UFC 175

UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
A poster or logo for UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida.
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05)
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	10,088
Total gate	$4,400,000
Buyrate	545,000
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale

UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held on July 5, 2014 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event was headlined by a Middleweight Championship bout between the current champion Chris Weidman and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida. The bout was originally scheduled to headline UFC 173 on May 24, 2014. However, the bout was delayed after Weidman sustained a knee injury which required a minor surgery.

A light heavyweight bout between the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva was originally scheduled for UFC 173. However, the fight was moved twice - first being on May 31, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale, and now was expected to be contested on this card. Silva was ultimately pulled from the fight entirely after he failed to submit an application to fight in the state of Nevada, as well as his refusal to undergo a random drug test and was replaced by Vitor Belfort. The bout between Sonnen and Belfort was to be contested at middleweight. However, Sonnen subsequently failed his random drug test and was removed from the bout and ultimately retired from the sport. The following day it was announced by MMA writer Kevin Iole that Belfort had also been removed from the card due to the inability of the UFC finding him a new opponent.

A bout between Dan Henderson and Daniel Cormier was briefly linked to this event but was moved up to UFC 173 to bolster that event's card.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to face Ildemar Alcântara but was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. He was replaced by Kenny Robertson.