Completed MMA Event

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

UFC 194
  • Saturday 12.12.2015 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $10,100,000
  • Attendance: 16,516
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 1,200,000 | TV Ratings: 1.93M avg. viewers (FS1 prelims, 2.38M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    José Aldo vs. Conor McGregor   |   $50,000 bonus to McGregor
  • Fight of the Night
    Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Leonardo Santos vs. Kevin Lee   |   $50,000 bonus to Santos

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Aldo vs. McGregor (12)Maia vs. Nelson (9)Santos vs. Lee (4)
  • Herb Dean
    Weidman vs. Rockhold (11)Holloway vs. Stephens (8)Torres vs. Jones-Lybarger (6)
  • Marc Goddard
    Souza vs. Romero (10)Faber vs. Saenz (7)Makdessi vs. Medeiros (2)
  • Mark Smith
    Alves vs. Covington (5)Proctor vs. Mustafaev (3)McGee vs. Alexandre Jr. (1)

Fight Predictions

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Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 194 Leaderboard

Videos & Highlights

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