{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller |image=UFN 45 event poster.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= {{start date|2014|07|16}} |venue= Revel Casino Hotel |city=Atlantic City, New Jersey |attendance=4,115<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/07/ufc-fight-night-45-draws-4115-attendance|title=UFC Fight Night 45 draws 4,115 attendance|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-07-17|date=2014-07-17}}</ref> |buyrate= |previousevent=The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale |followingevent=UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão }} '''''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 45''''') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 16, 2014, at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.<ref name="FNAC">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/04/ufc-announces-july-16-card-in-atlantic-city-aug-23-card-in-tulsa/|title=UFC announces July 16 card in Atlantic City|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-04-20|date=2014-04-20|archive-date=2023-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002105118/https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2014/04/ufc-announces-july-16-card-in-atlantic-city-aug-23-card-in-tulsa|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Background== The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller.<ref name="headliner">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/05/donald-cerrone-vs-jim-miller-headlines-ufc-fight-night-45-in-new-jersey|title=Donald Cerrone vs. Jim Miller headlines UFC Fight Night 45 in New Jersey|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-05-02|date=2014-05-02}}</ref>

Zak Cummings was briefly linked to a bout with Kenny Robertson at the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/05/zak-cummings-meets-kenny-robertson-at-ufc-fight-night-45|title=Zak Cummings meets Kenny Robertson at UFC Fight Night 45|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Matt Erickson|date=23 May 2014 |access-date=2014-05-23}}</ref> Cummings was pulled from the fight in favor of a matchup with Gunnar Nelson a few days later at UFC Fight Night 46 after his opponent Ryan LaFlare was removed from that card.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/05/gunnar-nelson-now-fights-zak-cummings-at-ufc-fight-night-46-in-dublin|title=Gunnar Nelson now fights Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2014-05-28|access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref> Subsequently, Robertson was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to face Ildemar Alcântara a week earlier at UFC 175.<ref name="Santiago out">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/06/ponzinibbio-out-kenny-robertson-now-meets-ildemar-alcantara-at-ufc-175|title=Ponzinibbio out, Kenny Robertson now meets Ildemar Alcantara at UFC 175|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-06-09|date=2014-06-09}}</ref>

Rick Story was expected to face John Howard at the event. Howard was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Leonardo Mafra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/Mafra-Returns-against-Story-in-July|title=Mafra returns against Story in July|publisher=ufc.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-06-17|date=2014-06-17}}</ref>

Jim Alers was expected to face Lucas Martins at the event. Alers pulled out of the bout, citing injury, and was replaced by Alex White.<ref name="AlersOut">{{cite web|url=http://themmareport.com/2014/06/alex-white-replaces-jim-alers-at-ufc-fight-night-45-against-lucas-martins/|title=Alex White replaces Jim Alers at UFC Fight Night 45 against Lucas Martins|publisher=themmareport.com|author=Jason Floyd|access-date=2014-06-28|date=2014-06-28}}</ref>

Leo Kuntz was expected to make his UFC debut against Yosdenis Cedeno at the event. Kuntz was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Jerrod Sanders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/07/with-cedeno-vs-sanders-ufc-fight-night-45-lineup-set-with-11-bouts|title=With Cedeno vs. Sanders, UFC Fight Night 45 lineup set with 11 bouts|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-07-04|date=2014-07-01}}</ref>

The preliminary card bout between Cláudia Gadelha and Tina Lähdemäki was the first women's strawweight fight in UFC history.

==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card (Fox Sports 1)}} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Donald Cerrone |def. |Jim Miller |KO (head kick) |2 |3:31 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Edson Barboza |def. |Evan Dunham |TKO (body kick and punches) |1 |3:06 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Rick Story |def. |Leonardo Mafra |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |2 |2:12 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Joe Proctor |def. |Justin Salas |TKO (punches) |2 |3:27 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Flyweight |John Lineker |def. |Alp Ozkilic |TKO (punches) |3 |4:51 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Featherweight |Lucas Martins |def. |Alex White |KO (punches) |3 |2:08 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Gleison Tibau |def. |Pat Healy |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Bantamweight |Leslie Smith |def. |Jessamyn Duke |TKO (punches) |1 |2:24 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Aljamain Sterling |def. |Hugo Viana |TKO (punches) |3 |3:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Yosdenis Cedeno |def. |Jerrod Sanders |TKO (knee injury) |1 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Strawweight |Cláudia Gadelha |def. |Tina Lähdemäki |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes=yes}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-atlantic-city|title=UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|access-date=2014-04-24}}</ref>

==Bonus awards== The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/07/ufc-fight-night-45-bonuses-cerrone-lineker-among-50000-award-winners|title=UFC Fight Night 45 bonuses: Cerrone, Lineker among $50,000 award winners|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Dann Stupp|access-date=2014-07-17|date=2014-06-08}}</ref> * '''Fight of the Night: John Lineker vs. Alptekin Özkılıç''' * '''Performance of the Night: Donald Cerrone''' and '''Lucas Martins'''

==See also== *List of UFC events *2014 in UFC

==References== {{Reflist}} {{UFC Events}}

Category:UFC Fight Night Category:July 2014 sports events in the United States Category:Mixed martial arts events in Atlantic City, New Jersey Category:2014 in mixed martial arts Category:2014 in sports in New Jersey