UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	August 5, 2017
Venue	Arena Ciudad de México
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance	10,172
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno (also known as UFC Fight Night 114) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 5, 2017, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico.^[2]

Background

A flyweight bout between Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno headlined the event.^[3]

Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 lightweight winner Martín Bravo at the event. However, Gruetzemacher pulled out of the fight on July 18 with an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Humberto Bandenay.^[4]

A featherweight contest between Hacran Dias and Zabit Magomedsharipov was scheduled to take place at this event, but Magomedsharipov was moved to a fight against Nick Hein at the UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov event in Rotterdam in September.^[5] In turn, Hacran Dias was removed from the card entirely.

At the weigh-ins, Alexa Grasso came in at 119 lb, three pounds over the strawweight limit of 116 lb. As a result, she was fined 20% of her purse, which went to Randa Markos and their bout proceeded at a catchweight.^[6]

This was the last event called by longtime color commentator and former fighter Brian Stann.

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Sergio Pettis	def.	Brandon Moreno	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–46, 48–46)	5	5:00
Catchweight (119 lb)	Alexa Grasso	def.	Randa Markos	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Niko Price	def	Alan Jouban	TKO (punches)	1	1:44
Featherweight	Humberto Bandenay	def	Martín Bravo	KO (knee)	1	0:26
Middleweight	Sam Alvey	def.	Rashad Evans	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Alejandro Pérez	def.	Andre Soukhamthath	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Middleweight	Jack Hermansson	def.	Brad Scott	TKO (punches)	1	3:50
Flyweight	Dustin Ortiz	def.	Hector Sandoval	KO (punches)	1	0:15
Bantamweight	Rani Yahya	def.	Henry Briones	Submission (kimura)	1	2:01
Bantamweight	José Alberto Quiñónez	def.	Diego Rivas	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight	Joseph Morales	def.	Roberto Sanchez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:56
Lightweight	Jordan Rinaldi	def.	Álvaro Herrera	Submission (Von Flue choke)	1	2:01

^[7]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[8]

Fight of the Night: None awarded
Performance of the Night: Niko Price, Humberto Bandenay, Dustin Ortiz, and Joseph Morales

Aftermath

On November 1, USADA announced a finding of no-fault after Moreno failed a drug test. He tested positive for trace amounts of the banned substance clenbuterol in an in-competition test in the early hours of the event. But after an investigation, USADA determined that the positive likely came from contaminated meat, an issue well known to the anti-doping agency.^[9]

With seven first-round finishes, this event ties the record for most first-round finishes in a single UFC event.^[10]