''UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen'' was a mixed martial arts event held on April 27, 2013, at the
Prudential Center
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in
Newark, New Jersey
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.
Background
Jimy Hettes
James Michael Hettes (born June 9, 1987) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed as a Featherweight (MMA), featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Hettes is a 2-time Keystone State Games Judo Gold Medalist ...
was expected to face
Steven Siler
Steven Siler (born February 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, Tachi ...
at the event; however, Hettes was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Kurt Holobaugh.
was expected to face
Al Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta (born April 30, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having once challenged for the Lightweight championship belt. A professional ...
at the event. However, the bout was scrapped as both fighters sustained training injuries leading up to the fight.
Johnny Bedford was expected to face
Erik Perez at the event. However, Perez pulled out of the bout just days before the event citing an injury and was replaced by
Bryan Caraway
Bryan Caraway (born August 4, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Battlefield Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Caraway has fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, EliteXC, and the WEC. He was ...
.
Welterweights
Nick Catone and
James Head were scheduled to face each other on this card. However, at the weigh ins Catone missed weight and the bout was subsequently pulled from the card the day of the show after Catone went to the hospital for dehydration. The bout was scrapped as a result.
Results
Bonus Awards
The following fighters received $65,000 bonuses.
* Fight of the Night: Pat Healy vs. Jim Miller ^
* Knockout of the Night: Roy Nelson
* Submission of the Night: Bryan Caraway ^
^ ''Double bonus winner Pat Healy had his awards rescinded after testing positive for marijuana during his post fight drug screening.''
See also
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List of UFC events
List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains ...
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2013 in UFC
The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with ''UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping''. 2013 also saw the introduction of the wom ...
References
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