UFC on Fox Machida vs Rockhold 2015-04-18

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UFC on Fox Machida vs Rockhold

Date
Sat 18th April 2015 (UTC)

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UFC

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2015

Round
12

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The event was the sixth event that the UFC has hosted in Newark, New Jersey and was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.

Manvel Gamburyan was expected to face Aljamain Sterling at the event. However, on February 3, Gamburyan pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Takeya Mizugaki.

A middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero was originally booked for UFC 184. However, the bout was cancelled due to Souza being struck with pneumonia. The fight was later rescheduled for this event. However on April 10, Romero pulled out of the bout due to a ligament and meniscus tear in his knee. On the next day, Chris Camozzi was announced as his replacement. The fight was a rematch as Souza defeated Camozzi by technical submission (arm-triangle choke) at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold.

A featherweight bout between Diego Brandão and Jimy Hettes was originally booked for UFC 183. However, the bout was canceled right before the event started, as Hettes passed out backstage. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.

George Sullivan was expected to face Kenny Robertson at the event. However, Robertson pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Tim Means.

Nick Catone was expected to face Vitor Miranda at the event. However, Catone abruptly announced his retirement on March 25, citing a litany of injuries and a history of chronic back pain. With a rib injury, Miranda was also pulled from the card.

Paul Felder was expected to face Jim Miller at this event. However, Felder was forced to pull out of the event due to a knee injury and was replaced by Beneil Dariush.

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Result List

01	Luke Rockhold	WIN
01	Lyoto Machida	LOSS
03	Max Holloway	WIN
03	Cub Swanson	LOSS
05	Beneil Dariush	WIN
05	Jim Miller	LOSS
06	Ovince Saint Preux	WIN
07	Corey Anderson	LOSS
08	Aljamain Sterling	WIN
09	Tim Means	WIN

Result Description
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def. Lyoto Machida Submission (rear-naked choke)
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza def. Chris Camozzi Verbal Submission (armbar)
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Cub Swanson Submission (guillotine choke)
Women's Strawweight Paige VanZant def. Felice Herrig Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 30–26)

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