City Goiânia, Brazil Date 9 November 2013 | Attendance 10,565 Venue Goiânia Arena | |
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UFC Fight Night Belfort vs. Henderson 2 UFC 167 St-Pierre vs. Hendricks Location Goiânia Arena, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Other Instances UFC 208, UFC Fight Night: Bermude, UFC on Fox: Shevche, UFC Fight Night: Rodrígue, UFC 207 | ||
Ufc fight night belfort vs henderson
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 32) was a mixed martial arts event held on November 9, 2013 at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1.
Contents
- Ufc fight night belfort vs henderson
- Ufc fight night belfort vs henderson official weigh in
- Background
- Bonus awards
- References
Ufc fight night belfort vs henderson official weigh in
Background
The event was headlined by a rematch between longtime multi-divisional contenders Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. Henderson defeated Belfort in their first encounter in 2006 at Pride 32 via unanimous decision.
The co-main event featured the long-awaited bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil competitors Cezar Ferreira and Daniel Sarafian. Both men were originally scheduled to face each other in the finale to determine the winner of the inaugural TUF series for Brazil. However, Sarafian injured himself before the finale in June 2012 and was forced out of the finals.
Thiago Tavares was expected to face Quinn Mulhern at the event. However, Mulhern pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Justin Salas.
Johnny Eduardo and Lucas Martins were originally scheduled to face each other in a bantamweight bout on this card. However, both fighters were injured and the fight was removed from the event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.