UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2015
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UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites (also known as UFC Fight Night 72) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 18, 2015 at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.[2][3]
| UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 18, 2015 | |||
| Venue | OVO Hydro | |||
| City | Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Attendance | 10,451[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,500,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
After previously hosting 15 events at various locations around the United Kingdom, the event was the first that the promotion has hosted in Scotland.[2] Ticket demand was high for the event, with all tickets selling out within a few hours of going on sale.[4]
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between veteran contender Michael Bisping and former title challenger Thales Leites.[3]
Ian Entwistle was expected to face Marcus Brimage at the event. However, Entwistle pulled out of the fight in late June for undisclosed reasons.[5] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jimmie Rivera.[6]
Konstantin Erokhin was expected to face Daniel Omielańczuk at the event. However, Erokhin pulled out of the fight in late June citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Chris de la Rocha.[7]
Jake Matthews was expected to face Mickaël Lebout at the event. However, Matthews pulled out of the fight on 9 July due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Teemu Packalén.[8]
Bec Rawlings was expected to face Joanne Calderwood at the event. However, Rawlings pulled out of the fight on 10 July due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cortney Casey.[9]
Results
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Thales Leites | Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | def. | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joseph Duffy | def. | Ivan Jorge | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:05 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanne Calderwood | def. | Cortney Casey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Pawel Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Stevie Ray | def. | Leonardo Mafra | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Paddy Holohan | def. | Vaughan Lee | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Hans Stringer | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| Lightweight | Mickaël Lebout | def. | Teemu Packalén | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Robert Whiteford | def. | Paul Redmond | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Marcus Brimage | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Omielańczuk | def. | Chris de la Rocha | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:48 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]
- Fight of the Night: Joanne Calderwood vs. Cortney Casey
- Performance of the Night: Joseph Duffy and Stevie Ray
