UFC 170


UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann was a mixed martial arts held on February 22, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event was released on DVD on May 27, 2014. The DVD was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Background

A bout between women's bantamweight champion and former Olympian Ronda Rousey and former Olympian Sara McMann headlined the event.
A bout between Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to this event. The fight was later cancelled.
Lucas Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway at this event. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling. Martins ended up also getting injured and was replaced by UFC newcomer Cody Gibson.
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Raphael Assunção on this card. However, Rivera injured his hand and was forced out of the bout. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Munhoz.
A bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Rustam Khabilov was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to injury.
A bout between Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was removed from this card due to Evans suffering a knee injury during training. He was replaced by 4-0 undefeated fighter Patrick Cummins.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:Fight of the Night: Rory MacDonald vs. Demian MaiaPerformance of the Night: Ronda Rousey and '''Stephen Thompson'''

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.Ronda Rousey: $110,000 def. Sara McMann: $16,000Daniel Cormier: $160,000 def. Patrick Cummins: $8,000Rory MacDonald: $100,000 def. Demian Maia: $64,000Mike Pyle: $96,000 def. T.J. Waldburger: $18,000Stephen Thompson: $28,000 def. Robert Whittaker: $15,000Alexis Davis: $30,000 def. Jessica Eye: $8,000Raphael Assunção: $56,000 def. Pedro Muhnoz: $8,000Aljamain Sterling: $16,000 def. Cody Gibson: $8,000Zach Makovsky: $24,000 def. Josh Sampo: $10,000Erik Koch: $30,000 def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000Ernest Chavez: $16,000 def. Yosdenis Cedeno: $8,000