  

 

I feel bad for Pat Healy, but it is probably time for him to fight elsewhere and try to get his confidence back.  Seems like he still hasn't recovered from getting the Miller win and bonuses taken away.

 

[smitlick]

Tibau/Healy was disappointing. Tibau just did whatever he wanted and Healy really just stood around