''UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann'' was a

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held on February 22, 2014, at the

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. The event was released on DVD on May 27, 2014. The DVD was distributed by ''

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Background

A bout between women's bantamweight champion and former Olympian

Ronda Rousey Ronda Jean Rousey (; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current SmackDown Women� ...

and former Olympian Sara McMann headlined the event. A bout between

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and

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was briefly linked to this event. The fight was later cancelled. Lucas Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway at this event. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling. Martins ended up also getting injured and was replaced by UFC newcomer Cody Gibson. Francisco Rivera was expected to face Raphael Assunção on this card. However, Rivera injured his hand and was forced out of the bout. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Munhoz. A bout between Rafael dos Anjos and

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was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to injury. A bout between

Rashad Evans Rashad Anton Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. Evans started his professional career in 2003, he was the Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 and is also a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and a ...

and

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was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was removed from this card due to Evans suffering a knee injury during training. He was replaced by undefeated newcomer and Strikeforce veteran Patrick Cummins.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: * Fight of the Night: Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia * Performance of the Night: Ronda Rousey and Stephen Thompson

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the

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. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. * Ronda Rousey: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Sara McMann: $16,000 * Daniel Cormier: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Cummins: $8,000 * Rory MacDonald: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Demian Maia: $64,000 * Mike Pyle: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. T.J. Waldburger: $18,000 * Stephen Thompson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Robert Whittaker: $15,000 * Alexis Davis: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Jessica Eye: $8,000 * Raphael Assunção: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Pedro Muhnoz: $8,000 * Aljamain Sterling: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Cody Gibson: $8,000 * Zach Makovsky: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Josh Sampo: $10,000 * Erik Koch: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000 * Ernest Chavez: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Yosdenis Cedeno: $8,000

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Reported payout

See also

References