{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2014}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine |image=UFC FIGHT NIGHT HALIFAX POSTER.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= {{start date|2014|10|04}} |venue= Scotiabank Centre |city= Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |attendance= {{nts|10782}}<ref name="attendance&gate">{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/10/ufc-fight-night-54-draws-reported-10782-attendance-for-926000-live-gate|title=UFC Fight Night 54 draws reported 10,782 attendance for $926,000 live gate|publisher=MMAjunkie.com|date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> |gate=$926,000<ref name="attendance&gate" /> |buyrate= |previousevent=UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story |followingevent=UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 }} '''''UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 54''''') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 4, 2014.<ref name="Halifax">{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/07/rory-macdonald-vs-tarec-saffiedine-headlines-ufc-fight-night-54-in-halifax|title=Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine headlines UFC Fight Night 54 in Halifax|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Matt Erickson|date=2014-07-31|access-date=2014-07-31}}</ref>

==Background== This event was the first event the UFC hosted in Halifax and the third event in Canada in 2014, following The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy and UFC 174.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1182931-ufc-adds-halifax-stop|title=UFC adds Halifax stop|publisher=thechronicleherald.ca|author=Monty Mosher|date=2014-01-29|access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref>

The main event featured a welterweight bout between Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine.<ref name="Halifax"/>

A bout between Paige VanZant and Kailin Curran was briefly linked to this event, but delayed a month and rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 57, after VanZant suffered a minor injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/news/VanZant-Curran-Heads-to-Austin|title=VanZant-Curran heads to Austin|publisher=ufc.com|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=2014-08-26|access-date=2014-08-26}}</ref>

Aljamain Sterling was expected to face Mitch Gagnon at this event. However, Sterling was forced to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Rob Font.<ref name="SterlingOut">{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Rob-Font-Replaces-Aljamain-Sterling-Faces-Mitch-Gagnon-at-UFC-Fight-Night-in-Halifax-73489|title=Rob Font replaces Aljamain Sterling, faces Mitch Gagnon at UFC Fight Night in Halifax|publisher=sherdog.com|author=Staff|date=2014-09-08|access-date=2014-09-08}}</ref> Subsequently, Font pulled out of the fight the week of the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Roman Salazar.<ref name="SalazarIn">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/09/rob-font-out-roman-salazar-meets-mitch-gagnon-at-ufc-fight-night-54|title=Rob Font out, Roman Salazar meets Mitch Gagnon at UFC Fight Night 54|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2014-09-29|access-date=2014-09-29}}</ref>

Louis Gaudinot was expected to face Paddy Holohan at the event. However, Gaudinot pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Chris Kelades.<ref name="GaudinotOut">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/9/29/6868957/patrick-holohan-will-now-face-chris-kelades-at-ufc-fight-night-54|title=Patrick Holohan will now face Chris Kelades at UFC Fight Night 54|publisher=MMAFighting.com|author=MMAFighting Newswire|date=2014-09-29|access-date=2014-09-29}}</ref>

The main card was slated to air on Fox Sports 1, but due to the length of game 2 of the 2014 National League Division Series between the San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals, which went well into extra innings, the event was broadcast on FX instead.<ref name="bonus" />

A few months after the event, it was revealed that Pedro Munhoz tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone after his win against Jerrod Sanders. Munhoz's camp requested testing documentation and didn't receive it until three months later. He said a review of the results by anti-doping specialist Paul Scott determined that his testosterone was not, in fact, elevated, coming in at 850 ng/mL, or on the high end of the normal range for men his age. He admitted to using two supplements allowed by the UFC that may have elevated his testosterone, but not outside the legal limit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/08/settlement-imminent-between-pedro-munhoz-and-nova-scotia-athletic-commission|title=Settlement imminent between Pedro Munhoz and Nova Scotia athletic commission|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Steven Marrocco|date=2015-08-20|access-date=2015-11-04}}</ref> On November 4, 2015, Munhoz was suspended for one year retroactive to his fight and his win was changed to a no-contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/11/after-talk-of-settlement-ufcs-pedro-munhoz-gets-one-year-suspension-no-contest|title=After talk of settlement, UFC's Pedro Munhoz gets one-year suspension, no-contest|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Steven Marrocco|date=2015-11-03|access-date=2015-11-03}}</ref>

==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card (FX)}} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Rory MacDonald |def. |Tarec Saffiedine |TKO (punches) |3 |1:28 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Raphael Assunção |def. |Bryan Caraway |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Chad Laprise |def. |Yosdenis Cedeno |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Middleweight |Elias Theodorou |def. |Bruno Santos |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Nordine Taleb |def. |Li Jingliang |Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Mitch Gagnon |def. |Roman Salazar |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |2:06 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Daron Cruickshank |def. |Anthony Njokuani |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Olivier Aubin-Mercier |def. |Jake Lindsey |Submission (inverted triangle kimura) |2 |3:22 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Paul Felder |def. |Jason Saggo |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Flyweight |Chris Kelades |def. |Paddy Holohan |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Albert Tumenov |def. |Matt Dwyer |TKO (head kick and punch) |1 |1:03 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Pedro Munhoz |vs. |Jerrod Sanders |No Contest (overturned) |1 |0:39 |Originally a submission (guillotine choke) win for Munhoz; Overturned after he tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites. }} {{MMAevent end|notes=yes}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-halifax|title=UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine|publisher=ufc.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-07-31}}</ref>

==Bonus awards== The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:<ref name="bonus">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/10/ufc-fight-night-54-bonuses-macdonald-aubin-mercier-kelades-holohan-win-50000|title=UFC Fight Night 54 bonuses: MacDonald, Aubin-Mercier, Kelades, Holohan win $50,000|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|access-date=2014-10-05|date=2014-10-05}}</ref>

*'''Fight of the Night: Patrick Holohan vs. Chris Kelades''' *'''Performance of the Night: Rory MacDonald''' and '''Olivier Aubin-Mercier'''

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

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

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