UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 13, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |||
| City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |||
| Attendance | 5,671[1] | |||
| Total gate | $381,945[1] | |||
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UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker (also known as UFC Fight Night 91) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 13, 2016, at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2]
Background
This was the first UFC event under the ownership of a group led by Endeavor which included Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and MSD Capital; their purchase of Zuffa was announced two days earlier.[3] The event also was the first that the organization has hosted in South Dakota.[2][4]
A lightweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter winners was scheduled to headline the event, as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos winner Tony Ferguson was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live winner Michael Chiesa.[5] However, Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury on June 27.[6] On the following day, it was announced that promotional newcomer Lando Vannata would replace him and the bout would be moved to the co-main event, as a bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Michael McDonald and John Lineker was revealed as the new headliner.[7]
Alex White was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber winner Ryan Hall, but pulled out on June 28 due to an undisclosed injury. Hall elected to fight on a different date rather than have the promotion find him a replacement.[8]
Results
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | John Lineker | def. | Michael McDonald | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | def. | Lando Vannata | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Middleweight | Tim Boetsch | def. | Josh Samman | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:49 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Omielańczuk | def. | Aleksei Oleinik | Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Keita Nakamura | def. | Kyle Noke | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Flyweight | Louis Smolka | def. | Ben Nguyen | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:41 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Katlyn Chookagian | def. | Lauren Murphy | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Sam Alvey | def. | Eric Spicely | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Cortney Casey | def. | Cristina Stanciu | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| Lightweight | Scott Holtzman | def. | Cody Pfister | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | Matthew Lopez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 4:19 | |
| Middleweight | Alex Nicholson | def. | Devin Clark | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:57 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]
- Fight of the Night: Tony Ferguson vs. Lando Vannata
- Performance of the Night: John Lineker and Louis Smolka
See also
References
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