''UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 34'') 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 held on January 4, 2014, at the

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Background

This event was the first event the UFC held in

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. It was the first ''Fight Night'' card that wasn't aired on television in the

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market. Instead, the UFC offered fans based in North America, Australia and New Zealand the option to watch it via a new subscription service dubbed "

UFC Fight Pass UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, that launched in December 2013. History Fight Pass showcases live and on-demand mixed martial arts, submission grappling, kickboxi ...

". The event was expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between

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, ...

and

Tarec Saffiedine Tarec Robert Saffiedine (born 6 September 1986) is a Belgian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Saffiedine has also f ...

. However, in late November, Ellenberger pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

Lim Hyun-gyu Lim Hyun-Gyu (born January 16, 1985), often anglicized to Hyun Gyu Lim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the UFC Welterweight division. Mixed martial arts career Biography and early career He first experienced ...

. Lim's original opponent,

Kiichi Kunimoto is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also competed for the RIZIN, UFC, Bellator, and Pancrase. Background Born and raised in the Nishina ...

instead faced Luiz Dutra Jr.

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 ...

was expected to face

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also partici ...

at the event. However, Dias pulled out of the bout citing an injury. Kawajiri instead faced promotional newcomer

Sean Soriano Sean Soriano (born October 6, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the featherweight division of the UFC. Background Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Soriano wrestled in Mount Pleasant High School Soriano and beca ...

. UFC newcomer Will Chope was originally scheduled to face fellow newcomer Bekbulat Magomedov on this card. However, Magomedov was removed from the card and was replaced by

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of The Night: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Hyun Gyu Lim * Knockout of The Night: Max Holloway * Submission of the Night: Russell Doane

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References