''UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov'' was a

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event that took place on June 14, 2014, at

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, Canada.

Background

The event was headlined by a

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bout between the current champion

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and challenger

Ali Bagautinov Ali Shamilevich Bagautinov (; born June 10, 1985) is a Russian former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight (MMA), Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Combat Sambo caree ...

. Subsequent to this event, on July 10, the British Columbia Athletic Commission (BCAC) announced that Bagautinov tested positive for

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(EPO) prior to the title fight. In response, the BCAC has suspended him for mixed martial arts competition for one year. This was the third UFC event held at the Rogers Arena, with the first being

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on June 12, 2010 (with the venue still being called General Motors Place at the time) and the second UFC 131 on June 11, 2011.

Germaine de Randamie Germaine de Randamie (born April 24, 1984) is a Dutch former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts, she competed in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was the ...

was scheduled to face

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at the event. However, de Randamie was removed from the card due to an alleged

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issue restricting her travel to Canada. Promotional newcomer Valérie Létourneau was then scheduled to face Dudieva. In turn, Dudieva pulled out of the bout as well and was replaced by Elizabeth Phillips. Unlike other recent events the preliminary card was shown on FX instead of

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Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: * Fight of the Night: Tae Hyun Bang vs. Kajan Johnson * Performance of the Night: Tae Hyun Bang and Kiichi Kunimoto

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References