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UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
The poster for UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)
VenueDenny Sanford Premier Center
CitySioux Falls, South Dakota
Attendance5,671
Total gate$381,945
Event chronology
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker (also known as UFC Fight Night 91) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 13, 2016, at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Background

This was the first UFC event under the ownership of a group led by Endeavor which included Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and MSD Capital; their purchase of Zuffa was announced two days earlier. The event also was the first that the organization has hosted in South Dakota.

A lightweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter winners was scheduled to headline the event, as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos winner Tony Ferguson was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live winner Michael Chiesa. However, Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury on June 27. On the following day, it was announced that promotional newcomer Lando Vannata would replace him and the bout would be moved to the co-main event, as a bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Michael McDonald and John Lineker was revealed as the new headliner.

Alex White was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber winner Ryan Hall, but pulled out on June 28 due to an undisclosed injury. Hall elected to fight on a different date rather than have the promotion find him a replacement.

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight John Lineker def. Michael McDonald KO (punches) 1 2:43
Lightweight Tony Ferguson def. Lando Vannata Submission (D'Arce choke) 2 2:22
Middleweight Tim Boetsch def. Josh Samman TKO (punches) 2 3:49
Heavyweight Daniel Omielańczuk def. Aleksei Oleinik Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Keita Nakamura def. Kyle Noke Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:59
Flyweight Louis Smolka def. Ben Nguyen TKO (punches and elbows) 2 4:41
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Bantamweight Katlyn Chookagian def. Lauren Murphy Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Sam Alvey def. Eric Spicely Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:43
Women's Strawweight Cortney Casey def. Cristina Stanciu TKO (elbows) 1 2:36
Lightweight Scott Holtzman def. Cody Pfister Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight Rani Yahya def. Matthew Lopez Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 4:19
Middleweight Alex Nicholson def. Devin Clark KO (punch) 1 4:57

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night: Tony Ferguson vs. Lando Vannata
  • Performance of the Night: John Lineker and Louis Smolka

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff (2016-07-14). "UFC Fight Night 91 draws announced 5,671 fans for $381,945 live gate in South Dakota". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-04-16). "UFC makes first trip to South Dakota in July". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. de la Merced, Michael (July 11, 2016). "U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4 Billion". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. Ryan T Heuer (2016-07-14). "Area fans get taste of UFC in Sioux Falls". argusleader.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. Thomas Gerbasi (2016-05-08). "Sioux Falls and Chicago headliners announced". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. Staff (2016-06-27). "Michael Chiesa injured, out of July 13 UFC Fight Night headliner with Tony Ferguson". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  7. Thomas Gerbasi (2016-06-28). "McDonald-Lineker to headline Sioux Falls event on July 13". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  8. Tristen Critchfield (2016-06-28). "UFC Fight Night Sioux Falls update: Alex White-Ryan Hall featherweight bout canceled". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  9. "UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  10. Staff (2016-07-13). "UFC Fight Night 91 bonuses: As if there was any question, Ferguson and Vannata lead the way". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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