UFC 260
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | March 27, 2021 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | None (behind closed doors)[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 was a
Background
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Johnny Walker was expected to face Jimmy Crute in a light heavyweight bout at the event.[9] However, Walker pulled out of the fight in early February citing a chest injury.[10] Promotion officials elected to remove Crute from the card and reschedule him against Anthony Smith the following month at UFC 261.[11]
A heavyweight bout between former
A women's flyweight bout between Gillian Robertson and Miranda Maverick was scheduled for UFC 258, but it was cancelled on the day of the event after Robertson had a non-COVID related illness.[15] They eventually met at this event.[16]
A women's strawweight bout between Randa Markos and promotional newcomer Luana Pinheiro was expected to take place at the event.[17] However, Markos was removed from the card on March 18 after testing positive for COVID-19.[18] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled five weeks later at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka.[19]
Former
A light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and William Knight was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane.[23] However, the bout was postponed during the week leading up to the event after Menifield tested positive for COVID-19.[24] The bout was then rescheduled for this event, but this time Knight was removed due to COVID-19 protocols and was replaced by promotional newcomer Fabio Cherant.[25] At the weight-ins, Cherant weighted 206.5 pounds, half a pound over the non-title light heavyweight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 20% of his individual purse, which went to Menifield.[26]
This was the final event under the UFC's outfitting policy with Reebok.[27]
Results
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | def. | Stipe Miocic (c) | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:52 | [a] |
Welterweight | Vicente Luque | def. | Tyron Woodley | Submission (brabo choke) | 1 | 3:56 | |
Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | def. | Thomas Almeida | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:52 | |
Women’s Flyweight | Miranda Maverick | def. | Gillian Robertson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Jamie Mullarkey | def. | Khama Worthy | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:46 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
Catchweight (206.5 lb) | Alonzo Menifield | def. | Fabio Cherant | Submission (shoulder choke) | 1 | 1:11 | |
Welterweight | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | def. | Jared Gooden | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Michał Oleksiejczuk | def. | Modestas Bukauskas | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Omar Morales | def. | Shane Young | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Middleweight | Marc-André Barriault | def. | Abu Azaitar | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:56 |
- UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[29]
- Fight of the Night: Vicente Luque vs. Tyron Woodley
- Performance of the Night: Francis Ngannou and Sean O'Malley
See also
References
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- ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-03-05). "Randa Markos vs. Luana Pinheiro added to UFC 260". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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- ^ Staff (2021-03-27). "UFC 260 bonuses: The new champ is among the $50,000 winners". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-27.