UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
The poster for UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 25, 2014
VenueUnited Center
CityChicago, Illinois
Attendance10,895[1]
Total gate$863,655[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson (also known as UFC on Fox 10) was a mixed martial arts event held on January 25, 2014, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

Background

A lightweight bout between former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson headlined the event.[3]

Jared Rosholt was expected to face promotional newcomer Aleksei Oleinik at the event. However, Oleinik was forced out of the bout with an injury and Rosholt was pulled from the card altogether.[4]

Pascal Krauss and Adam Khaliev were expected to fight at this event. However, both were forced off the card due to undisclosed circumstances.[5]

UFC on FOX 10 had 2.55 million viewers, which was up from 2.44 million for UFC on FOX 9.[6]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Benson Henderson def. Josh Thomson Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic def. Gabriel Gonzaga Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. Adriano Martins KO (head kick) 1 4:40
Featherweight Jeremy Stephens def. Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight Alex Caceres def. Sergio Pettis Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 4:39
Bantamweight Eddie Wineland def. Yves Jabouin TKO (punches) 2 4:16
Bantamweight Chico Camus vs. Yaotzin Meza No Contest (overturned) 3 5:00 [a]
Bantamweight Hugo Viana def. Junior Hernandez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Daron Cruickshank def. Mike Rio TKO (wheel kick and punches) 2 4:56
Welterweight George Sullivan def. Mike Rhodes Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight Nikita Krylov def. Walt Harris TKO (head kick and punches) 1 0:25
  1. ^ This bout was ruled a No Contest due to Camus testing positive for marijuana in the post fight drug test. Camus originally defeated Meza by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).[7][8][9]

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Bonus awards

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b John Morgan and Matt Erickson (January 25, 2014). "UFC on FOX 10 draws reported 10,895 attendance for $863,655 live gate". MMAjunkie.com.
  2. ^ Matt Erickson (2013-10-24). "UFC on FOX Sports 10 heads to Chicago". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  3. ^ Matt Erickson (2013-11-17). "Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson headlines UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  4. ^ Staff (2014-01-08). "Jared Rosholt vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk scratched from UFC on FOX 10". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  5. ^ Matt Erickson. "Pascal Krauss vs. Adam Khaliev scrapped from UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  6. ^ Dave Walsh (January 27, 2014). "UFC on Fox 10 Picks up 2.55 Million Viewers". mmanuts.com. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Chio Camus vs. Yaotzin Meza – FightMetric LLC :.: The World's First Comprehensive MMA Statistics Provider". fightmetric.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "Yaotzin Meza – Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "Chico Camus – Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "UFC on Fox 10". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  11. ^ Staff (2014-01-25). "UFC on FOX 10 bonuses: Caceres earns $100K, Cerrone and Pettis each pocket $50K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
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