UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos (also known as UFC Fight Night 182, UFC on ESPN+ 40 and UFC Vegas 14) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 14, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Background

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev was expected to take place at UFC 254.[3] However, dos Anjos tested positive for COVID-19 on October 8 and was pulled from the bout.[4][5] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled to headline this event.[6][7] In turn, it was reported on November 8 that Makhachev was forced to pull out of the event due to a staph infection.[8][9] Paul Felder was announced as his replacement a day later.[10]

A middleweight bout between Saparbek Safarov and Julian Marquez was initially slated for August 29 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić.[11] However, Safarov faced travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the bout was moved to this event.[12] In turn, Safarov pulled out due to weight cut issues a day before the event and the pairing was cancelled once again.[13]

A middleweight bout between Andreas Michailidis and Antônio Arroyo was expected to take place at this event.[14] However, Michailidis withdrew on October 23 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced Eryk Anders.[15]

Gabriel Benítez was expected to face Justin Jaynes in a featherweight bout at the event.[16] However, Benítez pulled out on October 27 due to testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was scratched. As of now, the promotion plans on rebooking the matchup for a later date that hasn't been determined.[17]

A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Strawweight Champions Lívia Renata Souza and Kanako Murata was expected to take place at this event.[18] However, Souza pulled out in early November due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Randa Markos.[19]

A flyweight bout between Jeff Molina and Zarrukh Adashev was briefly expected to take place at this event, but was eventually rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 185.[20][21]

Bryan Barberena was expected to face Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout at this event.[22] However, Barberena underwent an emergency laparotomy a week before the event due to "internal bleeding from a couple ruptured arteries in his omentum" and was sidelined indefinitely.[23] Rodriguez was rebooked against Nicolas Dalby a week later at UFC 255.[24]

At the weigh-ins, Abdul Razak Alhassan, Anders and Louis Smolka missed weight for their respective bouts. Alhassan weighed in at 172.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Anders weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Smolka weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. All of their bouts were scheduled to proceed at catchweight and they were each fined 20% of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Khaos Williams, Antônio Arroyo and José Alberto Quiñónez respectively.[25] However, both Anders and Smolka pulled out the next day as a consequence of their weight cuts. In turn, those latter two fights against Arroyo and Quiñónez were cancelled.[26][27]

Results
Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Paul Felder Decision (split) (47–48, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00
Catchweight (172.5 lb) Khaos Williams def. Abdul Razak Alhassan KO (punch) 1 0:30
Women's Strawweight Ashley Yoder def. Miranda Granger Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (195 lb) Sean Strickland def. Brendan Allen TKO (punches) 2 1:32
Women's Strawweight Cory McKenna def. Kay Hansen Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight Kanako Murata def. Randa Markos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tony Gravely def. Geraldo de Freitas Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Alex Morono def. Rhys McKee Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Don'Tale Mayes def. Roque Martinez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00

    [28]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[29]

    • Fight of the Night: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Paul Felder
    • Performance of the Night: Khaos Williams and Sean Strickland

    See also

    References
    1. Ardi Dwornik (2020-11-12). "UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
    2. Staff (2020-10-07). "UFC announces upcoming event schedule through November". ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
    3. Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn (2020-08-20). "Rafael dos Anjos returns to lightweight, meets Islam Makhachev at UFC 254". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
    4. Newswire (2020-10-08). "Rafael dos Anjos announces COVID-19 positive, scratch from UFC 254". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
    5. Tristen Critchfield (2020-10-14). "Islam Makhachev won't receive replacement opponent at UFC 254". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
    6. Staff (2020-10-20). "Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael Dos Anjos rescheduled, this time for November 14th". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-20. (in Dutch)
    7. Nick Baldwin (2020-11-01). "Makhachev-Dos Anjos rebooked for Nov. 14 main event". thescore.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
    8. Brett Okamoto (2020-11-08). "Sources: Makhachev out of main event with injury". espn.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
    9. Farah Hannoun (2020-11-09). "Islam Makhachev reveals staph infection forced him to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 182 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
    10. Mike Bohn (2020-11-09). "Paul Felder steps in vs. Rafael dos Anjos in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 182 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
    11. Farah Hannoun (2020-07-13). "Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov joins UFC's Aug. 29 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
    12. David Tees (2020-08-24). "Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov moved to November 14 UFC card". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
    13. Alexander K. Lee (2020-11-13). "Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov off of UFC Vegas 14 due to Safarov weight issues". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
    14. Staff (2020-08-23). "Antonio Arroyo vs. Andreas Michailidis added to UFC event on November 14". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-24. (in Dutch)
    15. Nolan King (2020-10-23). "Eryk Anders replaces Andreas Michailidis, faces Antonio Arroyo at UFC event on Nov. 14". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
    16. Carlos Contreras Legaspi (2020-10-07). "Gabriel Benítez returns to UFC; will face Justin Jaynes". milenio.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27. (in Spanish)
    17. Danny Segura (2020-10-27). "Gabriel Benitez tests positive for COVID-19, Justin Jaynes bout off UFC on ESPN+ 40". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
    18. Raphael Marinho (2020-08-19). "Ultimate books Livinha Souza x Kanako Murata to event on November 14". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05. (in Portuguese)
    19. Neil Davidson (2020-11-03). "Canadians Randa Markos, Malcolm Gordon to fight on UFC cards this month in Las Vegas". newsoptimist.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
    20. Staff (2020-09-14). "Jeff Molina vs. Zarrukh Adashev added to UFC event on November 14". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-09-15. (in Dutch)
    21. Staff (2020-10-30). "Upcoming fight rescheduled". rotowire.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
    22. Julio Fernando Navas (2020-10-29). "Bryan Barberena vs. Daniel Rodriguez added to UFC Fight Night Las Vegas 14". mma.uno. Retrieved 2020-11-07. (in Spanish)
    23. Staff (2020-11-07). "Bryan Barberena undergoes emergency surgery, out of Nov. 14 UFC Fight Night bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
    24. Farah Hannoun and Simon Head (2020-11-12). "With Orion Cosce out, Daniel Rodriguez steps in to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC 255". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
    25. Staff (2020-11-13). "UFC Fight Night 182 weigh-in results: Felder and Dos Anjos set, but three come in heavy". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
    26. Guilherme Cruz (2020-11-14). "Antonio Arroyo says Eryk Anders fight is off of UFC Vegas 14". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
    27. John Morgan (2020-11-14). "Louis Smolka ruled out of UFC Fight Night 182; Jose Quinonez fight scratched". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
    28. "UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
    29. Andrew Ravens (2020-11-14). "UFC on ESPN+ 41 bonuses: Rafael dos Anjos & Paul Felder earn FOTN honors". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.