''UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 114'') was a
mixed martial arts
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event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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held on August 5, 2017, at
Arena Ciudad de México
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in
Mexico City
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,
Mexico
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.
Background
A flyweight bout between
Sergio Pettis
Sergio Jerome Pettis (born August 18, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Prior to signing with Bellator, Pettis competed in the Ultimate Fig ...
and
Brandon Moreno
Brandon Carrillo Moreno (born December 7, 1993) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Flyweight Champion, and the cu ...
headlined the event.
Chris Gruetzemacher
Christopher William Gruetzemacher (born June 16, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, he has also competed for ...
was expected to face
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 lightweight winner
Martín Bravo
Martín Ivan Bravo (born 19 September 1986) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He played as a striker.
Career
Bravo was born in Santa Fe. After a slow start to his career with his home town club Colón de Santa Fe In 2007, h ...
at the event. However, Gruetzemacher pulled out of the fight on July 18 with an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer
Humberto Bandenay
Humberto Bandenay (born September 4, 1994) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist (MMA) who is best known for competing in the Featherweight division in the UFC.
Mixed martial arts career Early career
Bandenay started his professional MMA career i ...
.
A featherweight contest between
Hacran Dias
Hacran Dias (born 16 May 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is ranked #5 in the ACA lightweight rankings. In 2015, Dias was the #9 featherweig ...
and
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov ( rus, Забит Ахмедович Магомедшарипов; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He fought in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...
was scheduled to take place at this event, but Magomedsharipov was moved to a fight against
Nick Hein
Nick Hein (born April 24, 1984) is a German retired mixed martial artist and actor, who is best known for appearing in the German television show Diese Kaminskis. Before Hein became an actor, he was also a national judo champion and police offic ...
at the
UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov event in Rotterdam in September. In turn, Hacran Dias was removed from the card entirely.
At the weigh-ins,
Alexa Grasso
Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 29, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women's ...
came in at 119 lb, three pounds over the strawweight limit of 116 lb. As a result, she was fined 20% of her purse, which went to
Randa Markos
Randa Cemil Markos-Thomas (born August 10, 1985) is an Iraqi-born Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Personal life
Markos was ...
and their bout proceeded at a catchweight.
This was the last event called by longtime color commentator and former fighter
Brian Stann
Brian Michael Stann (born September 24, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist and U.S. Marine who competed as a Middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was also a colo ...
.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
*Fight of the Night: None awarded
* Performance of the Night: Niko Price, Humberto Bandenay, Dustin Ortiz, and Joseph Morales
Aftermath
On November 1,
USADA
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announced a finding of no-fault after Moreno failed a drug test. He tested positive for trace amounts of the banned substance
clenbuterol
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in an in-competition test in the early hours of the event. But after an investigation, USADA determined that the positive likely came from contaminated meat, an issue well known to the anti-doping agency.
With seven first-round finishes, this event ties the record for most first-round finishes in a single UFC event.
See also
*
List of UFC events
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2017 in UFC
References
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