Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir

UFC Fight Night 61
  • Sunday 02.22.2015 at 08:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Porto Alegre
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Gigantinho Gymnasium
  • Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Attendance: 5,080
  • TV Ratings: 1.2M avg. viewers (1.4M peak, 813k FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Antônio Silva vs. Frank Mir   |   $50,000 bonus to Mir
  • Performance of the Night
    Cezar Ferreira vs. Sam Alvey   |   $50,000 bonus to Alvey
  • Performance of the Night
    Jéssica Andrade vs. Marion Reneau   |   $50,000 bonus to Reneau
  • Performance of the Night
    William Macário vs. Matt Dwyer   |   $50,000 bonus to Dwyer

Referees

  • Mario Yamasaki
    Silva vs. Mir (11)Ferreira vs. Alvey (9)Alcântara vs. Saenz (7)Jorge vs. Shockley (1)
  • Leon Roberts
    Barboza vs. Johnson (10)Khabilov vs. Martins (8)Trator vs. De La Torre (3)
  • Wernei Cardoso
    Ponzinibbio vs. Strickland (6)Macário vs. Dwyer (4)
  • Camila Albuquerque
    Andrade vs. Reneau (5)Silva de Andrade vs. Gibson (2)

Fight Predictions

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Videos & Highlights

    Promo Video  |  Fight Night Porto Alegre: Bigfoot Silva vs. Frank Mir - Live Sunday! report dead link

  • Predictions  |  Strikezone and Predictions: UFC Fight Night - Bigfoot vs. Mir report dead link

  • Training  |  Fight Night Porto Alegre: Open Workout Highlights report dead link

  • Misc  |  Fight Night Porto Alegre: Official Weigh-In report dead link

  • Misc  |  Fight Night Porto Alegre: Post-fight Press Conference report dead link

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