UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 20, 2014 | |||
Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
City | Saitama, Japan | |||
Attendance | 12,395 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 52) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [2]
The event was the third time that the organization hosted a fight card in Saitama, following UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson in February 2012 and UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013.
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt. [3] [4]
Tatsuya Kawajiri was briefly linked to a matchup at the event with Darren Elkins, however the bout never materialized as Kawajiri was sidelined indefinitely with a detached retina. [5]
Chris Cariaso was originally scheduled to face Kyoji Horiguchi at the event. [6] However, Cariaso was pulled from the bout with Horoguchi in favor of a matchup with current flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 178. [7] Horiguchi faced Jon Delos Reyes. [8]
Kyle Noke was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama at the event, but eventually was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. [9] Akiyama instead faced Amir Sadollah. [10]
Urijah Faber was briefly linked to a bout with Masanori Kanehara at the event. However, before the bout was officially announced, Faber was removed due to injury and Kanehara faced Alex Caceres. [11]
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | def. | Roy Nelson | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight | Myles Jury | def. | Takanori Gomi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | |
Welterweight | Yoshihiro Akiyama | def. | Amir Sadollah | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Miesha Tate | def. | Rin Nakai | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Kiichi Kunimoto | def. | Richard Walsh | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Flyweight | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Jon Delos Reyes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:48 | |
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Masanori Kanehara | def. | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Katsunori Kikuno | def. | Sam Sicilia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:38 | |
Welterweight | Lim Hyun-gyu | def. | Takenori Sato | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 1:18 | |
Bantamweight | Kang Kyung-ho | def. | Michinori Tanaka | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Johnny Case | def. | Kazuki Tokudome | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:34 | |
Featherweight | Maximo Blanco | def. | Dan Hooker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [13]
^ Bonus winner Michinori Tanaka had his award rescinded after testing positive for banned substances during his post fight drug screening. [14]
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 20, 2014 | |||
Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
City | Saitama, Japan | |||
Attendance | 12,395 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 52) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [2]
The event was the third time that the organization hosted a fight card in Saitama, following UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson in February 2012 and UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013.
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt. [3] [4]
Tatsuya Kawajiri was briefly linked to a matchup at the event with Darren Elkins, however the bout never materialized as Kawajiri was sidelined indefinitely with a detached retina. [5]
Chris Cariaso was originally scheduled to face Kyoji Horiguchi at the event. [6] However, Cariaso was pulled from the bout with Horoguchi in favor of a matchup with current flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 178. [7] Horiguchi faced Jon Delos Reyes. [8]
Kyle Noke was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama at the event, but eventually was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. [9] Akiyama instead faced Amir Sadollah. [10]
Urijah Faber was briefly linked to a bout with Masanori Kanehara at the event. However, before the bout was officially announced, Faber was removed due to injury and Kanehara faced Alex Caceres. [11]
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | def. | Roy Nelson | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Lightweight | Myles Jury | def. | Takanori Gomi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | |
Welterweight | Yoshihiro Akiyama | def. | Amir Sadollah | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Miesha Tate | def. | Rin Nakai | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Kiichi Kunimoto | def. | Richard Walsh | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Flyweight | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Jon Delos Reyes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:48 | |
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Masanori Kanehara | def. | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Katsunori Kikuno | def. | Sam Sicilia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:38 | |
Welterweight | Lim Hyun-gyu | def. | Takenori Sato | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 1:18 | |
Bantamweight | Kang Kyung-ho | def. | Michinori Tanaka | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Johnny Case | def. | Kazuki Tokudome | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:34 | |
Featherweight | Maximo Blanco | def. | Dan Hooker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [13]
^ Bonus winner Michinori Tanaka had his award rescinded after testing positive for banned substances during his post fight drug screening. [14]