UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald

UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 2013, at Wembley Arena in London, United Kingdom.

UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald
The poster for UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	February 16, 2013
Venue	Wembley Arena
City	London, United Kingdom
Attendance	10,349[1]
Total gate	$1,300,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

Background

Dennis Siver was expected to face Cub Swanson at the event; however, Siver was forced out of the bout, and was replaced by Dustin Poirier.^[2]

Justin Edwards was expected to face Gunnar Nelson at the event; however, Edwards was forced to pull out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by returning veteran Jorge Santiago.^[3]

Results

Main Card (Fuel TV)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Renan Barão (ic)	def.	Michael McDonald	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	4	3:57	[a]
Featherweight	Cub Swanson	def.	Dustin Poirier	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jimi Manuwa	def.	Cyrille Diabaté	TKO (retirement)	1	5:00
Welterweight	Gunnar Nelson	def.	Jorge Santiago	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	James Te Huna	def.	Ryan Jimmo	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Matt Riddle	vs.	Che Mills	No Contest	3	5:00	[b]
Preliminary Card (Facebook and YouTube)
Lightweight	Renée Forte	def.	Terry Etim	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Danny Castillo	def.	Paul Sass	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Andy Ogle	def.	Josh Grispi	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Tom Watson	def.	Stanislav Nedkov	TKO (knees & punches)	2	4:42
Bantamweight	Vaughan Lee	def.	Motonobu Tezuka	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Phil Harris	def.	Ulysses Gomez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
2. Originally ruled a Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) victory for Riddle, result overturned due to testing positive for a banned substance.

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Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.^[5]

• Fight of the Night: Tom Watson vs. Stanislav Nedkov
• Knockout of the Night: Tom Watson
• Submission of the Night: Renan Barão

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2013 in UFC