UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas (also known as UFC Fight Night 63) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 4, 2015, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Background
The event was the third that the organization hosted at the venue and the first since 2012. The preliminary portion of the card began at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, with the main card starting at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT, a rare time slot for UFC events held in North America.

The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between former title challengers Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas.

Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a bout with Bobby Green at the event. However, shortly after the bout was announced by the UFC, Green pulled out of the bout citing a leg injury, and was replaced by former WEC & UFC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson Subsequently, Henderson was removed from the bout with Masvidal as he was tabbed as a replacement for Stephen Thompson to face Brandon Thatch in the event headliner on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60. On February 2, Al Iaquinta was announced as Masvidal's new opponent.

Clint Hester was expected to face Luke Barnatt at this event. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a foot injury. Subsequently, Barnett was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz in May at UFC Fight Night 66.

Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: None awarded
 * Performance of the Night: Chad Mendes, Julianna Peña, Dustin Poirier, and Timothy Johnson

Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Virginia Boxing, MMA and Wrestling Advisory Board. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.


 * Chad Mendes: $96,000 ($48,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas: $35,000
 * Al Iaquinta: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Masvidal: $51,000
 * Michael Chiesa: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Mitch Clarke: $12,000
 * Julianna Peña: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Milana Dudieva: $10,000
 * Clay Guida: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus) def. Robbie Peralta: $18,000
 * Dustin Poirier: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Diego Ferreira: $15,000
 * Liz Carmouche: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Lauren Murphy: $8,000
 * Alexander Yakovlev: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Gray Maynard: $48,000
 * Timothy Johnson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Shamil Abdurahimov: $12,000
 * Ron Stallings: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Justin Jones: $8,000