''UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2'' was a

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event held on August 31, 2013, at the

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Background

The main event was expected to be a

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bout between the current champion

Benson Henderson Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes for Bellator MMA, currently competing in their Lightweight division. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. As of Novembe ...

and top contender

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. However, Grant was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by

Anthony Pettis Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. Pettis formerly fought in the Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight divisions of the ...

. Henderson and Pettis met in 2010 at the final event for

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. 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 Francisco Santos Mir III (; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the Heavyweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years. A f ...

and

Josh Barnett Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, professional wrestler and color commentator currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he competes in their Heavyweight division. Barnett p ...

Ryan Couture Ryan Duane Couture (born August 27, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009, he has formerly competed for the UFC and Str ...

was expected to face

Quinn Mulhern Quinn Patrick Mulhern (born September 20, 1984) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor from 2007 until 2014, ...

at this event. However, Mulhern was forced out with a hand injury and was replaced by

Al Iaquinta Al Iaquinta (born April 30, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having once challenged for the Lightweight championship belt. A professional ...

Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division ...

was expected to face

Derek Brunson Derek Brunson (born January 4, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 5, 2022, he is #5 in the UFC middleweight ran ...

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.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of The Night: Pascal Krauss vs. Hyun Gyu Lim * Knockout of The Night: Chad Mendes * Submission of the Night: Anthony Pettis

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. *Anthony Pettis: $54,000 ($27,000 win bonus) def. Benson Henderson: $110,000 *Josh Barnett: $160,000 (no win bonus) def. Frank Mir: $200,000 *Chad Mendes: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida: $44,000 *Ben Rothwell: $108,000 ($54,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Vera: $70,000 *Dustin Poirier: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Erik Koch: $15,000 *Gleison Tibau: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Varner: $17,000 *Tim Elliott: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Louis Gaudinot: $8,000 *Hyun Gyu Lim: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Pascal Krauss: $15,000 *Chico Camus: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Kyung Ho Kang: $8,000 *Soa Palelei: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Nikita Krylov: $8,000 *Al Iaquinta: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Couture: $15,000 *Magnus Cedenblad: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jared Hamman: $14,000

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References