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UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

  • ️Wed Jul 13 2016

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker (also known as UFC Fight Night 91) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 13, 2016, at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2]

This was the first UFC event under the ownership of a group led by Endeavor which included Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and MSD Capital; their purchase of Zuffa was announced two days earlier.[3] The event also was the first that the organization has hosted in South Dakota.[2][4]

A lightweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter winners was scheduled to headline the event, as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos winner Tony Ferguson was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live winner Michael Chiesa.[5] However, Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury on June 27.[6] On the following day, it was announced that promotional newcomer Lando Vannata would replace him and the bout would be moved to the co-main event, as a bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Michael McDonald and John Lineker was revealed as the new headliner.[7]

Alex White was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber winner Ryan Hall, but pulled out on June 28 due to an undisclosed injury. Hall elected to fight on a different date rather than have the promotion find him a replacement.[8]

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The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[10]

  • Fight of the Night: Tony Ferguson vs. Lando Vannata
  • Performance of the Night: John Lineker and Louis Smolka
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  2. ^ a b Thomas Gerbasi (2016-04-16). "UFC makes first trip to South Dakota in July". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  3. ^ de la Merced, Michael (July 11, 2016). "U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4 Billion". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Ryan T Heuer (2016-07-14). "Area fans get taste of UFC in Sioux Falls". argusleader.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-05-08). "Sioux Falls and Chicago headliners announced". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. ^ Staff (2016-06-27). "Michael Chiesa injured, out of July 13 UFC Fight Night headliner with Tony Ferguson". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  7. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-06-28). "McDonald-Lineker to headline Sioux Falls event on July 13". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  8. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2016-06-28). "UFC Fight Night Sioux Falls update: Alex White-Ryan Hall featherweight bout canceled". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  9. ^ "UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  10. ^ Staff (2016-07-13). "UFC Fight Night 91 bonuses: As if there was any question, Ferguson and Vannata lead the way". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.