UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal (also known as UFC Fight Night 183, UFC on ESPN+ 41 and UFC Vegas 17) was a

Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A welterweight bout between

disease. The promotion was expected to keep the bout intact and reschedule the pairing for a future event in early 2021, but Chimaev's lingering symptoms prevented him from returning until UFC 267.[5]

The original co-main event, a welterweight bout between former

UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal served as the event headliner.[6]

A flyweight bout between

UFC on ESPN 20.[10]

A welterweight bout between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady was expected to take place at this event.[11] However in late October, Muhammad revealed that Brady had a broken nose and had to pull out of their bout.[12] He was replaced by Dhiego Lima.[13] Subsequently, Muhammad was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the week leading up to the event and the bout was scrapped. The pairing is expected to be left intact and rescheduled for a future event in early 2021.[14]

Deron Winn and Antônio Braga Neto were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at the event.[15] In turn, Braga Neto was removed from the contest due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Antônio Arroyo, thus changing the contest to a catchweight of 195 pounds.[16]

A flyweight bout between

UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno a week earlier at UFC 256.[19]

Misha Cirkunov was expected to face Ryan Spann in a light heavyweight bout at this event.[20] However, Cirkunov pulled out in early December due to an injury and the bout was postponed to a future date.[21]

A flyweight bout between Jimmy Flick and Cody Durden was initially scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori two weeks earlier, but the pairing was canceled on the day of the event after Durden had conjunctivitis.[22] The matchup was left intact and took place at this event.[23]

Also rescheduled for this event was a middleweight bout between Karl Roberson and Dalcha Lungiambula. They were expected to meet at UFC 256, but Roberson tested positive for COVID-19 and the fight was postponed.[23] A day before the event, they suffered a second cancellation due to Roberson's COVID-19 related issues.[24]

A lightweight bout between former

WSOF Featherweight Champion Ricky Glenn and Carlton Minus was scheduled for this event.[25] However, it was announced that Glenn pulled out during fight week due to undisclosed reasons.[26] He was replaced by Christos Giagos and the bout took place at a catchweight of 160 pounds.[27]

Aiemann Zahabi was expected to face Drako Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout at this event.[28] However, the bout was scrapped on December 17 due to Zahabi testing positive for COVID-19.[29]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00
Bantamweight José Aldo def. Marlon Vera Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Michel Pereira def. Khaos Williams Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Rob Font def. Marlon Moraes TKO (punches) 1 3:47
Heavyweight Marcin Tybura def. Greg Hardy TKO (punches) 2 4:31
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Anthony Pettis def. Alex Morono Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Pannie Kianzad def. Sijara Eubanks Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (195 lb) Deron Winn def. Antônio Arroyo Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women’s Flyweight Taila Santos def. Gillian Robertson Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Tafon Nchukwi def. Jamie Pickett Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Flyweight Jimmy Flick def. Cody Durden Submission (flying triangle choke) 1 3:18
Catchweight (160 lb) Christos Giagos def. Carlton Minus Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–28) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[31]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Stephen Thompson, Rob Font, Marcin Tybura, and Jimmy Flick

See also

References

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