UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann (also known as UFC Fight Night 192, UFC Vegas 37 and UFC on ESPN+ 50) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 18, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 18, 2021 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann served as the main event.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between Ion Cuțelaba and Devin Clark was rescheduled to take place at this event.[4] The bout was previously scheduled to take place in May at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka, but Clark pulled out of that event citing injury.[5]
A bantamweight bout between Tony Gravely and Nate Maness took place at this event.[6] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum, but it was scrapped after Maness was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[7]
A bantamweight bout between Montel Jackson and Danaa Batgerel was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Batgerel was pulled from the event due to visa issues and replaced by JP Buys.[9]
Cory McKenna was expected to face Emily Whitmire in a women's strawweight bout at this event.[10] However, McKenna was removed from the event for an undisclosed reason and replaced by Hannah Goldy.[11]
A women's flyweight bout between former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski and promotional newcomer Mandy Böhm took place at the event.[12] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place two weeks earlier at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till, but it was removed from the card during the week leading up to that event as Böhm was sidelined due to illness.[12]
A lightweight bout between Jim Miller and Niklas Motta was expected to take place at the event.[13] However, Miller tested positive for COVID-19 a week before the event and was pulled from the contest.[14] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Cameron VanCamp.[15] In turn, the bout was scrapped in the days leading up to the event due to an undisclosed injury to one of the participants.[16]
A lightweight bout between Dakota Bush and Rong Zhu was expected to take place at the event.[17] However, Bush tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and was replaced by Brandon Jenkins.[18] At the weigh-ins, Zhu weighed in at 158 pounds, two pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and he forfeited 20% of his purse to his opponent.[19]
Results edit
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Smith | def. | Ryan Spann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:47 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | def. | Devin Clark | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–26, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Ariane Lipski | def. | Mandy Böhm | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Christos Giagos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Bantamweight | Nate Maness | def. | Tony Gravely | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:10 | |
| Middleweight | Joaquin Buckley | def. | Antônio Arroyo | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:26 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Tafon Nchukwi | def. | Mike Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington | def. | Pannie Kianzad | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (158 lb) | Rong Zhu | def. | Brandon Jenkins | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:35 | |
| Bantamweight | Montel Jackson | def. | JP Buys | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | Sarah Alpar | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Carlston Harris | def. | Impa Kasanganay | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| Bantamweight | Gustavo Lopez | vs. | Alateng Heili | Draw (unanimous) (28–28, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Women's Flyweight | Hannah Goldy | def. | Emily Whitmire | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:17 | |
- ^ Alateng was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeatedly grabbing the cage.
Bonus awards edit
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[21]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith, Arman Tsarukyan, Nate Maness and Joaquin Buckley
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mike Bohn (2021-09-19). "UFC Fight Night 192 post-event facts: Anthony Smith becoming an all-time great finisher". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-05-17). "BREAKING: Dakota Bush vs. Rongzhu added to UFC event on September 18". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-26. (in Dutch)
- ^ Tim Burke (2021-09-09). "Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann set to headline September UFC event". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Damon Martin and Mike Heck (2021-06-16). "Ion Cutelaba vs. Devin Clark booked for upcoming UFC event on Sept. 18". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2021-04-20). "With Devin Clark out, Ion Cutelaba now faces Dustin Jacoby at UFC Vegas 25". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-08-17). "Second try: Tony Gravely vs. Nate Maness, this time on September 18th". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-08-17. (in Dutch)
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-03-26). "Anthony Birchak replaces Nate Maness against Tony Gravely at UFC event on April 17th". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-03-26. (in Dutch)
- ^ Jamal Boussenaf (2021-06-03). "Montel Jackson meets Danaa Batgerel on September 18". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-06-03. (in Dutch)
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-08-20). "BREAKING: JP Buys accepts short notice game against Montel Jackson on September 18". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-08-20. (in Dutch)
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-07-29). "Cory McKenna vs. Emily Whitmire added to UFC Fight Night on Sept. 18". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Staff (2021-08-23). "McKenna absent, Hannah Goldy faces Emily Whitmire at UFC Fight Night on September 18". marseillenews.net. Retrieved 2021-08-24. (in French)
- ^ a b Guilherme Cruz and Alexander K. Lee (2021-08-30). "Ariane Lipski vs. Mandy Bohm off of UFC Vegas 36, rescheduled for Sept. 18". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2021-07-01). "Jim Miller targeted to welcome Nikolas Motta to UFC on September card". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Staff (2021-09-10). "Jim Miller says COVID-19 has him out of UFC Fight Night 192 vs. Nikolas Motta". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-09-11). "BREAKING: Cameron VanCamp Replaces Jim Miller Against Nikolas Motta at UFC FN 192". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-09-11. (in Dutch)
- ^ Newswire (2021-09-17). "Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp off UFC Vegas 37 card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2021-09-13). "Latest UFC Vegas 37 fight card, ESPN+ lineup for 'Smith vs Spann' on Sept. 18". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2021-09-15). "Brandon Jenkins replaces COVID-positive Dakota Bush at UFC Fight Night 192 vs. Zhu Rong". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ Staff (2021-09-17). "UFC Fight Night 192 weigh-in results: One of 28 fighters misses weight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Staff (2021-09-18). "UFC Vegas 37 bonuses: Four Performance of the Night awards handed out". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.