UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida (also known as UFC Fight Night 119) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on October 28, 2017, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.^[2]

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)
Venue	Ginásio do Ibirapuera
City	São Paulo, Brazil
Attendance	10,265[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre

Background

A middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Derek Brunson headlined this event.^[3]

A light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and Misha Cirkunov was expected to take place at this event, but was delayed and rescheduled for UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos after a recent hand surgery for Teixeira was slow to heal.^[4]

On September 19, promotional newcomer Carlos Felipe was flagged for a potential USADA violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected July 29. Therefore, he was pulled from his UFC debut against Christian Colombo.^[5] He was replaced by fellow promotional newcomer Marcelo Golm.^[6] On October 20, it was announced that Felipe accepted a two-year suspension retroactive to the date of his provisional suspension. He tested positive for metabolites of stanozolol, 16β‐hydroxy‐stanozolol and 3’‐hydroxy‐stanozolol.^[7]

Augusto Mendes was expected to face promotional newcomer Boston Salmon at the event. However, Mendes pulled out of the fight on October 3 citing a leg injury.^[8] He was replaced a week later by promotional newcomer Raoni Barcelos.^[9] Subsequently, Salmon pulled out of the fight on October 20 citing his own injury. As a result, Barcelos was removed from the card as well.^[10]

On October 6, it was announced that Luan Chagas fractured his foot and pulled out of his welterweight bout against Niko Price.^[11] He was replaced by Vicente Luque.^[12]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Derek Brunson	def.	Lyoto Machida	KO (punches)	1	2:30
Welterweight	Colby Covington	def.	Demian Maia	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Pedro Munhoz	def.	Rob Font	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:03
Lightweight	Francisco Trinaldo	def.	Jim Miller	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Thiago Santos	def.	Jack Hermansson	TKO (jumping body kick and punches)	1	4:59
Bantamweight	John Lineker	def.	Marlon Vera	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)
Welterweight	Vicente Luque	def.	Niko Price	Submission (D'arce choke)	2	4:08
Middleweight	Antônio Carlos Júnior	def.	Jack Marshman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:30
Lightweight	Jared Gordon	def.	Hacran Dias	Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	def.	Max Griffin	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight	Deiveson Figueiredo	def.	Jarred Brooks	Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Marcelo Golm	def.	Christian Colombo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:08

^[13]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[14]

• Fight of the Night: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin
• Performance of the Night: Derek Brunson and Pedro Munhoz

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2017 in UFC