{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2016}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg |image=UFC_Brasilia_poster.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= {{start date|2016|09|24}} |venue=Ginásio Nilson Nelson |city=Brasília, Brazil |attendance=8,410<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-fight-night-95-draws-announced-sold-out-attendance-of-8410-fans-in-brasilia|title=UFC Fight Night 95 draws announced sold-out attendance of 8,410 fans in Brasilia|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-09-25|access-date=2016-09-25}}</ref> |buyrate= |previousevent=UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |followingevent=UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson }} '''''UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 95''''') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 24, 2016, at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil.<ref name="FNBrasilia">{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/UFC-Returns-to-Brasilia-on-Sept-24|title=UFC returns to Brasilia on Sept. 24 |publisher=ufc.com|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=2016-07-30|access-date=2016-07-30}}</ref>

==Background== The event in Brasília was the second that the organization hosted in the Brazilian capital city, with the first being UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski in September 2014.<ref name="FNBrasilia" />

The event was headlined by a catchweight bout of 140 lb between former Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion and current Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg and promotional newcomer Lina Länsberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/cris-justino-cyborg-to-headline-september-24-2016-brasilia-event-vs-lina-lansberg|title=Cyborg next fight set; headlines Brasília event|publisher=ufc.com|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=2016-08-04|access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/lineup-set-for-ufc-fight-night-95-including-six-fight-main-card-1|title=Lineup, including six-fight main card, set for UFC Fight Night 95 in Brasilia|author=Staff|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2016-09-06|access-date=2016-09-06}}</ref>

On August 13, the card suffered multiple changes due to injury: Brandon Thatch and Shinsho Anzai pulled out of their respective fights against Erick Silva and Luan Chagas. Silva and Chagas were instead rescheduled to face each other. Renato Moicano and Joaquim Silva also pulled out of their respective fights against Mike De La Torre and promotional newcomer Gregor Gillespie. Their replacements were Godofredo Pepey and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 winner Glaico França, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/08/injuries-force-several-changes-to-ufc-fight-night-95-in-brasilia|title=Injuries force several changes to UFC Fight Night 95 in Brasilia|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-08-13|access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref>

At the weigh-ins, Michel Prazeres missed weight by two pounds, weighing in at 158 lb. As a result, he was fined 20% of his fight purse, which went to Gilbert Burns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-fight-night-95-early-weigh-in-results-10-a-m-et-1-1|title=UFC Fight Night 95 official weigh-in results: 'Cyborg' uses the extra pound, but headliner set|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-09-23|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>

==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card (Fox Sports 1)}} {{MMAevent bout |Catchweight (140 lb) |Cris Cyborg |def. |Lina Länsberg |TKO (punches) |2 |2:29 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Featherweight |Renan Barão |def. |Phillipe Nover |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Heavyweight |Roy Nelson |def. |Antônio Silva |KO (punches) |2 |4:10 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Francisco Trinaldo |def. |Paul Felder |TKO (doctor stoppage) |3 |2:25 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Middleweight |Eric Spicely |def. |Thiago Santos |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |2:58 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Featherweight |Godofredo Pepey |def. |Mike De La Torre |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |3:03 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Catchweight (158 lb) |Michel Prazeres |def. |Gilbert Burns |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Rani Yahya |def. |Michinori Tanaka |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Flyweight |Jussier Formiga |def. |Dustin Ortiz |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Erick Silva |def. |Luan Chagas |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |3:57 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Alan Patrick |def. |Stevie Ray |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Vicente Luque |def. |Héctor Urbina |KO (punch) |1 |1:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Gregor Gillespie |def. |Glaico França |Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes=yes}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-brasilia-2016#/fight|title=UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|access-date=2016-07-01}}</ref>

==Bonus awards== The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-Brasilia-Bonuses-Spicely-Silva-Chagas-Luque-Pocket-3650K-Apiece-111613|title=UFC Fight Night Brasilia bonuses: Spicely, Silva, Chagas, Luque pocket $50K apiece|publisher=sherdog.com|author=Tristen Critchfield|access-date=2016-09-25|date=2016-09-24}}</ref> *'''Fight of the Night: Erick Silva vs. Luan Chagas''' *'''Performance of the Night:''' '''Eric Spicely''' and '''Vicente Luque'''

==See also== *List of UFC events *2016 in UFC

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

Category:UFC Fight Night Category:Mixed martial arts in Brazil Category:Sport in Brasília Category:2016 in mixed martial arts Category:2016 in Brazilian sport Category:September 2016 sports events in South America