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UFC 164 Henderson vs Pettis

Date
Sat 31st August 2013 (UTC)
Sat 31st August 2013 (Local)

Timestamp
2013-08-31T00:00:00

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00:00:00 UTC

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UFC

Season
2013

Round
21

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UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on August 31, 2013, at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Background
The main event was expected to be a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between the current champion Benson Henderson and top contender T. J. Grant. However, Grant was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Anthony Pettis. Henderson and Pettis met in 2010 at the final event for World Extreme Cagefighting, WEC 53. Pettis defeated Henderson via unanimous decision to win the final WEC Lightweight title in a bout that was widely praised by MMA fans and pundits alike as the fight of the year.

Co-featured was a bout between two former UFC Heavyweight Champions, Frank Mir and Josh Barnett.

Ryan Couture was expected to face Quinn Mulhern at this event. However, Mulhern was forced out with a hand injury and was replaced by Al Iaquinta.

Yoel Romero was expected to face Derek Brunson at this event. However, Brunson was forced out with an injury and was replaced by newcomer Brian Houston. Houston ended up also getting injured and Romero was removed from the card.

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Result List


01	Anthony Pettis	WIN
01	Benson Henderson	LOSS

02	Josh Barnett	WIN
02	Frank Mir	LOSS

03	Clay Guida	LOSS
03	Chad Mendes	WIN

04	Ben Rothwell	WIN
04	Brandon Vera	LOSS

05	Dustin Poirier	WIN
05	Erik Koch	LOSS

06	Gleison Tibau	WIN
06	Jamie Varner	LOSS

07	Tim Elliott	WIN
07	Louis Gaudinot	LOSS

08	Hyun Gyu Lim	WIN
08	Pascal Krauss	LOSS

09	Kyung Ho Kang	LOSS
09	Chico Camus	WIN

10	Nikita Krylov	LOSS
10	Soa Palelei	WIN

11	Al Iaquinta	WIN
11	Ryan Couture	LOSS

Result Description
Main Card
Lightweight Anthony Pettis def. Benson Henderson (c) Submission (armbar) 1 4:31
Heavyweight Josh Barnett def. Frank Mir TKO (knee) 1 1:56
Featherweight Chad Mendes def. Clay Guida TKO (punches) 3 0:30
Heavyweight Ben Rothwell def. Brandon Vera TKO (punches and knees) 3 1:54
Featherweight Dustin Poirier def. Erik Koch Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00

Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def. Jamie Varner Decision (split) (29–28, 27–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Tim Elliott def. Louis Gaudinot Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Welterweight Lim Hyun-gyu def. Pascal Krauss TKO (knee and punches) 1 3:58
Bantamweight Chico Camus def. Kang Kyung-ho Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook/YouTube)
Heavyweight Soa Palelei def. Nikita Krylov TKO (punches) 3 1:34
Lightweight Al Iaquinta def. Ryan Couture Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Magnus Cedenblad def. Jared Hamman Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:57

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