UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | August 1, 2020 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | None (behind closed doors)[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan (also known as UFC Fight Night 173, UFC on ESPN+ 31 and UFC Vegas 5) was a
Background
A women's bantamweight bout between former
A women's flyweight bout between former
A welterweight bout between Vicente Luque and Randy Brown was initially scheduled for April 11, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. However, that event was cancelled in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[12]
A women's bantamweight bout between
South Korean fighters
Luke Sanders was expected to face Chris Gutiérrez at the event. However, Sanders was removed from the bout in mid-July for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Cody Durden.[19]
Timur Valiev was expected to make his promotional debut against Jamall Emmers. However, Valiev was removed from the card two days before the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Vincent Cachero.[20]
Former
Eric Spicely was expected to face Markus Perez at the event. However, Spicely was removed from the fight (and subsequently released from the promotion) on the day of the event's weigh-in for health issues related to his weight cut. He was replaced by Charles Ontiveros, in what would be a catchweight bout of 195 pounds.[22][23] In turn, Ontiveros was deemed ineligible to compete and did not weigh in, thus cancelling the fight.[24]
At the weigh-ins, Jonathan Martinez weighed in at 140.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Frankie Saenz.[24]
Due to the many unexpected changes and last minute cancellations, the event took place with only eight bouts on the card, making it the smallest UFC event since UFC 177 in August 2014.[18]
Results
Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Derek Brunson | def. | Edmen Shahbazyan | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:26 | |
Women's Flyweight | Jennifer Maia | def. | Joanne Calderwood
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Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:29 | |
Welterweight | Vicente Luque | def. | Randy Brown | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 4:56 | |
Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | Lando Vannata | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Catchweight (140.5 lb) | Jonathan Martinez | def. | Frankie Saenz | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 0:57 | |
Featherweight | Nate Maness | def. | Johnny Muñoz Jr. | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
Featherweight | Jamall Emmers | def. | Vincent Cachero | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Chris Gutiérrez | vs. | Cody Durden | Draw (unanimous) (28–28, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
- ^ Muñoz was deducted a point in round 3 due to repeated groin strikes.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]
- Fight of the Night: Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata
- Performance of the Night: Jennifer Maia and Vicente Luque
See also
References
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- ^ a b Staff (2020-06-08). "Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana as the main event on August 1". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-06-12. (in Dutch)
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2020-07-22). "Irene Aldana: COVID-19 positive scratched fight with Holly Holm at Aug. 1 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ a b Danny Segura (2020-07-22). "Brunson vs. Shahbazyan promoted to UFC on ESPN+ 31 headliner after Holm vs. Aldana postponed". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ David Tees (2020-07-22). "Irene Aldana tests positive for coronavirus, bout with Holly Holm reportedly rescheduled for October". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ Staff (20 February 2020). "Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan moved from UFC 248 to UFC Portland". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-12. (in Dutch)
- ^ a b Nolan King and John Morgan (2020-03-15). "UFC postpones three events amid growing coronavirus outbreak". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Danny Segura (2020-06-08). "Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan booked for UFC Fight Night event on August 1". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Raphael Marinho (2020-02-27). "UFC sets fight between Brazilian flyweight Vivi Araújo and Jennifer Maia in Texas". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz and Damon Martin (2020-06-17). "Travel restrictions move Jennifer Maia vs. Viviane Araujo to Aug. 1 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz and Damon Martin (2020-07-20). "Joanne Calderwood steps in to face Jennifer Maia after Viviane Araujo tests positive for COVID-19". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Staff (2020-06-23). "Vicente Luque vs. Randy Brown rescheduled for August 1 this time". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-06-23. (in Dutch)
- ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (2020-07-15). "UFC shifts Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya to Aug. 8 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ Nolan King (2020-07-23). "Kevin Holland replaces Jun Yong Park, meets Trevin Giles at UFC event on Aug. 1". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Jay Pettry (2020-07-23). "UFC releases 'Brunson vs. Shahbazyan' bout lineup for Aug. 1 Fight Night". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2020-08-01). "Gerald Meerschaert tests positive for COVID-19; Ed Herman fight off UFC on ESPN+ 31". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Damon Martin (2020-08-01). "Trevin Giles faints backstage, UFC Vegas 5 fight against Kevin Holland canceled". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b Alexander K. Lee (2020-08-02). "A cursed 48 hours puts UFC Vegas 5 among the most snake-bitten events in UFC history". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Mike Heck (2020-07-26). "With Luke Sanders out, Chris Gutierrez welcomes newcomer Cody Durden at UFC event Aug. 1". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ Mike Heck (2020-07-30). "Timur Valiev out of UFC on ESPN+ 31; Jamall Emmers vs. Vincent Cachero in the works". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Nolan King (2020-07-31). "Ray Borg out of UFC on ESPN+ 31; Nate Maness expected to fight Johnny Munoz". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Nolan King (2020-07-31). "Eric Spicely out of UFC on ESPN+ 31 bout vs. Markus Perez; replacement found". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Damon Martin (2020-08-03). "Eric Spicely released from UFC after dropping out of fight due to botched weight cut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ a b Staff (2020-07-31). "UFC on ESPN+ 31 weigh-in results: One fighter misses; Perez vs. Ontiveros canceled". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2020-08-02). "UFC Vegas 5 bonuses! Luque banks $50K for 11th UFC finish". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.