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UFC 187 Johnson vs Cormier

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Sat 23rd May 2015 12:00am UTC

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2015

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Round 16

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The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between then champion Jon Jones and top contender Anthony Johnson. However on April 28, following Jones' hit-and-run incident (see section below), the UFC decided to strip him of the title and suspend him indefinitely. He was replaced by the previous title challenger Daniel Cormier, who was scheduled to face Ryan Bader in the main event of UFC Fight Night 68.

The co-main event featured a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Chris Weidman and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner Vitor Belfort. The much delayed pairing had been rescheduled for several events. The first of which was UFC 173, where Belfort withdrew from the bout following the Nevada State Athletic Commission's ban on testosterone replacement therapy. The other events were UFC 181 and UFC 184, where Weidman withdrew from both bouts because of a broken hand and injured ribs, respectively.

The event was also expected to feature a UFC Lightweight Championship title eliminator bout between top contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Cerrone. However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on April 30 because of a knee injury. He was replaced by John Makdessi.

Sean Spencer was expected to face Mike Pyle at the event. However, Spencer pulled out of the bout on April 23 because of an injury. He was replaced by Colby Covington.

Nina Ansaroff missed weight on her first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in 4 lbs overweight at 120 lbs. After having made no attempts to cut further, she was fined 20 percent of her fight purse, which went to Rose Namajunas. However, on the day of the event, Ansaroff pulled out of the bout after contracting a case of the flu. As a result, Namajunas was pulled from the event entirely.

During the Fox Sports 1 preliminary card broadcast, the UFC announced that BJ Penn, Bas Rutten and the late Jeff Blatnick would be inducted at the "International Fight Week" in July, surrounding UFC 189.

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01	Anthony Johnson	Bellator Mens	LOSS
01	Daniel Cormier	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
02	Chris Weidman	UFC Middleweight	WIN
02	Vitor Belfort	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
03	Donald Cerrone	UFC Lightweight	WIN
03	John Makdessi	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
04	Andrei Arlovski	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
04	Travis Browne	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
05	Joseph Benavidez	UFC Flyweight	WIN
05	John Moraga	UFC Flyweight	LOSS
06	John Dodson	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
06	Zach Makovsky	UFC Flyweight	LOSS
08	Uriah Hall	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
08	Rafael Natal	UFC Middleweight	WIN
09	Colby Covington	UFC Welterweight	WIN
09	Mike Pyle	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
10	Islam Makhachev	UFC Lightweight	WIN
10	Leo Kuntz	UFC Lightweight	LOSS

Result Description

Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:39
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c) def. Vitor Belfort TKO (punches) 1 2:53
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. John Makdessi TKO (head kick) 2 4:44
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski def. Travis Browne TKO (punches) 1 4:41
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez def. John Moraga Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

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