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UFC Fight Night 54: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine

• Saturday 10.04.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
• U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
• Name: UFC Fight Night 54: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
• Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Halifax
• Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
• Venue: Halifax Metro Centre
• Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Enclosure: Octagon
• TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Brian Stann
• Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
• Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
• Ticket Revenue (live gate): $926,000
• Attendance: 10,782
• TV Ratings: 799,000 avg. viewers (413k FX simulcast, 102k FS2 prelims)
• MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

• KO/TKO, Punches
  1:28 Round 3 of 5, 11:28 Total

  12

  

  Rory MacDonald

  

  Climbed to 18-2

  Main Event 170 5 x 5  |  Pro

  Tarec Saffiedine

  

  Fell to 15-4

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  11

  

  Raphael Assunção

  

  Climbed to 22-4

  Co-Main Event 135 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Bryan Caraway

  

  Fell to 17-7

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  10

  

  Chad Laprise

  

  Climbed to 9-0

  Main Card 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Yosdenis Cedeno

  

  Fell to 10-4

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  9

  

  Elias Theodorou

  

  Climbed to 10-0

  Main Card 185 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Bruno Santos

  

  Fell to 14-2

  
• Decision, Split
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  8

  

  Nordine Taleb

  

  Climbed to 10-2

  Main Card 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jingliang Li

  

  Fell to 9-3

  
• Submission, Rear Naked Choke
  2:06 Round 1 of 3

  7

  

  Mitch Gagnon

  

  Climbed to 12-2

  Main Card 135 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Roman Salazar

  

  Fell to 9-3

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  6

  

  Daron Cruickshank

  

  Climbed to 16-5

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Anthony Njokuani

  

  Fell to 16-9

  
• Submission, Keylock
  3:22 Round 2 of 3, 8:22 Total

  5

  

  Olivier Aubin-Mercier

  

  Climbed to 5-1

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jake Lindsey

  

  Fell to 9-2

  
• Decision, Split
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  4

  

  Paul Felder

  

  Climbed to 9-0

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jason Saggo

  

  Fell to 10-2

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  3

  

  Chris Kelades

  

  Climbed to 8-1

  Prelim 125 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Paddy Holohan

  

  Fell to 10-1

  
• KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punch
  1:03 Round 1 of 3

  2

  

  Albert Tumenov

  

  Climbed to 13-2

  Prelim 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Matt Dwyer

  

  Fell to 7-2

  
• Ends in a No Contest, Guillotine Choke
  0:39 Round 1 of 3

  1

  

  Pedro Munhoz

  

  Stayed at 11-1-0

  Prelim 135 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jerrod Sanders

  

  Stayed at 14-2-0

  

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