UFC Fight Night 85
| UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 20, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |||
| City | Brisbane, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 9,552 | |||
| Total gate | $1,000,000 | |||
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir (also known as UFC Fight Night 85) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
The event was the second that the promotion hosted in Brisbane, the first being UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot in December 2013.
It was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix and former interim title contender Mark Hunt and former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir.
A women's strawweight bout between Bec Rawlings and Seohee Ham was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt. However, the bout was cancelled due to Ham being injured. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.
Justin Scoggins was expected to face Ben Nguyen at the event. However, Scoggins pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury. As a result, Nguyen was pulled from the card entirely.
Abel Trujillo was expected to face Ross Pearson at the event. However, Trujillo was removed from the card on March 12 due to alleged visa issues which restricted his entry to Australia. As a result, Pearson faced Chad Laprise. Subsequently, Laprise's initial opponent Alan Patrick remained on the card against promotional newcomer Damien Brown.
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