''UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 35'') 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 15, 2014, at
The Arena at Gwinnett Center in
Duluth, Georgia
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As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, Duluth had a ...
. The event was broadcast live on
Fox Sports 1
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, and was a live lead in to the pilot episode of
The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia.
Background
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between
Luke Rockhold
Luke Skyler Rockhold (born October 17, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competed in the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight division. ...
and
Costas Philippou
Constantinos Philippou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος Φιλίππου, born November 29, 1979) is a retired Greek-Cypriot mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the UFC's Middleweight division.
Early life
Philippou was born in Limassol o ...
.
Thiago Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional Association Football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and captains the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. Con ...
was briefly linked to a bout with
Ovince St. Preux
Ovince Saint Preux (born April 8, 1983) is a Haitian-American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2008, Saint Preux has also formerly competed for Strikef ...
at the event. However, Silva was quickly removed from the bout for an undisclosed injury. The bout was rescheduled and was expected to take place on March 15, 2014, at
UFC 171
''UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held on March 15, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The event was released on DVD on June 17, 2014. The DVD was distributed by '' Anchor Bay Entertai ...
, before being cancelled entirely after Silva was arrested and released from the UFC.
Jason High
Jason High (born October 12, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, High has also competed for Strikeforce, Aff ...
was expected to face
Adlan Amagov
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at the event. However, Amagov was forced out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer
Beneil Dariush
Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC lightw ...
.
In turn, High was forced out of the bout with appendicitis and was replaced by returning veteran
Charlie Brenneman
Charles Brenneman (born February 9, 1981) is a former American mixed martial artist and currently is a motivational speaker. A professional from 2007 until 2014, he competed for the UFC, ShoXC, and was the winner of the first season of the televi ...
.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
* Fight of The Night: Yoel Romero vs. Derek Brunson
* Knockout of The Night: Luke Rockhold
* Submission of the Night: Cole Miller
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
*Luke Rockhold: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Costas Philippou: $23,000
*Brad Tavares: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Lorenz Larkin: $26,000
*T.J. Dillashaw: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Mike Easton: $14,000
*Yoel Romero: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Derek Brunson: $19,000
*John Moraga: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Ortiz: $10,000
*Cole Miller: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Sam Sicilia: $10,000
*Ramsey Nijem: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Justin Edwards: $10,000
*Elias Silverio: $10,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg: $12,000
*Trevor Smith: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Brian Houston: $8,000
*Louis Smolka: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Alptekin Özkılıç: $10,000
*Vinc Pichel: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Garrett Whiteley: $8,000
*Beniel Dariush: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Brenneman: $10,000
See also
*
List of UFC events
*
2014 in UFC
References
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UFC Fight Night
2014 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in Georgia (U.S. state)
Sports in Duluth, Georgia
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January 2014 sports events in the United States
Events in Duluth, Georgia