UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014
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UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi (also known as UFC Fight Night 41) was a mixed martial arts event held on May 31, 2014, at O2 World in Berlin, Germany.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 31, 2014 | |||
| Venue | O2 World | |||
| City | Berlin, Germany | |||
| Attendance | 8,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event was the first that the organization had hosted in Berlin, and third in Germany following UFC 99 and UFC 122 in 2009 and 2010.
The event was the first of two that took place on May 31, 2014, with The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado being the other making it only the second time in UFC history that they have hosted two events in one day.
The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between Gegard Mousasi and Mark Muñoz.[3]
Thiago Tavares was expected to face Tom Niinimäki at the event. However, Tavares pulled out of the bout citing an injured thigh and was replaced by promotional newcomer Niklas Bäckström.[4][5]
The octagon's canvas was exceptionally lacking sponsor logos, due to the Berlin event's canvas having been unintentionally shipped to São Paulo's event.[6]
Results
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Mark Muñoz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Middleweight | C. B. Dollaway | def. | Francis Carmont | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | def. | Luke Barnatt | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Niklas Bäckström | def. | Tom Niinimäki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Nick Hein | def. | Drew Dober | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Magnus Cedenblad | def. | Krzysztof Jotko | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | def. | Vaughan Lee | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:25 | |
| Welterweight | Peter Sobotta | def. | Pawel Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Maximo Blanco | def. | Andy Ogle | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ruslan Magomedov | def. | Viktor Pešta | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[8]
- Fight of the Night: None awarded
- Performance of the Night: Magnus Cedenblad, Niklas Bäckström, C. B. Dollaway and Gegard Mousasi