

7), locking horns with unranked Russian-born German finisher, Abus Magomedov. Retrieved 9 October 2016.HIGH-STAKES MIDDLEWEIGHT MATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns home to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., July 1, 2023, headlined by top-seeded Middleweight contender, Sean Strickland (No. "UFC 204 bonuses: Bisping, Henderson, Manuwa, Alcântara pocket $50K". ^ Tristen Critchfield (8 October 2016)."Ian Entwistle off Saturday's UFC 204 card Diakiese-Sajewski promoted to FS1 prelims". ^ Mike Bohn and Dann Stupp (7 October 2016).^ "Lukasz Sajewski replaces Reza Madadi at Saturday's UFC 204".

"Russell Doane steps in to face Mirsad Bektic on five days' notice at UFC 204". "Replacement Jeremy Kennedy injured yet another replacement needed for next week's UFC 204". ^ Dann Stupp and John Morgan (1 October 2016)."Jeremy Kennedy replaces Arnold Allen in next week's UFC 204 main-card opener". "Arnold Allen out of UFC 204 fight with Mirsad Bektic, promotion seeking featherweight replacement". "Daniel Omielanczuk steps in as replacement, faces Stefan Struve at UFC 204". ^ Steven Marrocco (14 September 2016)."Infection forces Ruslan Magomedov out of UFC 204 bout with Stefan Struve". "Iuri Marajo replaces Briones and sees Brad Pickett at UFC in Germany (Brazilian Portuguese)". "UFC 100 results: Dan Henderson crushes Michael Bisping". "Michael Bisping announces rematch with Dan Henderson at UFC 204 in England". main card in England, UFC 204 sells out in 6 minutes". "Bisping to defend UFC title on home turf". ^ a b UFC Press Release (15 August 2016)."UFC 204 draws crowd in excess of 16,000 fans for $1.96 million live gate in Manchester".

However, on the day prior to the event, Entwistle fell ill during the weight cutting process and the bout was scrapped. Ian Entwistle was expected to face Rob Font at the event. However, Madadi pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing an eye injury and was replaced by Łukasz Sajewski. Reza Madadi was expected to face promotional newcomer Marc Diakiese at the event. Subsequently, just hours after his participation was publicly confirmed, Kennedy indicated he was injured and unable to fight. Jeremy Kennedy was briefly linked as the replacement. However, Allen pulled out of the fight on 29 September for undisclosed reasons. Struve faced Daniel Omielańczuk Īrnold Allen was expected to face Mirsad Bektić at the event. Ruslan Magomedov was expected to face Stefan Struve at this event, but pulled out on September 9 due to a staph infection. Ī bantamweight bout between Brad Pickett and Iuri Alcântara was previously linked to UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. The pairing met previously in July 2009 at UFC 100 with Henderson taking the victory via second round highlight reel knockout. The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Michael Bisping and the former Pride Welterweight, Pride Middleweight and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson. Despite the very late starting time, ticket demand was exceptionally high, as all tickets for the venue sold out in a matter of minutes.
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In order for the event to be broadcast live during prime time hours on the east coast of North America, the main card was expected to begin at 3:00 am (October 9) local time in Manchester GMT, with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 11:00 pm (October 8) local time. This was the fourth UFC event contested in Manchester and first PPV event held in the European/Middle East market since UFC 112. Henderson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on Octoat the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The poster for UFC 204: Bisping vs Henderson 2
