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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2015 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 (also known as UFC on Fox 17) was a mixed martial arts event held on December 19, 2015, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.[2]
| UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The poster for UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 19, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Amway Center | |||
| City | Orlando, Florida | |||
| Attendance | 14,459[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,710,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Rafael dos Anjos and top contender Donald Cerrone.[2] Dos Anjos won their first fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 by unanimous decision.[3]
Germaine de Randamie was scheduled to face Sarah Kaufman at the event. However, De Randamie pulled out of the fight on December 3 citing an injury.[4] On December 11, she was replaced by promotional newcomer Valentina Shevchenko.[5]
Charles Oliveira missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh ins, coming in at 150.5 lb. He was given additional time to make the weight limit, but made no attempts to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which went to Myles Jury. This marked the third time that Oliveira missed weight in his UFC career.[6]
By reporters and UFC fans alike, UFC on Fox 17 is regarded as one of the greatest cards that the UFC has ever offered on broadcast television. Future UFC stars such as Nate Diaz and Vicente Luque, and future champions Valentina Shevchenko, Charles Oliveira, and Francis Ngannou were all victorious on this card. Additionally, Kamaru Usman defeated Leon Edwards by unanimous decision; the two met in a rematch for the UFC Welterweight Championship on August 20, 2022, headlining UFC 278.[7] Edwards won by knockout in the fifth round.
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Rafael dos Anjos (c) | def. | Donald Cerrone | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 1:06 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:43 | |
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Michael Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | def. | Randa Markos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Catchweight (150.5 lb) | Charles Oliveira | def. | Myles Jury | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| Middleweight | Nate Marquardt | def. | C. B. Dollaway | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:28 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Valentina Shevchenko | def. | Sarah Kaufman | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Tamdan McCrory | def. | Josh Samman | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 4:10 | |
| Lightweight | Nik Lentz | def. | Danny Castillo | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cole Miller | vs. | Jim Alers | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 2 | 1:44 | [b] |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | def. | Leon Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | def. | Hayder Hassan | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | def. | Luis Henrique | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:53 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[9]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[10]
^ Oliviera was fined $7,400, 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight with Myles Jury.[10]
< Both fighters earned show money; bout declared No Contest.[10]
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