UFC 173 Barao vs Dillashaw (2014)

UFC 173 Barão vs Dillashaw was a mixed martial arts event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada on May 24 2014 A Bantamweight Championship bout between Renan Barão and Raphael Assunção was targeted as the event headliner However Assunção opted to decline the bout as a rib injury sustained in his last bout at UFC 170 had not healed enough to resume the proper training in advance of the event Barão instead fought TJ Dillashaw in the main event