''UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker'' was a
mixed martial arts
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event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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held on July 8, 2017, at
T-Mobile Arena
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in
Paradise, Nevada
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, part of the
Las Vegas metropolitan area
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.
Background
The event took place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week.
A
UFC Bantamweight Championship
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Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
bout between current champion
Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt (born July 7, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Garbrandt is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion.
...
and former champion
T.J. Dillashaw
Tyler Jeffrey Dillashaw (born February 7, 1986) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion.
Dillashaw competed on ...
was expected to take place at this event, possibly as the headliner. However, on May 23, Garbrandt withdrew due to a back injury and the bout was scrapped.
A
UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
bout between current champion
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamw ...
and multiple-time
muay thai
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world champion
Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko (russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко;
born ) is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai, Muay Thai fighter. She currentl ...
was scheduled to headline this event. The pairing met previously in March 2016 at
UFC 196
''UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts event held on March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The event was officially announced in November 2015 as "UFC 197," taking place on March 5, 2016 at HS ...
, with Nunes winning by unanimous decision. However, the bout was canceled just hours before the event started due to Nunes being ill.
An interim
UFC Middleweight Championship
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Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
bout between
2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in
freestyle wrestling
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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 divi ...
and
The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner
Robert Whittaker was expected to serve as the co-headliner. Due to the cancelation of the Nunes-Shevchenko bout, this fight was announced as the new main event.
A welterweight bout between former
UFC Welterweight Champion
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Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
Robbie Lawler
Robert Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has been competing since 2001. He is the former UFC Welterweight Champion, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforc ...
and former
UFC Lightweight Championship
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Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
challenger
Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American retired mixed martial artist, actor, and former professional kickboxer. He competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight division for the Ultimat ...
was originally booked for
UFC 205
''UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor'' was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 12, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
In what was described by UFC president Dana White as ...
. However, Lawler pulled out to take a little more time after losing his title via knockout at
UFC 201
''UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 30, 2016, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Background
This was the third event that the organization has hosted in Atl ...
. The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event.
Reports began to circulate on June 28 that Cerrone had sustained a minor injury and that the pairing would be left intact, but expected to shift to
UFC 214
''UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on July 29, 2017 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Background
A PPV event was initially planned for Anaheim on Janu ...
three weeks later. UFC President
Dana White
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confirmed later that Cerrone in fact had a
staph infection
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These bacteria commonly inhabit the skin and nose where they are innocuous, but may enter the body through cuts or abrasio ...
and a
pulled groin, and while the plan was to keep the bout, it wouldn't happen at UFC 214. In the end, the bout was confirmed on July 2 for UFC 214.
Alan Jouban
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was expected to face
Brian Camozzi at the event. However, on June 6, it was announced that Jouban pulled out due to a broken foot. He was replaced by
The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia welterweight winner
Chad Laprise
Chad Laprise (born July 23, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competed for the UFC in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, Laprise won '' The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Austra ...
.
A bantamweight bout between
Douglas Silva de Andrade
Douglas Silva de Andrade (born June 22, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Silva de Andrade grew up in Castanhal, ...
and
Rob Font
Rob Font (born June 25, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Font formerly competed for CES M ...
was originally booked for
UFC 175
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in July 2014. However, de Andrade was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by
George Roop
George H. Roop (born November 10, 1981) is a retired mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir'', winning his preliminary and first round fights. He fought as a bantamweight in th ...
. The bout was then rescheduled for this event.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
*Fight of the Night: Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero
*Performance of the Night: Rob Font and Chad Laprise
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
Nevada State Athletic Commission
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. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $2,596,000.
* Robert Whittaker: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Yoel Romero: $350,000
* Alistair Overeem: $800,000 (no win bonus) def. Fabrício Werdum: $275,000
* Curtis Blaydes: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Daniel Omielańczuk: $30,000
* Anthony Pettis: $180,000 (includes $90,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller: $71,000
* Rob Font: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus) def. Douglas Silva de Andrade: $18,000
* Oleksiy Oliynyk: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Travis Browne: $120,000
* Chad Laprise: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Brian Camozzi: $10,000
* Thiago Santos: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Gerald Meerschaert: $14,000
* Belal Muhammad: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Jordan Mein: $25,000
* Cody Stamann: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Terrion Ware: $10,000
* Trevin Giles: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. James Bochnovic: $12,000
See also
*
List of UFC events
*
2017 in UFC
References
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