''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 85'') was a

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event held on March 20, 2016, at the

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Background

The event was the second that the promotion hosted in

, the first being UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot in December 2013. It was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix and former interim title contender

Mark Hunt Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the wi ...

and former two-time

UFC Heavyweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

Frank Mir Francisco Santos Mir III (; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the Heavyweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years. A f ...

. A women's strawweight bout between

Bec Rawlings Rebecca Anne Rawlings (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, who currently competes in the flyweight division. She was ranked as a contender strawweight (106-115 lb) fighter according to the ...

and

Seo Hee Ham Seo Hee Ham ( ko, 함서희 ; born ), written Ham Seo-Hee in Korean order, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. She is currently signed to ONE Championship, where she is ranked #2 in the ONE Championship Women's Ato ...

was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt. However, the bout was cancelled due to Ham being injured. The fight was later rescheduled for this event. Justin Scoggins was expected to face

Ben Nguyen Ben Nguyen or Nguyễn Ben, (born August 3, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competed as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he compiled a record of 4–3 with the organization. He is also a former Nitro B ...

at the event. However, Scoggins pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury. As a result, Nguyen was pulled from the card entirely. Abel Trujillo was expected to face

Ross Pearson Ross Pearson (born 26 September 1984) is a retired English mixed martial artist who last competed in 2019. A 26-fight veteran of the UFC, he was a three-time "Fight of the Night" winner and was the lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 9. ...

at the event. However, Trujillo was removed from the card on March 12 due to alleged

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issues which restricted his entry to Australia. As a result, Pearson faced

Chad Laprise Chad Laprise (born July 23, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competed for the UFC in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, Laprise won '' The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Austra ...

. Subsequently, Laprise's initial opponent Alan Patrick remained on the card against promotional newcomer Damien Brown. On April 8, it was announced by

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that Frank Mir was informed of a potential anti-doping policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected the day of the event. Mir released a statement denying the use of any performance-enhancing drugs (PED) and he didn't know how he could have tested positive for any substance. He revealed that he tested positive for a small amount of

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and denied knowingly taking the substance. Mir also admitted he will likely retire if he is suspended two years, the standard suspension for first time offenders. A few days later,

Viscardi Andrade Viscardi Andrade Guimarães (born 8 March 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of Taura MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, he was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 before ...

was also notified of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7. The sample was collected in

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. Ultimately, the bout was overturned to a no-contest, and Viscardi was given a two-year suspension.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case *Performance of the Night: Mark Hunt and Neil Magny

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References