UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont (also known as UFC Fight Night 195, UFC Vegas 40 and UFC on ESPN+ 53) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 16, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 16, 2021 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was expected to headline the event.[3] However, on September 22, the bout was pulled from the card after Tate tested positive for COVID-19.[4] In turn, a women's featherweight bout between fellow former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Norma Dumont was elevated to the main event.[5] However on October 6, it was reported that Holm was forced to pull out of the event due to injury.[6] She was replaced by Aspen Ladd.[7]
A bantamweight bout between Timur Valiev and Daniel Santos was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, in mid-September, Valiev withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Rojo.[9] In turn, Santos withdrew for unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.[10]
A women's flyweight bout between Manon Fiorot and Mayra Bueno Silva took place at this event.[11] The bout was originally scheduled for UFC 266 but was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.[12]
A women's flyweight bout between Luana Carolina and Maryna Moroz was expected to take place at this event.[13] However in late September, Moroz pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Sijara Eubanks.[14] In turn, Eubanks was pulled from the event due to COVID-19 protocols and replaced by Lupita Godinez. Godinez made history as the first fighter to compete twice in the span of seven days, a record in modern UFC, non-tournament fights. The previous fastest turnaround was 10 days, when Khamzat Chimaev competed against John Phillips and Rhys McKee in July 2020.[15]
A light heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Da Un Jung was expected to take place at the event.[16] However, the bout was postponed to UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez for unknown reasons.[17]
At the weigh-ins, Julian Marquez was pulled from his middleweight bout against Jordan Wright due to "non-COVID health issues." He never made it to the scale, even though his opponent weighed in within the middleweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout was cancelled.[18]
Results edit
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight | Norma Dumont | def. | Aspen Ladd | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Carlos Felipe | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Erick Gonzalez | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:14 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | def. | Mayra Bueno Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Nate Landwehr | def. | Ľudovít Klein | Submission (anaconda choke) | 3 | 2:22 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Bruno Silva | def. | Andrew Sanchez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:35 | |
| Welterweight | Danny Roberts | def. | Ramazan Emeev | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Luana Carolina | def. | Lupita Godinez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Danaa Batgerel | def. | Brandon Davis | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Ariane Carnelossi | def. | Istela Nunes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:57 | |
Bonus awards edit
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Jim Miller, Nate Landwehr, Bruno Silva, and Danaa Batgerel
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mike Bohn (2021-10-17). "UFC Fight Night 195 post-event facts: 'Cowboy' Cerrone's all-time wins record under threat". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Nolan King (2021-09-23). "NAC approves six UFC events stretching from October through November". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ Alex Behunin (2021-08-21). "Miesha Tate vs. Ketlen Vieira set for October 16 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2021-09-22). "Miesha Tate tests positive for COVID-19; UFC headliner vs. Ketlen Vieira postponed". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Rick Wright (2021-09-24). "MMA: Holm's Oct. 16 fight to be the main event". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2021-10-06). "Holly Holm out of next weekend's main event (and other news)". arielhelwani.substack.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Mike Bohn and John Morgan (2021-10-07). "Aspen Ladd replaces Holly Holm, meets Norma Dumont in new UFC Fight Night 195 main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-08-26). "Timur Valiev faces Daniel "Willycat" Santos at UFC event on October 16". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-09-21. (in Dutch)
- ^ Steve Duncan (2021-08-26). "Timur injured, Marcelo Rojo faces Diego Santos at UFC Fight Night on October 16". mma.uno. Retrieved 2021-09-21. (in Spanish)
- ^ Chris De Santiago (2021-10-03). "Aspen Ladd cheating, crazy catchweights and more on the Sunday morning rumor mill". middleeasy.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Adam Martin (2021-09-22). "UFC 266 loses fight as Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva scratched due to COVID-19 protocols". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz and Alexander K. Lee (2021-06-09). "Manon Fiorot to fight Mayra Bueno Silva at Sept. 25 UFC show". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Raphael Marinho (2021-07-06). "Ultimate books Luana Dread vs. Maryna Moroz for October 16 card". ge.globo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2021-09-28). "Sijara Eubanks replaces Maryna Moroz vs. Luana Carolina at UFC Vegas 40". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Danny Segura (2021-10-13). "Loopy Godinez gets record turnaround, replaces Sijara Eubanks at UFC Fight Night 195". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Alex Behunin (2021-09-01). "Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da Un Jung Set For October 16 UFC Event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Staff (2021-10-07). "Fight pushed back". rotowire.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Staff (2021-10-15). "UFC Fight Night 195 weigh-in results: Julian Marquez doesn't make it to scale, ruled out". mmajunkie.usatoday. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-10-16). "UFC Vegas 40 bonuses: Jim Miller's stunning knockout leads pack of Performance of the Night nods". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.