''UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 134'') was a

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event produced by the

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held on July 22, 2018, at

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in Hamburg, Germany.

Background

The event was the second that the promotion has held in

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, following

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in September of 2016. A light heavyweight bout between former title challenger

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and former

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was expected to headline the event. The pairing was previously scheduled in the co-headliner slot at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman, but was delayed after Oezdemir was pulled from that event due to alleged

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issues stemming from a previous legal transgression, restricting his travel to

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. The bout was again cancelled when Oezdemir was removed in favor of a bout against fellow former title challenger

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. He was replaced by Anthony Smith. A bantamweight bout between

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and

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, was previously scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till. However, Grant pulled out of the fight after being diagnosed with a

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, and the bout was scrapped. The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for this event.

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was scheduled to face former light heavyweight title challenger

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at the event. However on July 5, it was announced that Latifi suffered an injury and was pulled from the fight. He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson.

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was expected to face Danny Roberts at the event, but pulled out on July 12 due to a neck injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer

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Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters earned $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada *Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith and Manny Bermudez

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References