UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014
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UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim (also known as UFC Fight Night 34) was a mixed martial arts event held on January 4, 2014, at the Marina Bay Sands in Marina Bay, Singapore.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 4, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Marina Bay Sands | |||
| City | Marina Bay, Singapore | |||
| Attendance | 5,216[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
This event was the first event the UFC held in Singapore.[3] It was the first Fight Night card that wasn't aired on television in the United States market. Instead, the UFC offered fans based in North America, Australia and New Zealand the option to watch it via a new subscription service dubbed "UFC Fight Pass".[4]
The event was expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Tarec Saffiedine. However, in late November, Ellenberger pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Lim Hyun-gyu.[5] Lim's original opponent, Kiichi Kunimoto instead faced Luiz Dutra Jr.[6]
Hacran Dias was expected to face Tatsuya Kawajiri at the event. However, Dias pulled out of the bout citing an injury.[7] Kawajiri instead faced promotional newcomer Sean Soriano.[8]
UFC newcomer Will Chope was originally scheduled to face fellow newcomer Bekbulat Magomedov on this card.[9] However, Magomedov was removed from the card and was replaced by Max Holloway.[10]
Results
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Tarec Saffiedine | def. | Lim Hyun-gyu | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Sean Soriano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:50 | |
| Welterweight | Kiichi Kunimoto | def. | Luiz Dutra Jr. | Disqualification (illegal elbows) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Bantamweight | Kang Kyung-ho | def. | Shunichi Shimizu | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:53 | [a] |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Will Chope | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:27 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Katsunori Kikuno | def. | Quinn Mulhern | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Royston Wee | def. | Dave Galera | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Mairbek Taisumov | def. | Tae Hyun Bang | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Dustin Kimura | def. | Jon Delos Reyes | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Bantamweight | Russell Doane | def. | Leandro Issa | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 4:59 | |
- Kang had 2 points deducted in round 1 due to two 12-6 elbows.
- This bout aired on the broadcast following the Kawajiri vs Soriano bout.
- Galera had 1 point deducted in round 3 due to an illegal upkick.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of The Night: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
- Knockout of The Night: Max Holloway
- Submission of the Night: Russell Doane