City Seattle, Washington Date 27 July 2013 Total gate 700,081 USD | Attendance 8,967 Venue KeyArena | |
UFC on Fox Johnson vs. Moraga UFC 163 Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Location KeyArena, Seattle, Washington, United States Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship Other Instances UFC 208, UFC Fight Night: Bermude, UFC on Fox: Shevche, UFC Fight Night: Rodrígue, UFC 207 | ||
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga (also known as UFC on Fox 8) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 27, 2013 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The event was broadcast live on FX and Fox.
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Background
The main event was a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between champion Demetrious Johnson and top contender John Moraga. The pairing was originally expected to take place on April 13, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale. However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with an injury and Moraga was pulled from that event as well.
Michael Chiesa was originally set to face Reza Madadi on this card. However, on May 14, 2013, it was announced Madadi pulled out of the bout citing alleged visa issues and was replaced by Jorge Masvidal.
Miesha Tate was pulled from her scheduled bout with Liz Carmouche to participate as coach on The Ultimate Fighter 18 and was replaced by Jessica Andrade.
Tarec Saffiedine was expected to make his promotional debut at this event opposite Robbie Lawler; however, Saffiedine was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada. On July 11, it was announced that Bahadurzada also pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Bobby Voelker.
Matt Mitrione was expected to face Brendan Schaub at the event. However, in mid-July, Mitrione pulled out of the bout citing an injury and Schaub was pulled from the event as well with the pairing rescheduled to UFC 165.
Danny Castillo was expected to face Bobby Green at the event, however, in mid-July, Green pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Tim Means.
Yves Edwards was expected to fight Spencer Fisher on this card. However, on July 11, Fisher was removed from the bout due to injury and replaced by Daron Cruickshank.
Both John Albert and Tim Means missed weight for their respective fights; rather than use time to cut additional weight, both men forfeited 20 percent of their purses to their opponent and the bouts were made catchweight affairs.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
Reported Payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Washington State Department of Licensing. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
^ John Albert and Tim Means were reportedly fined 20 percent of their purse for failing to make the required weight for their fights. The Washington State Department of Licensing's initial report did not include information on the penalty.