UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 141) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 24, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Cadillac Arena | |||
| City | Beijing, China | |||
| Attendance | 10,302[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to Beijing. The UFC previously visited Mainland China for UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum in November 2017.
A heavyweight rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes served as the event headliner.[3] The pairing met previously in April 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos, with Ngannou winning the fight via TKO stoppage at the conclusion of the second round.[4]
Shana Dobson was scheduled to face Wu Yanan at the event. However, Dobson pulled out of the fight in mid-October citing an injury and was replaced by Lauren Mueller.[5]
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos was expected to face Li Jingliang at the event. However, Santos pulled out from the bout on October 27 due to a knee injury.[6] He was replaced by David Zawada.[7]
Frankie Saenz was expected to face Song Yadong at the event. However, on November 7, it was reported that he pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Vince Morales.[8]
At the weigh-ins, Rashad Coulter weighed in at 208 pounds, 2 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. Coulter was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Hu Yaozong.[9]
Results
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | def. | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Sergei Pavlovich | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Song Yadong | def. | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Li Jingliang | def. | David Zawada | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 4:07 | |
| Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Alex Morono | def. | Song Kenan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Wu Yanan | def. | Lauren Mueller | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:00 | |
| Catchweight (208 lb) | Rashad Coulter | def. | Hu Yaozong | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili | def. | Jessica Aguilar | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Bantamweight | Liu Pingyuan | def. | Martin Day | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Yan Xiaonan | def. | Syuri Kondo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kevin Holland | def. | John Phillips | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:05 | |
| Bantamweight | Louis Smolka | def. | Su Mudaerji | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:07 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[11]
- Fight of the Night: Alex Morono vs. Kenan Song
- Performances of the Night: Francis Ngannou and Li Jingliang
See also
References
- ^ Staff (2018-11-24). "UFC Fight Night 141 draws reported 10,302 attendance in Beijing". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ Newswire (2018-08-05). "UFC to debut in Beijing on Nov. 25". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2018-08-16). "UFC heavyweights Francis Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes to meet in Beijing". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ Damon Martin (2016-04-10). "Francis Ngannou beats Curtis Blaydes after nasty eye injury stops the fight". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ Staff (2018-10-18). "Lauren Mueller replaces Shana Dobson vs. Wu Yanan at UFC Fight Night 141". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2018-10-27). "Knee injury forces Elizeu Zaleski out of UFC Beijing". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-11-01). "David Zawada tackles short notice party against Li Jingliang during UFC Beijing" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-11-07). "Chinese Team Alpha Male fighters make an appearance at UFC Beijing" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2018-11-23). "UFC Beijing weigh in results: Rashad Coulter comes in heavy". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ Jon Fuentes (2018-11-24). "UFC Beijing Bonuses: Ngannou & Jingliang bank $50k for finishes". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2018-11-24.