| UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 22, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| City | Uniondale, New York | |||
| Attendance | 11,918 | |||
| Total gate | $1,088,332 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC on Fox 25) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Background
The event was the first that the UFC has hosted on Long Island.
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum.
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung was originally in the works to headline or co-headline this event. The pairing was originally slated to take place in July 2013 at UFC 162, but Jung was pulled from the bout in favor of a title fight against then champion José Aldo at UFC 163. On May 12, the bout was confirmed for UFC 214.
A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante and Patrick Cummins was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in December 2016. However, Cummins pulled out a week before the event due to a staph infection. The fight eventually took place at this event.
A heavyweight bout between Christian Colombo and Damian Grabowski was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira. However, the pairing was scrapped as both fighters sustained injuries in the weeks leading up to the event. The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event. Subsequently, Colombo was removed from the fight on June 22 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Chase Sherman.
Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Rafael Natal, but pulled out in the weeks leading up to the event due to a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Eryk Anders.
Results
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | def. | Kelvin Gastelum | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:45 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Dennis Bermudez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Patrick Cummins | def. | Gian Villante | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Thomas Almeida | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | def. | Lyman Good | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | def. | Rafael Natal | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:54 | |
| Welterweight | Alex Oliveira | def. | Ryan LaFlare | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Heavyweight | Chase Sherman | def. | Damian Grabowski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Jeremy Kennedy | def. | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | def. | Brian Kelleher | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Heavyweight | Júnior Albini | def. | Timothy Johnson | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:51 | |
| Featherweight | Shane Burgos | def. | Godofredo Pepey | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Wade | def. | Frankie Perez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Lyman Good
- Performance of the Night: Alex Oliveira and Júnior Albini
See also
References
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- ^ Ariel Helwani (2017-03-31). "UFC on FOX 25 set for Nassau Coliseum on Long Island". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
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- Dan Hiergesell (2017-03-31). "Korean Zombie vs. Ricardo Lamas in the works for UFC on FOX 25 in Long Island". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- Mike Whitman (2013-06-19). "Ricardo Lamas pulled from UFC 162 in wake of 'Korean Zombie' title shot". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- Dan Hiergesell (2017-05-12). "Report: Korean Zombie vs. Ricardo Lamas official for UFC 214 on July 29". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- Staff (2016-12-02). "Patrick Cummins announces he's out of UFC Fight Night 102 with staph – and the video is gross". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- Mark LaMonica (2017-04-19). "Gian Villante to face Patrick Cummins in first UFC event at Nassau Coliseum". newsday.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- Staff (2017-05-16). "Injuries scrap Christian Colombo vs. Damian Grabowski at UFC Fight Night 109 in Sweden". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- Dale Jordan (2017-05-19). "Damian Grabowski vs. Christian Colombo rescheduled for UFC on FOX 25 in Long Island". mmamad.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- Monika Bobrycka (2017-06-22). "Chase Sherman is Damian Grabowski's new rival on UFC on Fox 25!" (in Polish). mma.pl. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- Steven Marrocco (2017-07-13). "Alessio Di Chirico out at UFC on FOX 25; LFA champ Eryk Anders to debut vs. Rafael Natal". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- "UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- Staff (2017-07-23). "UFC on FOX 25 bonuses: Brazilians hit it big". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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