UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne


UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight number one contenders bout between Fabrício Werdum and Travis Browne.
Sean Soriano was expected to face Estevan Payan at this event. However, Soriano was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mike [Brown (fighter)|Mike Brown]. In turn, Brown was forced out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex White.
Amanda Nunes was expected to face UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne on this card, but the bout was cancelled when Dufresne was injured.
Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Jordan Mein at this event. However, Ponzinibbio was removed from the bout and was replaced by Hernani Perpetuo.
Josh Samman was expected to face Caio Magalhães at the event. However, on April 8, Samman pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Zachrich.
The event had an average of 2.5 million viewers with 3.3 million viewers during the main event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:Fight of the Night: Thiago Alves vs. Seth BaczynskiPerformance of the Night: Donald Cerrone and '''Alex White'''

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Florida State Boxing Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.Fabrício Werdum: $175,000 def. Travis Browne: $50,000Miesha Tate: $56,000 def. Liz Carmouche: $17,000Donald Cerrone: $114,000 def. Edson Barboza: $29,000Yoel Romero: $50,000 def. Brad Tavares: $19,000Khabib Nurmagomedov: $64,000 def. Rafael dos Anjos: $21,000Thiago Alves: $78,000 def. Seth Baczynski: $20,000Jorge Masvidal: $78,000 def. Pat Healy: $25,000Alex White: $16,000 def. Estevan Payan: $10,000Caio Magalhaes: $24,000 def. Luke Zachrich: $8,000Jordan Mein: $36,000 def. Hernani Perpetuo: $8,000Dustin Ortiz: $20,000 def. Ray Borg: $8,000Mirsad Bektić: $16,000 def. Chas Skelly: $8,000Derrick Lewis: $16,000 def. Jack May: $8,000