| UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Brown | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Brown | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 26, 2014 | |||
| Venue | SAP Center | |||
| City | San Jose, California | |||
| Attendance | 11,482[1] | |||
| Total gate | $735,317[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown (also known as UFC on Fox 12) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 26, 2014, at SAP Center in San Jose, California.[2]
The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Robbie Lawler.[3] UFC president Dana White subsequently announced that the winner of the main event would receive a title shot against UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks.[4]
Viscardi Andrade was briefly scheduled to face Andreas Ståhl at the event. However, Andrade was replaced on the card by promotional newcomer Gilbert Burns.[5]
Michael Johnson was expected to face Josh Thomson at the event. However, on July 11, Johnson pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Bobby Green.[6][7]
Due to programming needs, the televised preliminaries were shifted to Fox instead of being aired on Fox Sports 1 or Fox Sports 2.[8]
During weigh-ins, both Brown and Lima missed weight for their fights against Lawler and Jędrzejczyk, respectively. They were supposed to be fined 20% of their salary (10% to their opponent and 10% to the commission), but both fighters were not fined due to a commission error. Brown weighed in at 172.5 lb but was not allowed by the California State Athletic Commission to weigh in again, while Lima initially came in at 117 lb and only dropped to 116.5 lb and she was also denied another try. Both remained eligible for the UFC's post-fight bonus awards.[9]
This event also marks the debuts of former UFC Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and UFC Featherweight Championship Challenger Brian Ortega.
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (172.5 lb) | Robbie Lawler | def. | Matt Brown | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Bermudez | def. | Clay Guida | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:57 | |
| Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | Josh Thomson | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | Daron Cruickshank | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Patrick Cummins | def. | Kyle Kingsbury | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–25, 30–24) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Tim Means | def. | Hernani Perpétuo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brian Ortega | vs. | Mike De La Torre | No Contest (overturned) | 1 | 1:39 | [b] |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Tiago Trator | def. | Akbarh Arreola | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Gilbert Burns | def. | Andreas Ståhl | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (116.5 lb) | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | def. | Juliana Lima | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Noad Lahat | def. | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[13]
