UFC 196

The event was officially announced in November 2015 as "UFC 197", taking place on March 5, 2016, at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Weeks later on December 29, UFC announced that the event was canceled and would be moved to a different location. On January 12, it was confirmed the event would take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. On January 27, it was revealed the Werdum-Velasquez bout (which had been moved to "UFC 196" scheduled for February 6, 2016) was cancelled entirely. This forced that event to alter into a "UFC Fight Night" card, and the originally scheduled "UFC 197" event was renamed UFC 196. The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor. Former UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo declined the initial opportunity to replace him due to "lack of time" to prepare for the bout. Former lightweight champion and top featherweight contender Frankie Edgar also declined the opportunity due to a groin injury. Eventually, The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner and former lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz was announced as the replacement and the bout took place in the welterweight division. A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Holly Holm and former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate co-headlined the event. A welterweight bout between Brandon Thatch and Siyar Bahadurzada, originally slated for UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy, was rescheduled to this event due to Thatch's medication being banned by Pennsylvania's athletic commission. ==Results==

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: • Fight of the Night: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz • Performance of the Night: Nate Diaz and Miesha Tate ==Reported payout==

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. • Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Conor McGregor: $1,000,000 • Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def. Holly Holm: $500,000 • Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Gian Villante: $36,000 • Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $28,000 • Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000 • Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000 • Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Erick Silva: $34,000 • Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Marcelo Guimarães: $13,000 • Darren Elkins: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus) def. Chas Skelly: $21,000 • Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller: $59,000 • Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Justin Salas: $16,000 • Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Julian Erosa: $12,000 ==See also==