UFC mixed martial arts event in 2015
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira (also known as UFC Fight Night 74 ) was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2015, at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Background
The event was the first that the organization has held in Saskatchewan and was headlined by a featherweight bout between rising stars Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira .[ 4]
Two fights, Rick Story vs. Erick Silva and Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Nikita Krylov were originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero .[ 5] However, on June 19, it was announced that several bouts would be postponed and moved to other events as international fighters experienced travel restrictions due to technical issues within the Bureau of Consular Affairs division of the U.S. State Department , which produces travel visas .[ 6] The two pairings were left intact and were rescheduled for this event.[ 7] [ 8] On August 11, an injury forced Story out of the bout and Neil Magny stepped in to take his place. Magny had previously fought only 22 days before the event, when he was defeated by Demian Maia at UFC 190 .[ 9]
Chris Wade was expected to face Olivier Aubin-Mercier at the event. However, Wade pulled out of the bout in late July after sustaining an injury and was replaced by Tony Sims .[ 10]
Sean O'Connell was expected to face UFC newcomer Misha Cirkunov at the event. However, O'Connell pulled out of the bout on August 11 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by another UFC newcomer in Daniel Jolly.[ 11]
Results
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Max Holloway
def.
Charles Oliveira
TKO (esophagus injury)
1
1:39
[ a]
Welterweight
Neil Magny
def.
Erick Silva
Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
3
5:00
Welterweight
Patrick Côté
def.
Josh Burkman
TKO (punches)
3
1:26
Lightweight
Francisco Trinaldo
def.
Chad Laprise
TKO (punches)
1
2:43
Lightweight
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
def.
Tony Sims
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
Women's Strawweight
Valérie Létourneau
def.
Maryna Moroz
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight
Frankie Perez
def.
Sam Stout
TKO (punches)
1
0:54
Bantamweight
Felipe Arantes
def.
Yves Jabouin
Submission (armbar)
1
4:21
Light Heavyweight
Nikita Krylov
def.
Marcos Rogério de Lima
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
2:29
Flyweight
Chris Kelades
def.
Chris Beal
Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight
Shane Campbell
def.
Elias Silvério
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight
Misha Cirkunov
def.
Daniel Jolly
KO (punches)
1
4:45
^ Oliveira appeared to have injured his neck/shoulder during the fight. Despite initial reports of follow-up exams revealing he suffered an esophagus micro-tear,[ 12] the UFC later released a statement clarifying that Oliveira had no major injuries.[ 13] Oliveira confirmed in an interview that he suffered a minor neck injury, related to a previous injury from his training camp. It will not require surgery.[ 14]
[ 15]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[ 16]
Fight of the Night: Patrick Côté vs. Josh Burkman
Performance of the Night: Frankie Perez and Felipe Arantes
See also
References
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