mixed martial arts event held july mgm grand garden arena las_vegas nevada seventeenth event year card consisted bouts televised live pay view preliminary bouts facebook card main event featured champion defending title highly anticipated bout contest heavily promoted featuring international fight week preview primetime inducted hall fame conjunction event fought fellow light heavyweight champion griffin main event evening background card changes expected challenge championship main event stint opposing coaches torn forced card expected face replacement fight moved main event calgary originally scheduled fight preliminary card replaced opening bout main card expected return ranks bout injury sustained franklin pulled bout replace rematch international fight week conjunction planned days festivities known international fight week leading international fight week expected annual july occurrence coinciding event president stated annual international fight week awesome fans going fight week experience better year going build thing point fan planet knows come july fight week lives fan expo days fighter meet training tournament sessions events occurred july weigh regarded notable weigh event history combat sports held bay events center las_vegas fighters card required weight threw shoulder connected face led tense moment separated president later reported sanctioned actions event event consisted mixed martial arts bouts sanctioned contested unified rules mixed martial arts bouts consisted minute rounds main event championship match scheduled minute rounds bouts televised live pay view preliminary bouts televised live streamed live facebook set mixed martial arts gate record nevada event earned ticket sales beating previous record set attendance sold estimated pay view buys event preliminary card event preliminary fights went rounds ending decisions bout evening win judges taking early round hit strong knee following stanza opponent ground final round saw fighters reigning victorious second bout rebounded losses row unanimous decision victory roller time oklahoma high school state wrestling champion able control opponent ground hurt feet rounds judges scored fight favor roller bout night saw defeating unanimous decision successfully defended attempts landed solid strikes judges saw defeated unanimous decision lightweight contest uneventful bout saw unsuccessful attempts fighters combined won judges preliminary card final match faced brazilian black belt despite mounted round picked apart opponent rest fight exercising good defense judges awarded representative unanimous decision main card bout pay view portion event saw taking contest entire fight remained feet fighter throwing combined strikes judges scored bout favor scoring judge seeing giving unanimous decision victory second bout saw title contender fighting ultimate fighter team contestant early round caught opponent straight right hand collapsed knees attacked ground pound forcing referee stop contest thirty seconds knockout victory fight title challenger faced black belt bout stopped seven seconds referee took kim finished strikes mounted position commentator said kim broken rib later revealed suffered major muscle fourth fight featured champion meeting veteran second fight promotion losing returning losing decision october fight winning streak undefeated leaving organization won unanimous decision exercising great trips effective striking hours long awaited rubber match main event evening light heavyweight champions inducted hall fame history fighters started won bout griffin won rematch fights ended split decision fights came strong griffin countered attacks ultimately won unanimous decision fight rematch main event contest championship match losing rounds points submit triangle left fight landed strikes fighter landed strikes absorbed strikes combined previous matches win retained championship undefeated record extended winning streak bout received fight year award world awards defended title twice wins respectively undefeated defeating setting stage anticipated rematch year championship main event match originally scheduled stadium rio_de_janeiro brazil scheduling conflict bout moved headline mgm grand garden arena las_vegas nevada point careers ranked number world ranked number number pound pound fighter world according yahoo sports espn effort promote contest primetime returned fuel win early figure criticism overall trash talk including comments directed manager teammates coaches wife home country brazil remained relatively quiet media june stated interpreter going ass kicked like gotten ass kicked going inside going change image sport going violent sorry going sure teeth broken arms broken legs broken going able walk guarantee need plastic surgeon know listening game shit talking caught surprise perceived remarks character sixth final bout main card championship match regulated referee fight finally took place quickly took champion round maintained dominant position eventually gaining mount attacking ground pound judge scored round credited zero strikes connected strikes position opening round held edge significant strikes unable inflict substantial damage champion fight resumed repeatedly holding shorts unable score constant violations commands failed connect high risk spinning strike leaving position land knee chest punches stop second round results bonus awards fighters awarded bonuses following fight night night night awarded matches ended submission reported following reported fighters reported amounts figures disclosed state athletic commission fight bonuses sponsorship fees unofficial bonuses disclosed win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated includes win bonus defeated
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