UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 23, 2019 | |||
| Venue | O2 Arena | |||
| City | Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| Attendance | 16,583[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,606,176[1] | |||
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UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos (also known as UFC Fight Night 145 or UFC on ESPN+ 3) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 23, 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.[2]
Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to the Czech Republic.[2]
A light heavyweight bout between former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Thiago Santos served as the event headliner.[3][4]
Darko Stošić was scheduled to face Magomed Ankalaev at the event. However, Stošić pulled out of the fight on January 23 citing injury.[5] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Klidson Abreu.[6]
Sam Alvey was expected to face Gadzhimurad Antigulov at the event. However on January 25, it was reported that Alvey was chosen as a replacement for another bout at UFC 234 and the bout was scrapped.[7]
Ramazan Emeev was expected to face Michel Prazeres at this event. However on February 4, it was reported that Emeev pulled out of the bout citing injury.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Ismail Naurdiev.[9]
At the weigh-ins, Carlos Diego Ferreira and Klidson Abreu missed the required weight for their respective fights. Ferreira weighed in at 157 pounds, 1 pound over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156. Meanwhile, Abreu weighed in at 209 pounds, 3 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. Both bouts were held at catchweight. Ferreira and Abreu were fined 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Rustam Khabilov and Magomed Ankalaev.[10]
Results
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Thiago Santos | def. | Jan Błachowicz | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:39 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def. | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:21 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Michał Oleksiejczuk | def. | Gian Villante | TKO (body punch) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Liz Carmouche | def. | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Petr Yan | def. | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (209 lb) | Magomed Ankalaev | def. | Klidson Abreu | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Dwight Grant | def. | Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Featherweight | Chris Fishgold | def. | Daniel Teymur | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Veronica Macedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:27 | |
| Lightweight | Damir Hadžović | def. | Polo Reyes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:03 | |
| Welterweight | Ismail Naurdiev | def. | Michel Prazeres | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Carlos Diego Ferreira | def. | Rustam Khabilov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Damir Ismagulov | def. | Joel Álvarez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Thiago Santos, Stefan Struve, Michał Oleksiejczuk and Dwight Grant
See also
References
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