UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos (also known as UFC Fight Night 145 or UFC on ESPN+ 3) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 23, 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 23, 2019 | |||
| Venue | O2 Arena | |||
| City | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| Attendance | 16,583[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,606,176[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
The event marked the promotion's first visit to the Czech Republic.[2]
A light heavyweight bout between former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Thiago Santos served as the event headliner.[3][4]
Darko Stošić was scheduled to face Magomed Ankalaev at the event. However, Stošić pulled out of the fight on January 23 citing injury.[5] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Klidson Abreu.[6]
Sam Alvey was expected to face Gadzhimurad Antigulov at the event. However on January 25, it was reported that Alvey was chosen as a replacement for another bout at UFC 234 and the bout was scrapped.[7]
Ramazan Emeev was expected to face Michel Prazeres at this event. However on February 4, it was reported that Emeev pulled out of the bout citing injury.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Ismail Naurdiev.[9]
At the weigh-ins, Carlos Diego Ferreira and Klidson Abreu missed the required weight for their respective fights. Ferreira weighed in at 157 pounds, 1 pound over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156. Meanwhile, Abreu weighed in at 209 pounds, 3 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. Both bouts were held at catchweight. Ferreira and Abreu were fined 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Rustam Khabilov and Magomed Ankalaev.[10]
Results edit
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Thiago Santos | def. | Jan Błachowicz | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:39 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:21 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Michał Oleksiejczuk | def. | Gian Villante | TKO (body punch) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Liz Carmouche | def. | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Petr Yan | def. | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (209 lb) | Magomed Ankalaev | def. | Klidson Abreu | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Dwight Grant | def. | Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Featherweight | Chris Fishgold | def. | Daniel Teymur | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:10 | [a] |
| Women's Flyweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Veronica Macedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:27 | |
| Lightweight | Damir Hadžović | def. | Polo Reyes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:03 | |
| Welterweight | Ismail Naurdiev | def. | Michel Prazeres | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Carlos Diego Ferreira | def. | Rustam Khabilov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Damir Ismagulov | def. | Joel Álvarez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Teymur was deducted 1 point in round 1 due to grabbing the cage.
Bonus awards edit
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Thiago Santos, Stefan Struve, Michał Oleksiejczuk, and Dwight Grant
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b John Morgan (2019-02-23). "UFC Prague draws announced 16,583 attendance for $1.6 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ a b Jay Pettry (2018-11-22). "UFC to hold first-ever event in Czech Republic in 2019". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ Ryan Gerbasi (2018-12-21). "Blachowicz vs. Santos added as 5 round bout to ESPN+ 3". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ Jay Pettry (2018-12-21). "Jan Blachowicz-Thiago Santos light heavyweight affair set to headline UFC Prague card". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-01-23). "Darko Stosic injured, Magomed Ankalaev without opponent in Prague" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-01-25). "Brazilian Klidson Abreu takes short notice fight against Magomed Ankalaev in Prague" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Staff (2018-11-25). "Sam Alvey in for Ryan Spann vs. Jim Crute at UFC 234 in Melbourne". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ Marcelo Barone (2019-02-05). "Ramazan Emeev leaves UFC Prague card, and Michel Tractor awaits new opponent" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Marcelo Barone. "UFC signs Ismail Naurdiev for fight against Michel Tractor at UFC Prague, February 23" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ Staff (2019-02-22). "UFC on ESPN+ 3 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss, but card official". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ John Morgan (2019-02-23). "UFC Prague bonuses: Stefan Struve's potential swan song among $50,000 awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.