UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley (also known as UFC Fight Night 178, UFC on ESPN+ 36 and UFC Vegas 11) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 19, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 19, 2020 (2020-09-19)
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

Background

The event was originally expected to take place on September 26, but it was moved up a week. UFC 253 took place on the former date.[3]

UFC officials had initially targeted a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and former interim champion Colby Covington to serve as the event headliner for UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar, but Woodley announced that the date did not provide him with time suitable enough to prepare because of injuries incurred during his most recent fight.[4] The pairing headlined this event.[5]

A heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Shamil Abdurakhimov was expected to take place at this event.[6] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC 249, but Gane was forced to pull out of the event after he was struck by a pneumothorax in training.[7] Subsequently, the pairing was rescheduled for UFC 251 and cancelled a second time as Abdurakhimov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[8] They were later rebooked for UFC 253, before eventually having the bout shifted to this event.[9] In turn, the bout then shifted again for undisclosed reasons and was expected to take place four weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie.[10]

A flyweight bout between Jordan Espinosa and David Dvořák was expected to take place at UFC 253, but was later rebooked for this event due to undisclosed reasons.[11][12]

A welterweight bout between Mickey Gall and Miguel Baeza was scheduled for the event. However, Gall pulled out on September 11 due to an injury.[13] He was replaced by Jeremiah Wells.[14] On September 17, it was announced that the bout was cancelled due to undisclosed reasons.[15]

A featherweight bout between Mirsad Bektić and Luiz Eduardo Garagorri was scheduled for the event. However, Garagorri was pulled from the fight on September 15 after a cornerman of his tested positive for COVID-19.[16] Bektić faced returning veteran Damon Jackson.[17]

Results
Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Colby Covington def. Tyron Woodley TKO (rib injury) 5 1:19
Welterweight Donald Cerrone vs. Niko Price No Contest (overturned) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Khamzat Chimaev def. Gerald Meerschaert KO (punch) 1 0:17
Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker def. Ryan Spann KO (elbows and punches) 1 2:43
Women's Strawweight Mackenzie Dern def. Randa Markos Submission (armbar) 1 3:44
Middleweight Kevin Holland def. Darren Stewart Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Flyweight David Dvořák def. Jordan Espinosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Damon Jackson def. Mirsad Bektić Submission (guillotine choke) 3 1:21
Women’s Flyweight Mayra Bueno Silva def. Mara Romero Borella Submission (armbar) 1 2:29
Women’s Bantamweight Jessica-Rose Clark def. Sarah Alpar TKO (punch and knee) 3 4:21
Featherweight Darrick Minner def. T.J. Laramie Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:52
Bantamweight Randy Costa def. Journey Newson KO (head kick) 1 0:41
Bantamweight Andre Ewell def. Irwin Rivera Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tyson Nam def. Jerome Rivera TKO (punches) 2 0:34
  1. Price was deducted one point in round 1 due to repeated eye pokes. Originally a majority draw (29–27, 28–28, 28–28); overturned after Price tested positive for carboxy THC.[18]

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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: Khamzat Chimaev, Mackenzie Dern, Damon Jackson and Randy Costa

Aftermath

On November 4, it was announced that the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) issued a temporary suspension for Niko Price, after he tested positive for carboxy THC in a drug test related to his fight.[21] A month later, On November 4, Price was officially suspended for six months retroactive to the date of the fight, with the result of the bout being overturned to a no contest due to the violation. He was fined $8,500 and before he is re-licensed in Las Vegas, Price will also have to pay a prosecution fee of $145.36.[18]

See also

References
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  2. Daniel Cunningham (2020-07-07). "UFC: Claudia Gadelha meets Yan Xiaonan on September 26th". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. Tristen Critchfield (2020-08-15). "UFC 253, Israel Adesanya-Paulo Costa title bout official for Sept. 26". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. Ariel Helwani (2020-07-16). "Tyron Woodley open to Colby Covington fight, but not in August". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. Reubyn Coutinho (2020-08-15). "Tyron Woodley reveals date of his clash against Colby Covington". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  6. Clyde Aidoo (2020-08-25). "Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane announced for Sep. 19". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  7. Guilherme Cruz (2020-03-05). "Ciryl Gane out of UFC 249 fight with Shamil Abdurakhimov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  8. Staff (2020-04-14). "Sergei Pavlovich encounters Ciryl Gane during the August 8 event". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-15. (in Dutch)
  9. Farah Hannoun (2020-07-15). "With Sergei Pavlovich out, Ciryl Gane vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov targeted for Sept. 19 UFC event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  10. Staff (2020-09-09). "Cyril Gane vs Shamil Abdurakhimov rebooked for October 17". boxemag.com. Retrieved 2020-09-09. (in French)
  11. Staff (2020-07-22). "Flyweights Jordan Espinosa and David Dvorak added to UFC 253". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-22. (in Dutch)
  12. Bohuslav Sedláček (2020-09-07). "David Dvorak is in Las Vegas! He will fight there on September 19". sportyzive.cz. Retrieved 2020-09-11. (in Czech)
  13. Mike Heck (2020-09-11). "Mickey Gall injured, out of fight with Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 11". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  14. Dave Doyle (2020-09-15). "Miguel Baeza now fights Jeremiah Wells at UFC on ESPN+ 36". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  15. Danny Segura (2020-09-17). "Miguel Baeza vs. Jeremiah Wells removed from UFC on ESPN+ 36". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  16. Tudor Leonte (2020-09-15). "Luiz Eduardo Garagorri-Mirsad Bektic match scratched from UFC Fight Night 178". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  17. Farah Hannoun (2020-09-17). "With Eduardo Garagorri out, Damon Jackson steps in to face Mirsad Bektic at UFC on ESPN+ 36". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  18. John Morgan (2020-12-02). "UFC's Niko Price suspended, fined $8,500 for traces of marijuana in system". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  19. "UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  20. Andrew Ravens (2020-09-19). "UFC on ESPN+ 36 bonuses: four fighters get performance checks". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  21. John Morgan (2020-11-04). "Kevin Croom, Jose Flores issued NAC suspensions for marijuana use; Niko Price also cited". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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