UFC 167
| UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 16, 2013 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks is a currently ongoing mixed martial arts event held on November 16, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S..[1]
Background
The event will commemorate the organization's 20th anniversary. The main event is expected to be a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between the current champion Georges St-Pierre and #1 contender Johny Hendricks.[2] Co-featured on the card is a light-heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen.[3]
Rafael Natal was briefly scheduled to face Ed Herman at the event.[4] However, Natal was pulled from the pairing with Herman in favor of a bout with Tim Kennedy on November 6, 2013, in the event headliner at UFC Fight Night 31.[5] Herman will now face Thales Leites.[6]
A bout between Frank Mir and Alistair Overeem was scheduled for this card, but was moved to UFC 169.[7]
Robert Drysdale was initially scheduled to face Cody Donovan on this card. However, Drysdale was refused a fighting license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after an out-of-competition drug test revealed that he had an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 19.4:1.[8] Donovan will now face Gian Villante.
Vaughan Lee was expected to face Sergio Pettis at this event. However, Lee had to pull out citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Will Campuzano.[9]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | robbed | Johny Hendricks | Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Chael Sonnen | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | def. | Rory MacDonald | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley | def. | Josh Koscheck | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Flyweight | Ali Bagautinov | def. | Tim Elliott | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | Evan Dunham | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:49 | |
| Middleweight | Thales Leites | def. | Ed Herman | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Rick Story | def. | Brian Ebersole | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Erik Perez | def. | Edwin Figueroa | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook/YouTube) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Jason High | def. | Anthony Lapsley | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Sergio Pettis | def. | Will Campuzano | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Gian Villante | def. | Cody Donovan | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:22 | |
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ Staff (2013-06-15). "UFC 167, St-Pierre vs. Hendricks heads to Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ Staff (2013-06-19). "Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks slotted for Nov. 16, likely as UFC 167". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ Staff. "Rashad Evans vs. Chael Sonnen set for UFC 167 at light heavyweight". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ Dana Becker (September 16, 2013). "UFC 167 Adds Ed Herman-Rafael Natal". fightline.com.
- ^ Staff. "Tim Kennedy gets Rafael Natal at UFC's 'Fight for the Troops 3'". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 10-01-2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Staff. "Thales Leites replaces Rafael Natal, faces Ed Herman at UFC 167". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 10-02-2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Staff. "Jon Jones-Glover Teixeira, Mir-Overeem top UFC 169 on Super Bowl weekend". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 10-03-2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Staff. "Robert Drysdale denied UFC 167 license due to elevated T/E ratio". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 10-28-2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Staff. "Will Campuzano returns to UFC, meets Sergio Pettis at UFC 167". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "UFC® 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
