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UFC Fight Night: Barnett Vs. Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 75) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background

The event was the fourth that the organization has hosted in Saitama, following UFC 144 in February 2012, UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013, and UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson in September 2014.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight winner Roy Nelson. Both men had coached opposite each other on the show Road to UFC: Japan.

The featherweight final of Road to UFC: Japan, a new UFC reality series that was held in conjunction with the event, was featured on the card. The bout ended in a split draw, a first for the reality show series finale fights. During the show, the UFC announced that as a result of the draw both fighters would receive six-figure UFC contracts.

Roan Carneiro was expected to face Gegard Mousasi at this event. However, Carneiro was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Uriah Hall.

Kiichi Kunimoto was expected to face Li Jingliang at this event. However, Kunimoto pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by returning veteran Keita Nakamura.

A bout between Matt Hobar and Norifumi Yamamoto was expected to take place at this event. However, both fighters sustained injuries and were forced to pull out of the fight.

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Josh Barnett def. Roy Nelson Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 50–45) 5 5:00
Middleweight Uriah Hall def. Gegard Mousasi TKO (flying knee and punches) 2 0:25
Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi def. Chico Camus Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki def. George Roop Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Diego Brandao def. Katsunori Kikuno TKO (punches) 1 0:28
Featherweight Mizuto Hirota vs. Teruto Ishihara Draw (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–29) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)
Welterweight Keita Nakamura def. Li Jingliang Technical Submission (standing rear-naked choke) 3 2:17
Lightweight Nick Hein def. Yusuke Kasuya Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Kajan Johnson def. Naoyuki Kotani Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Shinsho Anzai def. Roger Zapata TKO (hand injury) 3 0:47
  1. ^ Road to UFC: Japan Featherweight Final

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night: None awarded
  • Performance of the Night: Josh Barnett, Uriah Hall, Diego Brandao and Keita Nakamura

See also

References

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  7. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-08-19). "Hall Replaces Carneiro against Mousasi". uk.UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
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  9. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-09-22). "Injuries scrap Yamamoto-Hobar Japan fight". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  10. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  11. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2015-09-27). "UFC Fight Night Japan bonuses: Hall, Barnett, Brandao, Nakamura garner $50K". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.