Attendance 10,355 Venue Manchester Arena | Date 26 October 2013 Total gate 1.5 million USD | |
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City Manchester, United Kingdom UFC Fight Night Machida vs. Muñoz UFC Fight for the Troops 3 Location Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom 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: Machida vs. Muñoz (also known as UFC Fight Night 30) was a mixed martial arts event held on October 26, 2013 at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Background
The main card of the event was broadcast on Fox Sports 2.
The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between top contenders Michael Bisping and Mark Muñoz. However, on September 27 Bisping pulled out of the bout with an eye injury and was replaced by Lyoto Machida.
Tom Watson was expected to face Alessio Sakara at this event. However, Watson had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Magnus Cedenblad. Subsequently in early October, Cedenblad was forced out of the Sakara bout with an injury and replaced by newcomer Nico Musoke.
Paul Taylor was expected to face Anthony Njokuani at this event. However, Taylor was forced to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Al Iaquinta. On September 24, Njokuani also pulled out of the event with an injury. Iaquinta eventually faced Piotr Hallmann.
Mike Wilkinson was expected to face Jimy Hettes at the event. However, Wilkinson pulled out of the bout in the week leading up the bout and was replaced by newcomer Rob Whiteford.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.