UFC 259
UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | March 6, 2021 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | None (behind closed doors)[1] | |||
Buyrate | 800,000[2] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya was a
Background
The event was headlined by a
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A lightweight bout between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober took place at this event.[17] They were previously scheduled to meet in April 2016 at UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans, but the bout was scrapped after Makhachev failed an out-of-competition drug screening, testing positive for the banned anti-ischemic meldonium.[18]
Randy Costa was expected to face Trevin Jones in a bantamweight bout at the event.[19] However on February 16, Costa withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Mario Bautista.[20][21]
At the weigh-ins, Askar Askarov weighed in at 127 pounds, one pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his individual purse, which went to his opponent, former flyweight title challenger Joseph Benavidez.[22]
Results
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz (c) | def. | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Women’s Featherweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Megan Anderson | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 2:03 | [b] |
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Petr Yan (c) | DQ (illegal knee) | 4 | 4:29 | [c] |
Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Drew Dober | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 1:37 | |
Light Heavyweight | Aleksandar Rakić | def. | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Casey Kenney | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Kyler Phillips | def. | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (127 lb) | Askar Askarov | def. | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Flyweight | Kai Kara-France | def. | Rogério Bontorin | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:55 | |
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Flyweight | Tim Elliott | def. | Jordan Espinosa | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | def. | Carlos Ulberg | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:19 | |
Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Jake Matthews | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:28 | |
Women’s Strawweight | Amanda Lemos | def. | Lívia Renata Souza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:39 | |
Lightweight | Uroš Medić | def. | Aalon Cruz | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:40 | |
Bantamweight | Trevin Jones | def. | Mario Bautista | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:40 |
- UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.
- UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[24]
- Fight of the Night: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Performance of the Night: Kai Kara-France and Uroš Medić
See also
References
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- ^ Staff (2020-11-22). "Yan vs. Sterling UFC title fight canceled". tass.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-07. (in Russian)
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- ^ Staff and Nolan King (2020-12-22). "Jordan Espinosa tests positive for COVID-19; Tim Elliott fight rescheduled for UFC 259". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2020-12-21). "Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev booked for UFC 259". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2020-11-28). "Randy Costa vs. Trevin Jones added to UFC's March 6 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Nolan King (2021-02-16). "Randy Costa withdraws from UFC 259; Trevin Jones needs new opponent". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-02-18). "With Randy Costa out, Trevin Jones meets Mario Bautista at UFC 259 on March 6". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Staff (2021-03-05). "UFC 259: Three title fights, 15 bouts overall official – with one miss". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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- ^ Staff (2021-03-07). "UFC 259 bonuses: All four $50,000 winners come from the prelims". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.