UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22)
Venue	Bridgestone Arena
City	Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance	10,144[1]
Total gate	$755,180[1]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov (also known as UFC Fight Night 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 22, 2017, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.^[2]

Background

A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event.^[2]

A welterweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia and future UFC Welterweight Championship challengerJorge Masvidal was initially targeted to headline this event.^[3] However it was moved to UFC 211.^[4]

At the weigh-ins, Marcos Rogério de Lima came in at 210 lb, four pounds over the light heavyweight limit of 206 lb. As a result, he was fined 30% of his purse, which will go to his opponent Ovince Saint Preux and the bout proceeded at a catchweight.^[5]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Cub Swanson	def.	Artem Lobov	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)	5	5:00
Lightweight	Al Iaquinta	def.	Diego Sanchez	KO (punches)	1	1:38
Catchweight (210 lb)	Ovince Saint Preux	def.	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Submission (Von Flue choke)	2	2:11
Bantamweight	John Dodson	def.	Eddie Wineland	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Stevie Ray	def.	Joe Lauzon	Decision (majority) (28–27, 29–27, 28–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Mike Perry	def.	Jake Ellenberger	KO (elbow)	2	1:05
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)
Middleweight	Thales Leites	def.	Sam Alvey	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Brandon Moreno	def.	Dustin Ortiz	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:06
Lightweight	Scott Holtzman	def.	Michael McBride	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Danielle Taylor	def.	Jessica Penne	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Bantamweight	Alexis Davis	def.	Cindy Dandois	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Bryan Barberena	def.	Joe Proctor	TKO (knees and punches)	1	3:30
Flyweight	Hector Sandoval	def.	Matt Schnell	KO (punches)	1	4:24

^[6]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[7]

• Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov
• Performance of the Night: Mike Perry and Brandon Moreno

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2017 in UFC

References

1. Staff (2017-04-23). "UFC Fight Night 108 attendance: Event sets UFC-Nashville live-gate record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
2. Staff (2017-02-11). "Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov headlines UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville on April 22". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Staff (2017-02-27). "Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal targeted for Nashville's UFC Fight Night 108 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
4. John Morgan (2017-02-28). "Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal set for UFC 211 in Dallas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
5. Staff (2017-04-21). "UFC Fight Night 108 weigh-in results: Repeat offender fined 30 percent for missing weight". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
6. "UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
7. Staff (2017-04-23). "UFC Fight Night 108 bonuses: Artem Lobov picks up some respect – and $50,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.

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