UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva


UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Background

The event was the second time that the organization has held an event in Cincinnati, after UFC 77 back in 2007.
Alexander Yakovlev and Yan Cabral were originally scheduled to face each other in a welterweight bout. However, on April 9, Yakovlev was moved to The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale card as he replaced an injured Mike Pierce against Demian Maia. Cabral instead faced Zak Cummings at the event.
William Macario was expected to face Neil Magny at the event. However, Macario was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by returning veteran Tim Means.
Anthony Lapsley initially weighed in at 174 pounds, over the welterweight limit allowance of 171 pounds. Lapsley was given an additional two hours to lose the weight. He successfully weighed in at 171 pounds two hours later.
This card featured the second most victories by fighters considered betting underdogs with eight, second only to UFC Fight Night 38 that featured eight underdog wins.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:
  • Fight of the Night: Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva
  • Performance of the Night: Matt Brown and '''Johnny Eduardo'''

    Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
  • Matt Brown: $82,000 def. Erick Silva: $22,000
  • Costas Philippou: $46,000 def. Lorenz Larkin: $28,000
  • Daron Cruickshank: $24,000 def. Erik Koch: $18,000
  • Neil Magny: $20,000 def. Tim Means: $10,000
  • Soa Palelei: $32,000 def. Ruan Potts: $10,000
  • Chris Cariaso: $42,000 def. Louis Smolka: $10,000
  • Ed Herman: $80,000 def. Rafael Natal: $26,000
  • Kyoji Horoguchi: $20,000 def. Darrel Montague: $8,000
  • Zak Cummings: $16,000 def. Yan Cabral: $10,000
  • Johnny Eduardo: $16,000 def. Eddie Wineland: $21,000
  • Nik Lentz: $58,000 def. Manvel Gamburyan: $25,000
  • Justin Salas: $24,000 def. Ben Wall: $8,000
  • Albert Tumenov: $16,000 def. Anthony Lapsley: $8,000