UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt (also known as UFC Fight Night 110) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on 11 June 2017 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 11, 2017 (2017-06-11)
VenueSpark Arena
CityAuckland, New Zealand
Attendance7,468[1]
Total gate$800,298[1]
Event chronology
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia

Background

The event was the second that the promotion has hosted in Auckland, following UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt in June 2014.[2]

A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former interim title contender Mark Hunt served as the main event.[3]

Former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Joseph Benavidez was expected to face Ben Nguyen at the event. However, Benavidez pulled out of the fight citing a knee injury on 10 May.[4] He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner and fellow former title challenger Tim Elliott.[5]

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 middleweight winner Warlley Alves was expected to face Kiichi Kunimoto, but pulled out on May 18 due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Zak Ottow.[6]

Promotional newcomer Nadia Kassem was scheduled to face JJ Aldrich, but pulled out on May 31 and was replaced by fellow newcomer Chan-Mi Jeon.[7]

At the weigh-ins, Jeon came in at 118 lb, two pounds over the women's strawweight limit of 116 lb. As a result, she was fined 20% of the purse, which will go to Aldrich and the bout proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight.[8]

Just hours before the event, Thibault Gouti pulled out of a scheduled lightweight bout against Dong Hyun Kim due to illness, prompting Kim's removal as well.[9]

Results
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Mark Hunt def. Derrick Lewis TKO (punches) 4 3:51
Middleweight Derek Brunson def. Dan Kelly KO (punches) 1 1:16
Lightweight Dan Hooker def. Ross Pearson KO (knee) 2 3:02
Light Heavyweight Ion Cuțelaba def. Henrique da Silva KO (punches) 1 0:22
Flyweight Ben Nguyen def. Tim Elliott Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:49
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski def. Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Vinc Pichel def. Damien Brown KO (punches) 1 3:37
Welterweight Luke Jumeau def. Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight John Moraga def. Ashkan Mokhtarian Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Zak Ottow def. Kiichi Kunimoto Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Catchweight (118 lb) JJ Aldrich def. Chan-Mi Jeon Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

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    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]

    • Fight of the Night: Mark Hunt vs. Derrick Lewis
    • Performance of the Night: Dan Hooker and Ben Nguyen

    See also

    References
    1. Staff (23 June 2017). venuestoday.com http://www.venuestoday.com/news/detail/hot-tickets-for-june-21-2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    2. Staff (5 March 2017). "UFC returns to New Zealand in June for UFC Fight Night 110 in Auckland". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
    3. Dann Stupp and John Morgan (20 March 2017). "Derrick Lewis vs. Mark Hunt targeted for New Zealand's UFC Fight Night 110 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
    4. Staff (10 May 2017). "Joseph Benavidez says he's injured, out of UFC Fight Night 110 bout vs. Ben Nguyen". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
    5. Mike Bohn (10 May 2017). "Tim Elliott replaces Joseph Benavidez against Ben Nguyen at UFC Fight Night 110". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
    6. Staff (18 May 2017). "Zak Ottow replaces Warlley Alves to take on Kiichi Kunimoto at UFC Fight Night 110". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
    7. Staff (31 May 2017). "19-year-old Chan-Mi Jeon replaces Nadia Kassem next week at UFC Fight Night 110". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    8. Staff (9 June 2017). "UFC Fight Night 110 early weigh-in results: One fighter misses, but Lewis, Hunt at 265". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
    9. Staff (10 June 2017). "Thibault Gouti ruled out of UFC Fight Night 110 with illness hours before event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
    10. "UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
    11. Staff (10 June 2017). "UFC Fight Night 110 bonuses: Finishes by Ben Nguyen, Dan Hooker earn them $50K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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