UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014

The poster for UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

Information

Promotion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Date

April 19, 2014

Venue

Amway Center

City

Orlando, Florida

Attendance

14,410^[1]

Total gate

$1,651,776^[1]

Event chronology

The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy

UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira

UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne (also known as UFC on Fox 11) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight number one contenders bout between Fabrício Werdum and Travis Browne.^[2]

Sean Soriano was expected to face Estevan Payan at this event. However, Soriano was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mike Brown.^[3] In turn, Brown was forced out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex White.^[4]

Amanda Nunes was expected to face UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne on this card,^[5] but the bout was cancelled when Dufresne was injured.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Jordan Mein at this event. However, Ponzinibbio was removed from the bout and was replaced by Hernani Perpetuo.^[6]

Josh Samman was expected to face Caio Magalhães at the event. However, on April 8, Samman pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Zachrich.^[7]

The event had an average of 2.5 million viewers with 3.3 million viewers during the main event.^[8]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Fabrício Werdum	def.	Travis Browne	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	^[a]
Women's Bantamweight	Miesha Tate	def.	Liz Carmouche	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Donald Cerrone	def.	Edson Barboza	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:15
Middleweight	Yoel Romero	def.	Brad Tavares	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight	Khabib Nurmagomedov	def.	Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Thiago Alves	def.	Seth Baczynski	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jorge Masvidal	def.	Pat Healy	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Alex White	def.	Estevan Payan	TKO (punches)	1	1:28
Middleweight	Caio Magalhães	def.	Luke Zachrich	TKO (punches)	1	0:44
Welterweight	Jordan Mein	def.	Hernani Perpétuo	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight	Dustin Ortiz	def.	Ray Borg	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Mirsad Bektić	def.	Chas Skelly	Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28)	3	5:00	^[b]
Heavyweight	Derrick Lewis	def.	Jack May	TKO (punches)	1	4:23

^ UFC Heavyweight Championship title eliminator
^ Skelly was docked 1 point in the second round for an illegal knee.

^[9]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[10]

Fight of the Night: Thiago Alves vs. Seth Baczynski
Performance of the Night: Donald Cerrone and Alex White

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[11]

Fabrício Werdum: $175,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Travis Browne: $50,000
Miesha Tate: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Liz Carmouche: $17,000
Donald Cerrone: $114,000 (includes $57,000 win bonus) def. Edson Barboza: $29,000
Yoel Romero: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Brad Tavares: $19,000
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $21,000
Thiago Alves: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Seth Baczynski: $20,000
Jorge Masvidal: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Pat Healy: $25,000
Alex White: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Estevan Payan: $10,000
Caio Magalhaes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Luke Zachrich: $8,000
Jordan Mein: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Hernani Perpetuo: $8,000
Dustin Ortiz: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ray Borg: $8,000
Mirsad Bektić: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Chas Skelly: $8,000
Derrick Lewis: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jack May: $8,000

References

^ ^a ^b "UFC on FOX 11 attendance and gate". venuestoday.com. February 16, 2015.
^ Matt Erickson (2014-01-30). "Travis Browne vs. Fabrício Werdum official for UFC on FOX 11 main event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
^ Matt Erickson (2014-02-26). "Sean Soriano out, Mike Brown meets Estevan Payan at UFC on FOX 11". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
^ MMAJunkie.com Staff (2014-04-04). "Mike Brown out, Estevan Payan now meets newcomer Alex White at UFC on FOX 11". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
^ MMAJunkie.com Staff (2014-03-23). "Amanda Nunes vs. Alexis Dufresne added to UFC on FOX 11 11". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
^ Jamie Penick (2014-02-27). "Jordan Mein gets new opponent for UFC on Fox 11 in Hernani Perpétuo". mmatorch.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ Jesse Holland (2014-04-09). "Caio Magalhaes vs. Luke Zachrich booked for UFC on FOX 11 with Josh Samman hurt". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
^ Dave Meltzer (2014-04-22). "UFC on FOX 11 does 2.5 million viewers". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
^ "UFC on FOX 11 bonuses: Cerrone, White, Alves, Baczynski win $50,000". MMAjunkie.com. 2014-04-19.
^ "UFC on FOX 11 salaries: Fabrício Werdum leads near-$1 million payroll". mmajunkie.com. April 23, 2014.