''UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 34'') was a

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event held on January 4, 2014, at the

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Background

This event was the first event the UFC held in

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. It was the first ''Fight Night'' card that wasn't aired on television in the

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market. Instead, the UFC offered fans based in North America, Australia and New Zealand the option to watch it via a new subscription service dubbed "

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". The event was expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between

Jake Ellenberger Jake Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former United States Marine Corps, United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professi ...

and Tarec Saffiedine. However, in late November, Ellenberger pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Lim Hyun-gyu. Lim's original opponent,

Kiichi Kunimoto is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also competed for the RIZIN, UFC, Bellator, and Pancrase. Background Born and raised in the Nishina ...

instead faced Luiz Dutra Jr.

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was expected to face

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division. He is a former List of Shooto champions#Lightweight Championship, Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the Ult ...

at the event. However, Dias pulled out of the bout citing an injury. Kawajiri instead faced promotional newcomer Sean Soriano. UFC newcomer Will Chope was originally scheduled to face fellow newcomer Bekbulat Magomedov on this card. However, Magomedov was removed from the card and was replaced by

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Fea ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of The Night: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Hyun Gyu Lim * Knockout of The Night: Max Holloway * Submission of the Night: Russell Doane

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References