UFC Fight Night Henderson vs Thatch

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Sat 14th February 2015 (UTC)

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UFC

Season
2015

Round
5

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The event was the third that the UFC has hosted at the venue.

A welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, on January 1, the UFC announced that Saffiedine had pulled out of the bout, citing a groin injury he sustained in training. On January 13, Brown was pulled from the event in favor of a matchup with former UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 185. Subsequently, a welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Brandon Thatch was promoted to the main event. In turn, Thompson pulled out of the fight on January 30, citing a rib injury. After UFC 183, it was announced that former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson agreed to step up as a replacement.

Jake Lindsey was scheduled to face James Moontasri at the event. However on January 26, Lindsey pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cody Pfister.

Thiago Tavares was expected to face Nik Lentz at the event. However in late January, Tavares pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced five days later by promotional newcomer Levan Makashvili. Subsequently, the pairing was scrapped just prior to the weigh-ins as Lentz was stricken with flu-like symptoms.

Both Patrick Walsh and James Moontasri missed weight on their first attempts at the weigh ins, coming in at 191.5 lbs and 158 lbs respectively. They were both given additional time to make the weight limits for their respective weight classes, but made no attempts to cut further. Instead, they were both fined 20 percent of their fight purses, which went to Dan Kelly and Cody Pfister respectively.

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Result List

01	Benson Henderson	WIN
01	Brandon Thatch	LOSS

02	Max Holloway	WIN
02	Cole Miller	LOSS

03	Neil Magny	WIN
03	Kiichi Kunimoto	LOSS

05	Michel Prazeres	LOSS
05	Kevin Lee	WIN

06	Ray Borg	WIN
06	Chris Kelades	LOSS

07	Efrain Escudero	WIN
07	Rodrigo de Lima	LOSS

08	Chas Skelly	WIN
08	Jim Alers	LOSS

09	Tim Elliott	LOSS
09	Zach Makovsky	WIN

Result Description
Welterweight Benson Henderson def. Brandon Thatch Submission (rear-naked choke)
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Cole Miller Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Welterweight Neil Magny def. Kiichi Kunimoto Submission (rear-naked choke)
Catchweight (191.5 lbs) Dan Kelly def. Patrick Walsh Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Lightweight Kevin Lee def. Michel Prazeres Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)
Flyweight Ray Borg def. Chris Kelades Submission (kimura)

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