UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23) | |||
Venue | O2 Arena | |||
City | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
Attendance | 16,583 | |||
Total gate | $1,606,176 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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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.
Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to the Czech Republic.
A light heavyweight bout between former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Thiago Santos served as the event headliner.
Darko Stošić was scheduled to face Magomed Ankalaev at the event. However, Stošić pulled out of the fight on January 23 citing injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Klidson Abreu.
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.
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. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Ismail Naurdiev.
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.
Results
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 | |
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
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Thiago Santos, Stefan Struve, Michał Oleksiejczuk, and Dwight Grant
See also
References
- ^ John Morgan (2019-02-23). "UFC Prague draws announced 16,583 attendance for $1.6 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ 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 (7 February 2019). "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.