Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

UFC Fight Night 81
  • Sunday 01.17.2016 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Boston
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: TD Garden
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,300,000
  • Attendance: 12,022
  • TV Ratings: 2.29M avg. viewers (2.46M peak, 1.77M FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Ed Herman vs. Tim Boetsch   |   $50,000 bonus to Herman
  • Performance of the Night
    Maximo Blanco vs. Luke Sanders   |   $50,000 bonus to Sanders

Referees

  • Herb Dean
    Dillashaw vs. Cruz (13)Pearson vs. Trinaldo (10)Blanco vs. Sanders (6)Font vs. Gomez (2)
  • Kevin MacDonald
    Pettis vs. Alvarez (12)Herman vs. Boetsch (8)Latifi vs. O'Connell (4)
  • Gary Forman
    Browne vs. Mitrione (11)Rosa vs. Bochniak (3)
  • Steve Rita
    Cote vs. Saunders (9)Felder vs. Cruickshank (5)Barroso vs. Mutapčić (1)
  • Gary Copeland
    Wade vs. Baghdad (7)

Fight Predictions

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Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC Fight Night 81 Leaderboard

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