Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs. Dodson

UFC Fight Night 96
  • Saturday 10.01.2016 at 11:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: Fox Sports 2
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs. Dodson
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Portland
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Moda Center
  • Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $501,035
  • Attendance: 6,240
  • TV Ratings: 657,000 avg. viewers (831k peak, 294k FS2 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Louis Smolka vs. Brandon Moreno   |   $50,000 bonus to Moreno
  • Performance of the Night
    Luis Henrique da Silva vs. Joachim Christensen   |   $50,000 bonus to Henrique da Silva
  • Performance of the Night
    Tamdan McCrory vs. Nate Marquardt   |   $50,000 bonus to Marquardt
  • Performance of the Night
    Cody East vs. Curtis Blaydes   |   $50,000 bonus to Blaydes

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Lineker vs. Dodson (12)Burkman vs. Ottow (10)Henrique da Silva vs. Christensen (8)McCrory vs. Marquardt (4)
  • Herb Dean
    Brooks vs. Oliveira (11)Harris vs. Abdurakhimov (6)Wilson vs. Cutelaba (3)
  • Dan Miragliotta
    Smolka vs. Moreno (9)Dias vs. Fili (7)Faszholz vs. Vieira (1)
  • Dave Hagen
    Zaleski vs. Nakamura (5)East vs. Blaydes (2)

Fight Predictions

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