''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 45'') was a

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event held on July 16, 2014, at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Background

The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between

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 ...

and Jim Miller.

Zak Cummings Zacharry "Zak" Michael Cummings (born August 2, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also formerly comp ...

was briefly linked to a bout with

Kenny Robertson Kenneth Duane Robertson (born February 14, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2008, he has also competed for the UFC and Bellator. Before MMA In high school he wrestled for Metamora Township ...

at the event. Cummings was pulled from the fight in favor of a matchup with Gunnar Nelson a few days later at

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after his opponent

Ryan LaFlare Ryan LaFlare (born October 1, 1983) is a retired American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the UFC's Welterweight division. Background LaFlare was born and raised in Lindenhurst, New York, attending Lindenhurst High School where he ...

was removed from that card. Subsequently, Robertson was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to face

Ildemar Alcântara Ildemar Alcântara Cardoso (; born 7 November 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has formerly competed in the UFC and is the younger brothe ...

a week earlier at

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Rick Story Rick Thomas Story (born August 28, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007-2018, he last competed for the Professional Fighters League, but is better known for his 19-fight tenure with the UFC. Background Stor ...

was expected to face

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the ...

at the event. Howard was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by

Leonardo Mafra Leonardo Mafra Teixeira (born 25 April 1989), better known as Leonardo Mafra, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, he has fought for the UFC, Final Fight Ch ...

Jim Alers Jim Alers (born October 14, 1986) is an American professional bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA fighter from 2008 until 2018, he fought in the UFC and is the former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion. Background Alers attended University ...

was expected to face

Lucas Martins Lucas Martins (born 11 November 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of Brave Combat Federation, where he is a former interim lightweight champion. A professional mixed martial artist since 2011, Ma ...

at the event. Alers pulled out of the bout, citing injury, and was replaced by Alex White. Leo Kuntz was expected to make his UFC debut against

Yosdenis Cedeno Yosdenis Cedeno (born February 12, 1985) is a Cuban-American mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career A professional since 2009, Cedeno beg ...

at the event. Kuntz was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer

Jerrod Sanders Jerrod Sanders (born October 1, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sanders made his professional MMA debut in March 201 ...

. The preliminary card bout between

Cláudia Gadelha Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (; born December 7, 1988), is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 2022, Gadelha works for the Ultimate Fightin ...

and Tina Lähdemäki was the first women's strawweight fight in UFC history.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: * Fight of the Night: John Lineker vs. Alptekin Özkılıç * Performance of the Night: Donald Cerrone and Lucas Martins

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References