UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai (also known as UFC Fight Night 189, UFC on ESPN+ 47 and UFC Vegas 28) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 5, 2021 UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 5, 2021 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors)[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai served as the event's headliner.[3]
A women’s strawweight bout between Amanda Ribas and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill was originally expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson, but it was postponed due to Ribas testing positive for COVID-19.[4] They were then expected to meet at this event.[5] Two weeks later, the pairing was scrapped once again as Ribas was still suffering from lingering COVID-19 symptoms.[6]
Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Roman Dolidze in a middleweight bout at the event.[7] However, Di Chirico pulled out of the contest in mid-May due to an injury.[8] He was replaced by Laureano Staropoli.[9]
A middleweight bout between Duško Todorović and Maki Pitolo was expected to take place at this event.[10] However, Pitolo pulled out due to an injury.[11][6] Todorović faced promotional newcomer Gregory Rodrigues instead.[12]
Nate Landwehr and Makwan Amirkhani were expected to meet in a featherweight contest.[13] Due to an injury, Landwehr pulled out of the bout and was replaced promotional newcomer by Kamuela Kirk.[6][14]
Maryna Moroz and Manon Fiorot were expected to meet in the women's flyweight division.[15] However, Moroz withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer Tabatha Ricci.[16]
A middleweight bout between Tom Breese and Antônio Arroyo was expected to open the main card, but it was cancelled just before taking place as Breese was dealing with undisclosed medical issues.[17][18]
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | def. | Augusto Sakai | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | def. | Walt Harris | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Middleweight | Roman Dolidze | def. | Laureano Staropoli | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Santiago Ponzinibbio | def. | Miguel Baeza | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Gregory Rodrigues | def. | Duško Todorović | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women’s Flyweight | Montana De La Rosa | def. | Ariane Lipski | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:27 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Tanner Boser | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Muslim Salikhov | def. | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kamuela Kirk | def. | Makwan Amirkhani | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alan Patrick | vs. | Mason Jones | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 2 | 2:14 | [a] |
| Women’s Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | def. | Tabatha Ricci | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight | Sean Woodson | def. | Youssef Zalal | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Claudio Puelles | def. | Jordan Leavitt | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Accidental eye poke rendered Patrick unable to continue.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]
- Fight of the Night: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza
- Performance of the Night: Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marcin Tybura
See also
References
- ^ Mike Bohn (2021-06-06). "UFC Fight Night 189 post-event facts: Marcin Tybura's streak continues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ Danny Segura (2021-05-11). "Nevada approves three June UFC Fight Night events in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Marcelo Barone (2021-04-19). "Abdurakhimov leaves duel against Augusto Sakai, and Brazilian faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik in June". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Damon Martin and Guilherme Cruz (2021-05-08). "Amanda Ribas positive for COVID-19, removed from UFC Vegas 26 bout with Angela Hill". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Mike Bohn and Nolan King (2021-05-10). "Amanda Ribas vs. Angela Hill rescheduled for UFC Fight Night on June 5". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b c Nolan King and John Morgan (2021-05-23). "UFC Fight Night 189 loses three fights, including Amanda Ribas vs. Angela Hill due to COVID-19 issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Staff (2021-03-29). "Alessio Di Chirico faces Roman Dolidze at UFC event on June 5". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-20. (in Dutch)
- ^ Alexander K. Lee and Mike Heck (2021-05-20). "Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Dolidze off of June 5 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ Steve Duncan (2021-05-22). "Di Chirico injured, Laureano Staropoli faces Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 28". mma.uno. Retrieved 2021-05-23. (in Spanish)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz and Damon Martin (2021-03-24). "UFC adds middleweights Dusko Todorovic, Maki Pitolo to June 5 card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Christian Shimabuku (2021-05-23). "Maki Pitolo scratched from UFC Vegas 28". khon2.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Sergio Pineiro (2021-05-24). "Pitolo out, Duško Todorović now faces Gregory Rodrigues at UFC event on June 5". fighterpath.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Thomas Ward (2021-04-22). "Makwan Amirkhani vs Nate Landwehr added to UFC Fight Night 189 on June 5". givemesport.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Nolan King (2021-05-26). "Kamuela Kirk steps in to fight Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night 189". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Alex Behunin (2021-03-05). "Maryna Moroz vs. Manon Fiorot set for June 5 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ Staff (2021-06-03). "Tabatha Ricci replaces Maryna Moroz and faces Manon Fiorot in Saturday's UFC". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03. (in Portuguese)
- ^ VH Gonzaga (2021-04-09). "Seeking his first UFC win, Antônio Arroyo faces Tom Breese in his next appointment". superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2021-06-05. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Mike Bohn (2021-06-05). "Tom Breese vs. Antonio Arroyo pulled from UFC Fight Night 189 minutes before bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2021-06-05). "UFC Vegas 28 bonuses: Santiago Ponzinibbio, Miguel Baeza get $50k each for 'Fight of the Year' candidate". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.