UFC 200: A Retrospective Look at a Landmark Event in Mixed…

UFC 200 took place on July 9, 2016, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amanda Nunes submitted Miesha Tate in the first round to win the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. Daniel Cormier defeated short-notice replacement Anderson Silva, José Aldo won the interim featherweight title against Frankie Edgar, and Cain Velasquez stopped Travis Browne. Brock Lesnar’s original decision victory over Mark Hunt was later overturned to a no contest.

Event video: Lesnar versus Hunt. The official result was later changed to a no contest.

Nunes overwhelms Tate and wins the title

Nunes hurt Tate repeatedly with straight punches early in the main event. After opening a cut and forcing the champion to retreat, Nunes took Tate’s back and secured a rear-naked choke at 3:16 of round one. The victory made Nunes UFC women’s bantamweight champion.

Lesnar–Hunt is officially a no contest

Brock Lesnar originally defeated Mark Hunt by unanimous decision, using takedowns and ground-and-pound to control the heavyweight bout. Lesnar later tested positive for prohibited substances, and the Nevada Athletic Commission overturned the victory. The official result is a no contest.

Cormier gets Silva on short notice; Aldo wins interim gold

Jon Jones had been scheduled to rematch Daniel Cormier but was removed from the card after a potential anti-doping violation. Anderson Silva stepped in on very short notice, and Cormier used wrestling and top control to win a unanimous decision.

José Aldo defeated Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision over five rounds to win the interim UFC featherweight championship. Cain Velasquez stopped Travis Browne with punches late in round one.

Complete UFC 200 results

• Amanda Nunes def. Miesha Tate — submission (rear-naked choke); round 1, 3:16. Nunes won the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
• Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt — no contest; original Lesnar unanimous decision was overturned.
• Daniel Cormier def. Anderson Silva — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• José Aldo def. Frankie Edgar — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. Aldo won the interim UFC featherweight championship.
• Cain Velasquez def. Travis Browne — TKO (punches); round 1, 4:57.
• Julianna Peña def. Cat Zingano — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Kelvin Gastelum def. Johny Hendricks — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00. Catchweight: 172 pounds.
• T.J. Dillashaw def. Raphael Assunção — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Sage Northcutt def. Enrique Marín — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Joe Lauzon def. Diego Sanchez — TKO (punches); round 1, 1:26.
• Gegard Mousasi def. Thiago Santos — KO (punches); round 1, 4:32.
• Jim Miller def. Takanori Gomi — TKO (punches); round 1, 2:18.

UFC 200 survived multiple late changes and still delivered a title change, an interim championship, and several major divisional results. A current recap must reflect the later Lesnar–Hunt no-contest ruling.

Sources

Sherdog; UFC: official UFC 200 event record.

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