UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
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Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 20, 2014
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama, Japan
Attendance	12,395
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 52) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.^[2]

Background

The event was the third time that the organization hosted a fight card in Saitama, following UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson in February 2012 and UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.^[3]^[4]

Tatsuya Kawajiri was briefly linked to a matchup at the event with Darren Elkins, however the bout never materialized as Kawajiri was sidelined indefinitely with a detached retina.^[5]

Chris Cariaso was originally scheduled to face Kyoji Horiguchi at the event.^[6] However, Cariaso was pulled from the bout with Horoguchi in favor of a matchup with current flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 178.^[7] Horiguchi faced Jon Delos Reyes.^[8]

Kyle Noke was expected to face Yoshihiro Akiyama at the event, but eventually was forced out of the bout with a knee injury.^[9] Akiyama instead faced Amir Sadollah.^[10]

Urijah Faber was briefly linked to a bout with Masanori Kanehara at the event. However, before the bout was officially announced, Faber was removed due to injury and Kanehara faced Alex Caceres.^[11]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Mark Hunt	def.	Roy Nelson	KO (punch)	2	3:00
Lightweight	Myles Jury	def.	Takanori Gomi	TKO (punches)	1	1:32
Welterweight	Yoshihiro Akiyama	def.	Amir Sadollah	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Miesha Tate	def.	Rin Nakai	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Kiichi Kunimoto	def.	Richard Walsh	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Kyoji Horiguchi	def.	Jon Delos Reyes	TKO (punches)	1	3:48
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight	Masanori Kanehara	def.	Alex Caceres	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Katsunori Kikuno	def.	Sam Sicilia	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:38
Welterweight	Lim Hyun-gyu	def.	Takenori Sato	TKO (elbows)	1	1:18
Bantamweight	Kang Kyung-ho	def.	Michinori Tanaka	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Johnny Case	def.	Kazuki Tokudome	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:34
Featherweight	Maximo Blanco	def.	Dan Hooker	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00