UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev (also known as UFC Fight Night 203 and UFC on ESPN+ 61 or UFC Vegas 50) was a

Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A light heavyweight bout between former

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev served as the event headliner.[3]

A featherweight bout between Joshua Culibao and Damon Jackson was scheduled for the event.[4] However, Culibao was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Kamuela Kirk.[5]

Former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski and JJ Aldrich were scheduled to meet in a women's flyweight bout.[6] However, Lipski was removed due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Gillian Robertson.[7]

Mandy Böhm was scheduled to meet Sabina Mazo in a women's flyweight bout at the event.[8] However, Böhm withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Miranda Maverick.[9]

A lightweight bout between Ricky Glenn and Drew Dober was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, a week before the event, Glenn withdrew due to a torn groin and was replaced by Terrance McKinney.[11]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Thiago Santos Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00
Bantamweight Song Yadong def. Marlon Moraes KO (punches) 1 2:06
Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff def. Alex Caceres Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Karl Roberson TKO (body kick and punches) 2 0:25
Lightweight Drew Dober def. Terrance McKinney TKO (knee and punches) 1 3:17
Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Bruno Silva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Matthew Semelsberger def. A.J. Fletcher Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight JJ Aldrich def. Gillian Robertson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Javid Basharat def. Trevin Jones Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Damon Jackson def. Kamuela Kirk Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:42
Women's Flyweight Miranda Maverick def. Sabina Mazo Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:15
Middleweight Cody Brundage def. Dalcha Lungiambula Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:41
Bantamweight Guido Cannetti def. Kris Moutinho TKO (punches) 1 2:07
Light Heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov def. Tafon Nchukwi KO (flying knee) 3 0:44

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Song Yadong, Khalil Rountree Jr., Cody Brundage, and Azamat Murzakanov

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2022-03-13). "UFC Fight Night 203 post-event facts: Drew Dober a threat to lightweight knockout record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ^ Andrew Harbaugh (2021-12-08). "UFC applies for several dates at the Apex to start 2022". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-11-19). "Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev is the main event at UFC event on March 12". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-11-19. (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Nolan King (2021-12-23). "Two bouts added to UFC Fight Night event on March 12". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  5. ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-29). "Kirk again substitute during second UFC match against Jackson". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-29. (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Jay Anderson (2022-01-06). "Ariane Lipski vs. JJ Aldrich booked for UFC's March 12 card". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  7. ^ Steve Duncan (2022-02-23). "Lipski out, Gillian Robertson faces JJ Aldrich at UFC Vegas 50". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022-02-23. (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Carlos Contreras Legaspi (2022-01-01). "Sabina Mazo vs. Mandy Bohm, 12 March". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24. (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Mike Heck (2022-02-24). "With Mandy Bohm out, Miranda Maverick steps in to face Sabina Mazo at UFC Vegas 50". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  10. ^ Farrah Hannoun (2022-01-25). "UFC adds Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn to March 12 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  11. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-03-04). "Terrance McKinney replaces Ricky Glenn to fight Drew Dober at UFC Vegas 50". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  13. ^ Staff (2022-03-12). "UFC Fight Night 203 bonuses: Yadong, Rountree among four total winners". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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