UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov

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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 14, 2023 (2023-01-14)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 217, UFC on ESPN+ 75 and UFC Vegas 67) was a

Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2][3]

Background

A middleweight bout between former interim

UFC Middleweight Championship challenger and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov was scheduled to headline the event.[4] The pair was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 273, but Imavov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues.[5] However, the week of the event, Gastelum withdrew due to a mouth injury and was replaced by Sean Strickland, with the bout taking place at light heavyweight.[6]

A heavyweight bout between Jailton Almeida and Shamil Abdurakhimov was originally announced for this date. However the UFC issued a correction a short time later announcing the fight was set for UFC 283 the following week.[7]

A flyweight bout between

Nevada Athletic Commission as he has been linked to an investigation around the Nov. 5 fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.[10]

Welterweights Geoff Neal and Shavkat Rakhmonov were expected to meet at this event.[11] However on December 29, Neal pulled out due to undisclosed injury and the bout was rescheduled for UFC 285.[12][13]

Omar Morales was expected to face Mateusz Rębecki in a lightweight bout.[14] However, Morales withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Nick Fiore.[15]

Isaac Dulgarian was expected to face Daniel Argueta in a featherweight bout.[16] However, Dulgarian withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nick Aguirre.[17]

A Featherweight bout between Jarno Errens and David Onama was scheduled for this event.[18] Errens however sustained a shoulder injury in December and the bout was scrapped.[19]

A women's flyweight bout between Priscila Cachoeira and Sijara Eubanks was expected to take place at the event.[20] However, the day before the event, Eubanks was forced to withdraw due to weight management issues and the bout was scrapped.[21]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Sean Strickland def. Nassourdine Imavov Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00
Featherweight Dan Ige def. Damon Jackson KO (punch) 2 4:13
Middleweight Roman Kopylov def. Punahele Soriano TKO (body kick and punches) 2 3:19
Women's Bantamweight Raquel Pennington def. Ketlen Vieira Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def. Raoni Barcelos KO (body kick and punch) 1 4:40
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight Javid Basharat def. Mateus Mendonça Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Claudio Ribeiro KO (punches) 2 0:28
Lightweight Mateusz Rębecki def. Nick Fiore Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Allan Nascimento def. Carlos Hernández Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:16
Featherweight Daniel Argueta def. Nick Aguirre Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Charles Johnson def. Jimmy Flick TKO (elbows and punches) 1 4:33

[22]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[23]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Dan Ige, Roman Kopylov, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Allan Nascimento

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-01-15). "UFC Fight Night 217 post-event facts: Sean Strickland joins exclusive three-division club". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  2. ^ Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun (2022-09-28). "Kevin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov headlines first UFC event of 2023". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  3. ^ Nolan King (2022-12-08). "UFC officially announces early 2023 schedule: Dates, locations, and venues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  4. ^ Damon Martin (2022-09-28). "Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov expected to headline first UFC card in 2023". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. ^ Staff (2022-03-28). "UFC 273 news: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Kelvin Gastelum off, Ilir Latifi vs. Aleksei Oleinik added". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. ^ Damon Martin (2023-01-09). "Kelvin Gastelum out, Sean Strickland now faces Nassourdine Imavov in UFC Vegas 67 main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  7. ^ Jay Anderson (2022-11-01). "Jailton Almeida Rebooked Opposite Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  8. ^ Marcel Droff (2022-09-24). "UFC | Molina vs. Flick eerste gevecht voor 2023 op 14 januari". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-29. (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Mike Heck and MMA Fighting Newswire (2022-12-05). "Charles Johnson in for Jeff Molina at UFC Vegas 67, faces Jimmy Flick". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  10. ^ Staff (2022-12-26). "Report: UFC flyweight Jeff Molina the latest suspension amid betting scandal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  11. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2022-10-08). "Welterweights Geoff Neal, Shavkat Rakhmonov to clash at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 14". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  12. ^ Will Miles (2022-12-29). "Geoff Neal out of scheduled bout against Shavkat Rakhmonov on the 14th of January, 2023". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  13. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-01-04). "Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov rescheduled for UFC 285 in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  14. ^ Bartłomiej Stachura (2022-11-03). "UFC debut confirmed! Mateusz Rębecki will cross gloves with a strong kickboxer!". lowking.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-03. (in Polish)
  15. ^ Bartłomiej Stachura (2022-12-29). "Omar Morales is out of the fight! Mateusz Rębecki with a new opponent for his UFC debut!". lowking.pl. Retrieved 2022-12-29. (in Polish)
  16. ^ Nolan King (2022-11-07). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  17. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-01-10). "Newcomer Nick Aguirre steps in against Dan Argueta at UFC Vegas 67 this Saturday". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  18. ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-10-31). "UFC Vegas 67 | Jarno Errens vecht tijdens eerste UFC evenement van 2023 tegen David Onama". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-10-31. (in Dutch)
  19. ^ "UFC VEGAS 67 | JARNO ERRENS NIET IN ACTIE OP 14 JANUARI VANWEGE EEN SCHOUDERBLESSURE". www.eurosport.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  20. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2022-12-23). "Priscila Cachoeira vs. Sijara Eubanks agreed for first UFC card of 2023". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  21. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2023-01-13). "Priscila Cachoeira vs. Sijara Eubanks off of UFC Vegas 67 due to Eubanks weight management issues". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  22. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  23. ^ Matt Erickson (2023-01-14). "UFC Fight Night 217 bonuses: Dan Ige's nickname prophetic for extra $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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