Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros

UFC Fight Night 126
  • Sunday 02.18.2018 at 09:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Austin
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Frank Erwin Center
  • Location: Austin, Texas, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Jimmy Smith
  • Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $794,350
  • Attendance: 10,502
  • TV Ratings: 893,000 avg. viewers (1.07M peak, 675k FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Derrick Lewis vs. Marcin Tybura   |   $50,000 bonus to Lewis
  • Performance of the Night
    Thiago Alves vs. Curtis Millender   |   $50,000 bonus to Millender
  • Fight of the Night
    Steven Peterson vs. Brandon Davis   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter

Referees

  • Herb Dean
    Cerrone vs. Medeiros (12)Sanchez vs. Sanchez (4)Morono vs. Burkman (2)
  • Dan Miragliotta
    Lewis vs. Tybura (11)Peterson vs. Davis (8)Ferreira vs. Gordon (6)
  • Kerry Hatley
    Vick vs. Trinaldo (10)Northcutt vs. Gouti (7)Williams vs. Piechota (1)
  • Jacob Montalvo
    Alves vs. Millender (9)Neal vs. Camozzi (5)Moras vs. Pudilová (3)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC Fight Night 126 is closed for new predictions. 1,462 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

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