UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov

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UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez

UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov (also known as UFC on ESPN 48 and UFC Vegas 76) was a

Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Abusupiyan Magomedov headlined the event.[3]

A middleweight bout between Abdul Razak Alhassan and Brunno Ferreira was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill but was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[4] In turn, Alhassan pulled out in late June and was replaced by promotional newcomer Nursulton Ruziboev.[5]

Benoît Saint-Denis were scheduled to meet in a lightweight bout.[6] However, Pichel pulled out in late-May due to injury and was replaced by Ismael Bonfim.[7]

A flyweight bout between Clayton Carpenter and

sixth season of Dana White's Contender Series in 2022 and UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill in May 2023, but Erceg pulled out both times due to visa issues.[9][10] Erceg was rescheduled against David Dvořák at UFC 289.[11]

UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Santos in a bantamweight bout at the preliminary card.[12] However, Chiasson pulled out two weeks after the fight announcement and was replaced by Karol Rosa in a featherweight bout.[13]

A featherweight bout between Joanderson Brito and Khusein Askhabov was expected to take place at the event.[14] However, Askhabov withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Westin Wilson.[15]

Results

Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Sean Strickland def. Abusupiyan Magomedov TKO (punches) 2 4:20
Lightweight Grant Dawson def. Damir Ismagulov Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Michael Morales def. Max Griffin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Ariane Lipski def. Melissa Gatto Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Benoît Saint Denis def. Ismael Bonfim Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:48
Middleweight Nursulton Ruziboev def. Brunno Ferreira KO (punches) 1 1:17
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Kevin Lee Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:55
Featherweight Joanderson Brito def. Westin Wilson KO (punches) 1 2:54
Women's Featherweight Karol Rosa def. Yana Santos Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Elves Brenner def. Guram Kutateladze TKO (punches) 3 3:17
Women's Flyweight Luana Carolina def. Ivana Petrović Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Alexander Romanov def. Blagoy Ivanov Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

[16]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]

  • Fight of the Night: Elves Brenner vs. Guram Kutateladze
  • Performance of the Night: Sean Strickland and Nursulton Ruziboev

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-07-02). "UFC on ESPN 47 post-event facts: Grant Dawson's numbers show title trajectory". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. ^ Nolan King (2023-04-25). "UFC officially books five more events in Las Vegas – four at UFC Apex". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. ^ Newswire (2023-04-20). "UFC Vegas 76 headlined by Sean Strickland vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov on July 1". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ^ Krishna Venki (2023-04-21). "Middleweight fight moved and reportedly added to UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  5. ^ Nolan King (2023-06-26). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 19–25)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ Damon Martin (2023-05-17). "Vinc Pichel vs. Benoit Saint-Denis booked for UFC card on July 1". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  7. ^ Anthony Sterpigny (2023-05-27). "Benoit Saint-Denis changes opponent for UFC Vegas 76, the latter is even more dangerous". actumma.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27. (in French)
  8. ^ Mitchell Woodcock (2023-05-30). "West Australian UFC star Stephen Erceg set for new opponent after Clayton Carpenter pulls out with injury". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  9. ^ Alex Behunin (2022-03-20). "Eternal Flyweight Champion Stephen Erceg vs. Clayton Carpenter set for season 6 of DWCS". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  10. ^ Mitchell Woodcock (2023-05-12). "West Australian Stephen Erceg's UFC debut against Clayton Carpenter delayed because of visa troubles". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  11. ^ Vipin Raghuwanshi (2023-05-31). "Stephen Erceg debut now set for UFC 289 vs David Dvorak after Schnell pulls out". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  12. ^ Mike Bohn and Nolan King (2023-06-02). "Macy Chiasson vs. Yana Santos added to UFC Fight Night on July 1". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  13. ^ Staff (2023-06-17). "Featherweight clash between Yana Santos and Karol Rosa set for UFC Vegas 76 on July 1". wmmarankings.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  14. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-04-22). "Joanderson Brito vs. Khusein Askhabov set for UFC Vegas 76 in July". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  15. ^ Krishna Venki (2023-06-20). "Westin Wilson MMA: Who is the new UFC fighter whose signing met strong disapproval from the fans?". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  16. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  17. ^ Matt Erickson (2023-07-01). "UFC on ESPN 47 bonuses: Sean Strickland gets extra $50K on chase for better American morals". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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