UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2

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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16)
Venue T-Mobile Arena
City Paradise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 227, UFC on ESPN+ 85 and Noche UFC) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 16, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]

Background

The event celebrated Mexican independence day, which included having a variety of Mexican fighters compete at the event.[2]

A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship rematch between current champion Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko headlined the event.[3] The pair previously met at UFC 285 in March 2023 in which Grasso captured the title via a fourth round submission upset.[4]

A welterweight bout between Shavkat Rakhmonov and former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) Kelvin Gastelum was expected to take place at the event.[5] However, Gastelum withdrew after sustaining a facial fracture.[6]

A middleweight bout between Chris Curtis and Anthony Hernandez was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, Curtis withdrew due to a rib injury and was replaced by Roman Kopylov.[8] In turn, Hernandez pulled out of the bout due to a torn ligament and was replaced by Josh Fremd.[9]

A welterweight bout between Daniel Rodriguez and Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Rodriguez was pulled from the bout by USADA after testing positive for the banned substance ostarine.[11] Ponzinibbio then announced in early September that he would not be competing at the event after all.[12]

A women's strawweight bout between Elise Reed and Cynthia Calvillo was expected to take place at the event.[13] However, Calvillo pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Iasmin Lucindo in a catchweight bout of 120 pounds.[14] In turn, Reed was removed from the event for undisclosed reason and was replaced by Josefine Lindgren Knutsson.[15] Then, Lucindo withdrew from the event due to an undisclosed injury and newcomer Marnic Mann served as her replacement.[16]

A lightweight bout between Natan Levy and Alex Reyes was scheduled for the event.[17] However, Levy withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by newcomer Charlie Campbell.[18]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Flyweight Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko Draw (split) (48–47, 47–48, 47–47) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena def. Kevin Holland Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Raúl Rosas Jr. def. Terrence Mitchell TKO (punches) 1 0:54
Lightweight Daniel Zellhuber def. Christos Giagos Submission (anaconda choke) 2 3:26
Featherweight Kyle Nelson def. Fernando Padilla Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight Lupita Godinez def. Elise Reed Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:37
Middleweight Roman Kopylov def. Josh Fremd KO (punch to the body) 2 4:44
Flyweight Édgar Cháirez vs. Daniel Lacerda No Contest (premature stoppage) 1 3:47 [lower-alpha 2]
Women's Flyweight Tracy Cortez def. Jasmine Jasudavicius Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Charlie Campbell def. Alex Reyes TKO (punches) 1 3:38
Women's Strawweight Josefine Lindgren Knutsson def. Marnic Mann Decision (unanimous) (30–24, 30–25, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ Originally a technical submission (anaconda choke) win for Cháirez; overturned after review due to a referee error.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Raúl Rosas Jr., Daniel Zellhuber, Lupita Godinez, Roman Kopylov, and Charlie Campbell

See also

References

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