''UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 5'') was a

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event held by the

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on September 29, 2012, at

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Background

Jörgen Kruth was expected to make his UFC debut against

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at this event. However, Kruth dropped out of the fight to retire from mixed martial arts. As a result, Maldonado was pulled from the event and faced

Glover Teixeira Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champi ...

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was expected to face promotional newcomer Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, Krauss was forced out of the bout with an injury and Nelson was briefly linked to fight with

Rich Attonito Rich Attonito (born June 16, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2004 until 2011, he fought in the UFC, Cage Warriors, King of the Cage, and was contestant on the 11th season of ''The Ultimate Fighter''. Ba ...

in a

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bout to be contested at 175 lb. However, Attonito had reservations about taking the short notice bout due to the weight cut requirements.

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was slated to take on Nelson at catch weight 175 lb, but DaMarques missed the weight by 8 lb, while Gunnar weighted at 175 lb. Gunnar agreed to fight DaMarques nevertheless.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic *Knockout of the Night: Brad Pickett *Submission of the Night: Matt Wiman

References

External links

Official UFC past events pageUFC events results at Sherdog.com
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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References

External links