UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas


UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Background

The event was the third that the organization hosted at the venue and the first since 2012. The preliminary portion of the card began at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, with the main card starting at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT, a rare time slot for UFC events held in North America.
The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between former title challengers Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas.
Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a bout with Bobby Green at the event. However, shortly after the bout was announced by the UFC, Green pulled out of the bout citing a leg injury, and was replaced by former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson Subsequently, Henderson was removed from the bout with Masvidal as he was tabbed as a replacement for Stephen Thompson to face Brandon Thatch in the event headliner on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60. On February 2, Al Iaquinta was announced as Masvidal's new opponent.
Clint Hester was expected to face Luke Barnatt at this event. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a foot injury. Subsequently, Barnett was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz in May at UFC Fight Night 66.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
  • Fight of the Night: None awarded
  • Performance of the Night: Chad Mendes, Julianna Peña, Dustin Poirier, and '''Timothy Johnson'''

    Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Boxing, MMA and Wrestling Advisory Board. 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.
  • Chad Mendes: $96,000 def. Ricardo Lamas: $35,000
  • Al Iaquinta: $46,000 def. Jorge Masvidal: $51,000
  • Michael Chiesa: $48,000 def. Mitch Clarke: $12,000
  • Julianna Peña: $30,000 def. Milana Dudieva: $10,000
  • Clay Guida: $100,000 def. Robbie Peralta: $18,000
  • Dustin Poirier: $68,000 def. Carlos Diego Ferreira: $15,000
  • Liz Carmouche: $34,000 def. Lauren Murphy: $8,000
  • Alexander Yakovlev: $16,000 def. Gray Maynard: $48,000
  • Timothy Johnson: $16,000 def. Shamil Abdurahimov: $12,000
  • Ron Stallings: $20,000 def. Justin Jones: $8,000