''UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 107'') 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 produced by the

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held on March 18, 2017, at The O₂ Arena in London, England.

Background

This event was expected to be UFC Fight Night 108, but an initially planned UFN 106 in

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

never materialised, prompting the change in numbers. A light heavyweight bout between

Jimi Manuwa Babajimi Abiola "Jimi" Manuwa (born 18 February 1980) is an American-born English retired mixed martial artist of Nigerian descent who competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Manuwa was bor ...

and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson headlined the event,

Brad Pickett Brad Pickett (born 24 September 1978) is an English former mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British Featherweight Champion. He competed as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship; Dana White stated that Pickett was ...

was expected to face

Henry Briones Jose Enrique Briones (born October 22, 1980), better known as Henry Briones, is a Mexican mixed martial artist and competed in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Briones grew up in Tijuana playing inlin ...

, in what would be his retirement bout. However, Briones pulled out a week before the event and was replaced by

Marlon Vera Marlon Andres Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vera first appeared on '' The Ultimate Fight ...

. Due to the short notice and preparation for Vera, the bout was contested at a catchweight of 140 lb. After this fight, Pickett placed his gloves on the canvas of the octagon and announced his retirement.

Veronica Macedo Verónica Macedo (born October 30, 1995) is a Venezuelan mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the women’s Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Early career Macedo amassed a record of 5 ...

was expected to face

Lina Länsberg Lina Länsberg (born 13 March 1982) is a Swedish professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 3, 2022, she is #12 in the List of current U ...

at the event. However, Macedo pulled out of the fight on February 28. She was replaced by promotional newcomer

Lucie Pudilová Lucie Pudilová (born June 13, 1994) is a Czech female mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the Gladiator Championship Fighting Bantamweight female champion in Czech R ...

. The fighters first met in 2015, when Länsberg won via unanimous decision at Battle of Botnia 2015 in Sweden. At the weigh-ins,

Ian Entwistle Ian Entwistle (born 19 November 1986) is a British mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in Accrington, Lancashire, Entwistle competed in ...

came in at 139 lb, three pounds over the bantamweight limit of 136 lb. As a result, he was fined 20% of his purse, which would go to his opponent

Brett Johns Thomas Brett Johns (born 21 February 1992) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. Prior to signing with Bellator, Johns competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( ...

and the bout would proceed at a catchweight. However, Entwistle was pulled from the fight on the day of the event and the bout was cancelled. Moments before the start of the event,

Tom Breese Tom Breese (born 26 September 1991) is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional competitor since 2010, he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

was deemed unfit to compete and was pulled from his bout against

Oluwale Bamgbose Oluwale Bamgbose (born August 4, 1987) is a Nigerian-American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Education Oluwale was raised by traditional parents who were very s ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Not awarded *Performance of the Night: Jimi Manuwa, Gunnar Nelson, Marlon Vera and Marc Diakiese

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References