UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping

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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)
Venue The O2 Arena
City London, England
Attendance 16,734[1]
Total gate $2,000,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping (also known as UFC Fight Night 84) was a mixed martial arts event held on February 27, 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England.[2]

Background

The event was the eighth that the promotion hosted in London and the fifth held at The O2 Arena.[2]

Michael Bisping was originally expected to face Gegard Mousasi at this event in a non-headliner middleweight bout. However on December 24, Mousasi was replaced by former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in favor of a main event.[3] Three days later, it was announced that Mousasi would face former title challenger Thales Leites.[4]

Jimi Manuwa was expected to face Nikita Krylov at this event. However on December 31, Manuwa pulled out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury and the fight was scrapped.[5]

Henry Briones was expected to face Brad Pickett at the event. However, Briones pulled out of the bout on January 22 and was replaced by Francisco Rivera.[6]

Łukasz Sajewski was expected to face Teemu Packalén at the event. However February 16, Sajewski pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Thibault Gouti.[7]

The event tied UFC 169 and UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi for the most decisions at a single UFC event with 10. [8]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Michael Bisping def. Anderson Silva Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi def. Thales Leites Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Tom Breese def. Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Brad Pickett def. Francisco Rivera Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Makwan Amirkhani def. Mike Wilkinson Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Davey Grant def. Marlon Vera Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Scott Askham def. Chris Dempsey KO (punch and head kick) 1 4:45
Featherweight Arnold Allen def. Yaotzin Meza Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Krzysztof Jotko def. Brad Scott Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Rustam Khabilov def. Norman Parke Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Daniel Omielańczuk def. Jarjis Danho Technical Decision (majority) (29-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 1:31 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Teemu Packalén def. Thibault Gouti Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:24
Lightweight David Teymur def. Martin Svensson TKO (punches) 2 1:26

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Scorecard for Bisping and Silva

Judge Fighter  1   2   3   4   5  Total[10]
Ben Cartlidge Bisping 10 10 9 10 9 48
Silva 9 9 10 9 10 47
Jeff Mullen Bisping 10 10 9 10 9 48
Silva 9 9 10 9 10 47
Andy Roberts Bisping 10 10 9 10 9 48
Silva 9 9 10 9 10 47

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]

  • Fight of the Night: Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva
  • Performance of the Night: Scott Askham and Teemu Packalén

See also

References

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