UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs Mir took place on Sunday, Feb. 22 in front of 5,000 strong at the Ginásio Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil, but it was a night of upsets. All three Brazilians in the showcase bouts lost to their American counterparts, including a shocking first round KO by Sam Alvey against highly touted Cezar Ferreira.
UFC Fight Night 61 Main Card
Heavyweight: Frank Mir def. Antônio Silva via KO (Round 1 – 1:40)
Lightweight: Michael Johnson def. Edson Barboza via Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Sam Alvey def. Cezar Ferreira via KO (Round 1 – 3:34)
Lightweight: Adriano Martins def. Rustam Khabilov via Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Frankie Saenz def. Iuri Alcântara via Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Sean Strickland Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
UFC Fight Night 61 Preliminary Card
Women’s Bantamweight: Marion Reneau def. Jéssica Andrade via Submission (triangle choke/ Round 1 – 1:54)
Welterweight: Matt Dwyer def. William Macário via KO (superman punch/ Round 1 – 3:54)
Featherweight: Mike De La Torre def. Tiago Trator via TKO (Round 1 – 2:59)
Bantamweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Cody Gibson via Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
UFC Fight Night 61 Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight: Ivan Jorge def. Josh Shockley via Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
UFC Fight Night 61 $50,000 bonuses
Fight of the Night: None awarded
Performance of the Night: Frank Mir, Sam Alvey, Marion Reneau and Matt Dwyer
