Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero

UFC Fight Night 70
  • Saturday 06.27.2015 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: Fox Sports 2
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero
  • Also Known As: TUF Brazil 4 Finale
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
  • Location: Hollywood, Florida, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Attendance: 5,604
  • TV Ratings: 909,000 avg. viewers (1.02M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 9
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero   |   $50,000 bonus to Romero
  • Fight of the Night
    Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Steve Bossé vs. Thiago Santos   |   $50,000 bonus to Santos

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Machida vs. Romero (9)Dias vs. Makashvili (5)Kakai vs. Martinez (1)
  • Herb Dean
    Larkin vs. Ponzinibbio (8)Oliveira vs. Merritt (4)
  • Jorge Alonso
    Gordon vs. Júnior (7)Silva vs. Gonzalez (3)
  • James Warring
    Bossé vs. Santos (6)Montgomery vs. Sims (2)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC Fight Night 70 is closed for new predictions. 1,283 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC Fight Night 70 Leaderboard

Videos & Highlights

    Misc  |  Fight Night Machida vs. Romero: Official Weigh-In report dead link

  • Misc  |  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRkAzBaFnjg&list=WL&index=7 report dead link

  • Highlight  |  Fight Night Hollywood: Open Workout Highlights report dead link

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