UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver


UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver was a mixed martial arts event held on January 18, 2015, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Background

The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver. It was announced that a victory over Siver will ensure McGregor of a shot at the UFC Featherweight Championship in his next fight.
Jorge Masvidal was expected to face Norman Parke at the event. However, in early December, Masvidal pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Gleison Tibau.
Paul Felder was expected to face Johnny Case at the event. However, Felder elected to fight as a replacement against Danny Castillo at UFC 182. He was replaced by Francisco Treviño. On December 23, it was announced that Treviño had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Frankie Perez.
Costas Philippou was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, Philippou was forced out of the bout due to injury. He was replaced by Strikeforce veteran Louis Taylor. On January 11, it was announced that Taylor pulled out of the fight due to a pulled muscle in his back and had his contract terminated as a result. Hall faced promotional newcomer Ron Stallings.
Eddie Alvarez was expected to face former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson at the co-main event. However, Alvarez was forced out of the bout due to illness. He was replaced by Donald Cerrone, whom Henderson fought twice before and won both fights. One fight was for the WEC Lightweight Championship and the other one was for the interim belt. Cerrone had previously fought just 15 days before this event at UFC 182, winning his fight against Myles Jury.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
  • Conor McGregor: $170,000 def. Dennis Siver: $39,000
  • Donald Cerrone: $146,000 def. Benson Henderson: $48,000
  • Uriah Hall: $28,000 def. Ron Stallings: $10,000
  • Gleison Tibau: $90,000 def. Norman Parke: $20,000
  • Cathal Pendred: $16,000 def. Sean Spencer: $14,000 ^
  • Lorenz Larkin: $56,000 def. John Howard: $21,000
  • Chris Wade: $20,000 def. Zhang Lieping: $15,000
  • Patrick Holohan: $20,000 def. Shane Howell: $8,000
  • Johnny Case: $20,000 def. Frankie Perez: $8,000
  • Charles Rosa: $20,000 def. Sean Soriano: $8,000
  • Sean O'Connell: $20,000 def. Matt Van Buren $8,000
  • Joby Sanchez: $16,000 def. Tateki Matsuda: $8,000
^ ''Although not reflected in the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission paperwork, both Pendred and Spencer received win bonuses''