''UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira'' was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

event that was held by the

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on April 26, 2014, at the

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. The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label ''

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''.

Background

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bout between the current champion

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and

Glover Teixeira Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champi ...

, briefly linked as the event headliner at

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and

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served as the main event.

Danny Castillo Daniel Alfonso Castillo (born August 25, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2015, he competed in 22 bouts with both the UFC and WEC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Castillo began training M ...

was originally expected to face

Isaac Vallie-Flagg Isaac Vallie-Flagg (born April 8, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2003, he has also formerly competed in Strikefor ...

at this event. However, Castillo was replaced by

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and instead fought

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was originally scheduled to face

Jake Ellenberger Jacob Steven "Jake" Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor from 2005–2018, ...

in a welterweight bout, but withdrew due to a back injury. As a result, Ellenberger was removed from the card and was rescheduled to face

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. Just one week before the event,

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suffered an injury and was forced off of the card.

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, who was supposed to fight Joe Ellenberger, stepped in and faced Green's original opponent Jim Miller. Ellenberger was expected to face returning veteran

Vagner Rocha Vagner Rocha (born June 6, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. He is the current Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds ...

. Subsequently, just days after accepting the bout, Rocha injured himself in the week leading up to the event. With no time to find a suitable replacement, Ellenberger was pulled from the card as well.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: * Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg * Performance of the Night: Joseph Benavidez and Chris Beal

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References