UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2015
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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare (also known as UFC Fight Night 62) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 21, 2015, at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 21, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | |||
| City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 7,707[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
After hosting a PPV event at the venue and some others at HSBC Arena, the event was the first Fight Night that the UFC has hosted in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
The event was expected to be headlined by a bantamweight rematch between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assunção.[3] However, on February 2, Assunção was forced out of the bout as his ankle, injured in mid-December 2014, was slow to heal and he was unable to resume the proper training to prepare for the fight in that time frame.[4] The UFC also removed Faber from the card and promoted a welterweight bout between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare to the main event.[5]
Matt Wiman was expected to face Leonardo Santos at the event. However, on February 11, Wiman pulled out of the bout citing a back injury and was replaced by Anthony Rocco Martin.[6]
Josh Thomson was expected to face Gilbert Burns at the event. However, on February 26, Thomson pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury,[7] while Burns remained on the card and faced promotional newcomer Alex Oliveira.[8]
Ben Saunders was expected to face Erick Silva at the event. However, on March 6, Saunders pulled out of the bout due to an injury.[9] He was replaced by Josh Koscheck.[10] Koscheck had previously fought just 21 days before this event at UFC 184, losing his fight against Jake Ellenberger.[11]
A lightweight fight between Leandro Silva and Drew Dober ended with controversy as referee Eduardo Herdy stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round for no apparent reason, as Dober had already escaped a guillotine choke attempt.[12] The result was met with an enormous number of complaints from several people related to mixed martial arts. Dober was paid his win bonus regardless.[13] Although initially announcing the controversial result would stand, the Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) – Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission – overturned Silva's win and declared the fight a no-contest on March 26.[14]
On April 9, the CABMMA announced that Jorge de Oliveira failed a fight night drug test, testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol. He was suspended for one year, retroactive to the event date.[15]
Results
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Demian Maia | def. | Ryan LaFlare | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Erick Silva | def. | Josh Koscheck | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Lightweight | Leonardo Santos | def. | Anthony Rocco Martin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:29 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes | def. | Shayna Baszler | TKO (leg kick) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| Lightweight | Gilbert Burns | def. | Alex Oliveira | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:14 | |
| Featherweight | Godofredo Pepey | def. | Andre Fili | Submission (flying triangle choke) | 1 | 3:14 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Francisco Trinaldo | def. | Akbarh Arreola | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kevin Souza | def. | Katsunori Kikuno | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Lightweight | Leandro Silva | vs. | Drew Dober | No Contest (overturned) | 2 | 2:45 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Leonardo Mafra | def. | Cain Carrizosa | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Christos Giagos | def. | Jorge de Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Flyweight | Fredy Serrano | def. | Bentley Syler | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:34 | |
- Maia was docked 1 point in the 5th round for stalling on the ground and not engaging in the fight.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[18]
- Fight of the Night: None awarded
- Performance of the Night: Gilbert Burns, Godofredo Pepey, Kevin Souza and Fredy Serrano