UFC 184
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports entertainment |
| Founded | February 28, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano took place on February 28, 2015, at the Staples Center located in Los Angeles, California, showcasing a mixed martial arts event.
Background
Originally, the main event was scheduled to be a UFC Middleweight Championship clash between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort, but Weidman’s injury led to its cancellation. Consequently, the UFC elevated the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship contest featuring titleholder Ronda Rousey against challenger Cat Zingano to headline the event. Belfort declined offers to compete for interim titles against Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi, opting to vie solely for the undisputed championship.
Neil Magny was initially slated to face Josh Koscheck, but was reassigned to battle Kiichi Kunimoto at a different event; Koscheck instead matched up with Jake Ellenberger at UFC 184.
The co-main event highlighted debutant Holly Holm versus Raquel Pennington, a bout postponed from an earlier card due to Holm’s injury.
Mark Muñoz was briefly scheduled to fight Caio Magalhães, who withdrew after developing an infection following dental surgery. Muñoz remained on the lineup and faced returning veteran Roan Carneiro instead.
A heavyweight contest between former champion Frank Mir and Antônio Silva, initially planned for UFC 184’s main card, was shifted to headline UFC Fight Night 61, held a week prior.
Ronaldo Souza pulled out of his scheduled fight against Yoel Romero due to pneumonia; their matchup was later rescheduled for UFC on Fox 15.
Yancy Medeiros withdrew from his bout with Tony Ferguson because of injury and was replaced by Gleison Tibau.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Roman Salazar |vs. |Norifumi Yamamoto |No Contest (accidental eye poke) |2 |2:37 |} The fight was halted prematurely due to an accidental eye poke, resulting in a No Contest ruling since the third round had not commenced.
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Masio Fullen
|def.
|Alex Torres
|Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
|}
3
5:00
Bonus awards
A $50,000 bonus was granted to fighters as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Not awarded
- Performance of the Night: Ronda Rousey, Jake Ellenberger, Tony Ferguson, and Tim Means
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter earnings submitted to the California State Athletic Commission, excluding sponsorship and discretionary bonuses:
- Ronda Rousey: $130,000 (including a $65,000 victory bonus) defeated Cat Zingano: $100,000
- Holly Holm: $50,000 (with a $25,000 win bonus) defeated Raquel Pennington: $10,000
- Jake Ellenberger: $136,000 (with a $68,000 win bonus) defeated Josh Koscheck: $78,000
- Alan Jouban: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Richard Walsh: $8,000
- Tony Ferguson: $48,000 (with a $24,000 win bonus) defeated Gleison Tibau: $50,000
- Roan Carneiro: $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) defeated Mark Muñoz: $47,000
- Ramon Salazar: $8,000 versus Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000 ^
- Tim Means: $34,000 (with a $17,000 win bonus) defeated Dhiego Lima: $10,000
- Derrick Lewis: $30,000 (including a $15,000 win bonus) defeated Ruan Potts: $10,000
- Valmir Lazaro: $16,000 (with an $8,000 win bonus) defeated James Krause: $15,000
- Masio Fullen: $16,000 (including an $8,000 win bonus) defeated Alexander Torres: $8,000
^ Both participants received their show money; the bout ended as No Contest.