UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier

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UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 17, 2023 (2023-06-17)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria

UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier (also known as UFC on ESPN 47 and UFC Vegas 75) was a

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

Background

A featherweight bout between former interim

UFC Middleweight Championship challengers Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier as the event's new headliner.[5]

A bantamweight bout between Raoni Barcelos and Miles Johns was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Johns withdrew due to injury and the bout was canceled.[7]

Zhalgas Zhumagulov and former LFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes were expected to meet in a flyweight bout.[8] However, Bunes pulled out during fight week due to a drug test subject to further analysis and Zhumagulov was rescheduled against Joshua Vana a week later at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.[9][10]

Results

Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Jared Cannonier def. Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 48–46) 5 5:00
Lightweight Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva TKO (punches) 3 3:25
Middleweight Armen Petrosyan def. Christian Leroy Duncan Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 1:48
Lightweight Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta KO (elbow) 1 1:50
Welterweight Nicolas Dalby def. Muslim Salikhov Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Flyweight Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick TKO (elbows) 2 1:03
Bantamweight Kang Kyung-ho def. Cristian Quiñonez Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:25
Flyweight Carlos Hernandez def. Denys Bondar Technical Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 4:59 [a]
Women's Flyweight Tereza Bledá def. Gabriella Fernandes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Dan Argueta vs. Ronnie Lawrence No Contest (overturned) 1 2:20 [b]
Light Heavyweight Modestas Bukauskas def. Zac Pauga Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ An inadvertent clash of heads during a slam knocked Bondar unconscious.
  2. ^ Originally a submission (guillotine choke) win for Argueta, overturned after review determined Lawrence did not tap.

[11]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]

  • Fight of the Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Performance of the Night: Manuel Torres and Alessandro Costa

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-06-18). "UFC on ESPN 46 post-event facts: Jared Cannonier, Marvin Vettori set striking records in main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ Matthew Wells (2023-04-20). "Jared Cannonier vs. Marvin Vettori set to headline UFC Fight Night event on June 17". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-03-30). "UFC: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria booked for June 17 main event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. ^ Staff (2023-04-20). "Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier tops UFC Vegas 75, Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria now headlines UFC Jacksonville on June 24". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-04-26). "Raoni Barcelos vs. Miles Johns Bantamweight Bout Added to UFC's June 17 Event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  7. ^ Staff (2023-06-15). "Miles Johns injured, out of UFC on ESPN 46 bout vs. Raoni Barcelos". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  8. ^ Arshad (2023-05-18). "Felipe Bunes debut bout vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov set for UFC Vegas 75". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  9. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2023-06-15). "Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Felipe Bunes off UFC Vegas 75, Zhumagulov to fight Joshua Van at UFC Jacksonville". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  10. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2023-06-17). "Felipe Bunes reveals positive drug test caused cancellation of UFC Vegas 75 debut vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  11. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  12. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2023-06-18). "UFC Vegas 75 bonuses: Manuel Torres banks $50K for Knockout of the Year candidate". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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