''UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 114'') was a

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event produced by the

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held on August 5, 2017, at

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Background

A flyweight bout between

Sergio Pettis Sergio Jerome Pettis (born August 18, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Prior to signing with Bellator, Pettis competed in the Ultimate Figh ...

and

Brandon Moreno Brandon Moreno Carrillo (born December 7, 1993) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion and ...

headlined the event. Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 lightweight winner Martín Bravo at the event. However, Gruetzemacher pulled out of the fight on July 18 with an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Humberto Bandenay. A featherweight contest between

Hacran Dias Hacran Dias (born 16 May 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In 2015, Dias was the #9 featherweight in the world by Sherdog. Mixed martial arts ...

and

Zabit Magomedsharipov Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov (; born March 1, 1991) is a Russia, Russian former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...

was scheduled to take place at this event, but Magomedsharipov was moved to a fight against

Nick Hein Nick Hein (born April 24, 1984) is a German retired mixed martial artist and actor, who is best known for appearing in the German television show '' Diese Kaminskis''. Before Hein became an actor, he was also a national judo champion and police o ...

at the UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov event in Rotterdam in September. In turn, Hacran Dias was removed from the card entirely. At the weigh-ins,

Alexa Grasso Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. Gr ...

came in at 119 lb, three pounds over the strawweight limit of 116 lb. As a result, she was fined 20% of her purse, which went to Randa Markos and their bout proceeded at a catchweight. This was the last event called by longtime color commentator and former fighter

Brian Stann Brian Michael Stann (born September 24, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist and U.S. Marine who competed in the middleweight and light Heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competed in the light h ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: None awarded * Performance of the Night: Niko Price, Humberto Bandenay, Dustin Ortiz, and Joseph Morales

Aftermath

On November 1,

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announced a finding of no-fault after Moreno failed a drug test. He tested positive for trace amounts of the banned substance

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in an in-competition test in the early hours of the event. But after an investigation, USADA determined that the positive likely came from contaminated meat, an issue well known to the anti-doping agency. With seven first-round finishes, this event ties the record for most first-round finishes in a single UFC event.

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Aftermath

See also

References