UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
VenueMovistar Arena
CitySantiago, Chile
Attendance11,082[1]
Event chronology
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman (also known as UFC Fight Night 129) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to Chile.[3]

A welterweight bout between

UFC Welterweight
and
Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia.[6]

A flyweight bout between former

UFC Featherweight
and
Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and crew bus melee.[8] The pairing was scheduled again and was expected to take place at this event.[9] However, Borg withdrew from the bout to take care of his child, who required brain surgery.[10] He was replaced by Alexandre Pantoja.[11]

A light heavyweight bout between former

UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Shogun.[13]

Results

Main card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Kamaru Usman def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Women's Strawweight Tatiana Suarez def. Alexa Grasso Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:44
Light Heavyweight Dominick Reyes def. Jared Cannonier TKO (punches) 1 2:55
Bantamweight Guido Cannetti def. Diego Rivas Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Andrea Lee def.
Veronica Macedo
 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Vicente Luque def. Chad Laprise KO (punches) 1 4:16
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2)
Welterweight Michel Prazeres def. Zak Cummings Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Poliana Botelho def. Syuri Kondo TKO (body kick and punches) 1 0:33
Featherweight Gabriel Benítez def. Humberto Bandenay KO (slam and punches) 1 0:39
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Enrique Barzola def. Brandon Davis Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Frankie Saenz def. Henry Briones Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Claudio Puelles def. Felipe Silva Submission (kneebar) 3 2:23

[14]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]

  • Fight of the Night: Andrea Lee vs. Veronica Macedo
  • Performance of the Night: Gabriel Benítez and Claudio Puelles

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff (2018-05-20). "UFC Fight Night 129 attendance: Chilean debut draws announced 11,082 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. ^ Chisanga Malata (2018-02-10). "Next UFCevent: full schedule of UFC events for 2018". express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. ^ Felipe Kaponi (2017-12-19). "Fight! UFC has reserved the Movistar Arena to present on May 19 in Chile" (in Spanish). redgol.cl. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ^ Staff (2018-03-24). "Kamaru Usman vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio official for UFC Fight Night 129 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ^ Mike Bohn (2018-04-21). "UFC Chile main, co-main events fall apart with Santiago Ponzinibbio, Volkan Oezdemir out". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ^ Raphael Marinho (2018-04-26). "Ultimate announces Demian Maia as substitute for Ponzinibbio at UFC Chile" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  7. ^ Danny Segura (2018-01-31). "Injury postpones Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno to UFC 223 in Brooklyn". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  8. ^ Dave Doyle (2018-04-05). "Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno pulled from UFC 223 in latest Conor McGregor incident casualty". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  9. ^ Danny Segura (2018-04-11). "Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno rebooked for UFC Chile". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  10. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2018-04-27). "Ray Borg withdraws from UFC Chile bout vs. Brandon Moreno due to child's surgery". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  11. ^ Raphael Marinho (2018-04-28). "Alexandre Pantoja replaces Ray Borg in bout against Brandon Moreno at UFC Santiago" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  12. ^ Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho (2018-03-13). "Oezdemir is forbidden to leave the US and the Shogun bout will be rescheduled" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  13. ^ Staff (2018-04-23). "Volkan Oezdemir vs. 'Shogun' rebooked, now headlines UFC Fight Night 134 in Hamburg". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  14. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  15. ^ Staff (2018-05-20). "UFC Fight Night 129 bonuses: Early finishes among $50,000 winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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