UFC 172
| UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 26, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Baltimore Arena | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Attendance | 13,485[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2.3 million[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Background
[edit]A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira, briefly linked as the event headliner at UFC 169,[3] UFC 170[4] and UFC 171[5][6] served as the main event.
Danny Castillo was originally expected to face Isaac Vallie-Flagg at this event. However, Castillo was replaced by Takanori Gomi and instead fought Charlie Brenneman.[7][8]
Tarec Saffiedine was originally scheduled to face Jake Ellenberger in a welterweight bout, but withdrew due to a back injury. As a result, Ellenberger was removed from the card and was rescheduled to face Robbie Lawler at UFC 173.[9]
Just one week before the event, Bobby Green suffered an injury and was forced off of the card.[10] Yancy Medeiros, who was supposed to fight Joe Ellenberger, stepped in and faced Green's original opponent Jim Miller.[11] Ellenberger was expected to face returning veteran Vagner Rocha.[12] Subsequently, just days after accepting the bout, Rocha injured himself in the week leading up to the event. With no time to find a suitable replacement, Ellenberger was pulled from the card as well.[13]
Results
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Phil Davis | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def. | Tim Boetsch | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Yancy Medeiros | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:18 | |
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Andre Fili | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 3:39 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Joseph Benavidez | def. | Tim Elliott | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:08 | |
| Lightweight | Takanori Gomi | def. | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Bethe Correia | def. | Jessamyn Duke | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def. | Charlie Brenneman | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:21 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Chris Beal | def. | Patrick Williams | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 1:51 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
- Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
- Performance of the Night: Joseph Benavidez and Chris Beal
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "UFC 172 draws 13,485 attendance for $2.3 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. April 27, 2014.
- ^ Matt Erickson (10 January 2014). "Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira set for April 26 at UFC 172 in Baltimore". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ Staff (3 October 2013). "Don Johnson-Glover Teixeira, Mir-Overeem top UFC 169 on Super Bowl weekend". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Champ Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira headlines February's UFC 170". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ Staff. "Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira headlines UFC 171 in Dallas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Dann Stupp (13 December 2013). "Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira title fight moved to UFC 172". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-03-04). "The Fireball Kid Returns in April". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ Staff (2014-03-05). "Danny Castillo rebooked against Charlie Brenneman at UFC 172". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ^ John Morgan (2014-03-28). "With Saffiedine injured, Ellenberger vs. Lawler booked for UFC 173". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Bobby Green out of UFC 172 vs. Jim Miller, UFC seeking replacement". MMAjunkie.com. April 19, 2014.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (April 19, 2014). "Source: Yancy Meideiros steps in to fight Jim Miller at UFC 172". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ MMA Fighting Newswire (April 20, 2014). "Vagner Rocha vs. Joe Ellenberger being targeted for UFC 172". mmafighting.com.
- ^ Staff (April 23, 2014). "Vagner Rocha hurt, UFC 172 bout with Joe Ellenberger scrapped". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ "UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-04-27). "UFC 172 bonuses: Gomi, Vallie-Flagg, Benavidez, Beal win $50,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
