UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
| Industry | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 28, 2017 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo , Brazil |
| Products | Mixed martial arts competitions |
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida, also known as UFC Fight Night 119, was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 28, 2017. The event took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera located in São Paulo, Brazil.
Background
The main event featured a middleweight clash between former Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and contender Derek Brunson.
A light heavyweight bout initially planned between former title contender Glover Teixeira and Misha Cirkunov was rescheduled for UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos because Teixeira required additional time to recover from hand surgery.
Promotional debutant Carlos Felipe was removed from his first UFC fight against Christian Colombo following a potential violation of USADA regulations. He was substituted by another newcomer, Marcelo Golm. Subsequently, Felipe accepted a two-year ban after testing positive for stanozolol metabolites.
Augusto Mendes was slated to compete against newcomer Boston Salmon but withdrew due to a leg injury, with Raoni Barcelos stepping in as his replacement. However, Salmon later withdrew because of injury, which resulted in Barcelos being removed from the fight card as well.
Luan Chagas suffered a foot fracture and pulled out of his welterweight matchup with Niko Price. In response, Vicente Luque was named as the replacement fighter.
Bonus awards
Monetary bonuses of $50,000 were awarded for exceptional performances:
- Fight of the Night: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin
- Performance of the Night: Derek Brunson and Pedro Munhoz