UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva (also known as UFC Fight Night 181, UFC on ESPN+ 39 and UFC Vegas 12) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 31, 2020 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | None (behind closed doors)[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall served as the headliner.[5] The pairing was initially scheduled to meet at UFC 198 in May 2016.[6] However, Silva pulled out due to acute cholecystitis, which required a cholecystectomy.[7]
Raulian Paiva was expected to face Amir Albazi in a flyweight bout at the event. However, Paiva pulled out of the fight on September 11 citing a knee injury.[8] He was replaced by Zhalgas Zhumagulov and their contest was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark.[9]
A middleweight bout between Wellington Turman and Sean Strickland was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Turman pulled out on September 29 due to COVID-19 sequelae that prevented him from training after his two-week quarantine period for the disease ended on September 24.[11] He was replaced by Jack Marshman.[12]
A middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Makhmud Muradov was briefly scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie two weeks earlier, before being moved to this event.[13] However, Jotko pulled out of the bout due to a broken toe and he was replaced by Kevin Holland.[14] In turn, the bout then suffered another setback during fight week as Muradov tested positive for COVID-19 and had to pull out.[15] Holland faced promotional newcomer Charlie Ontiveros.[16]
Aaron Phillips was expected to face Adrian Yanez in a bantamweight bout at the event, but Phillips pulled out on October 20 due to an undisclosed injury.[17] Yanez faced promotional newcomer Victor Rodriguez.[18]
A day before the event, a women's flyweight bout between Priscila Cachoeira and Cortney Casey was scrapped due to Cachoeira having weight cut issues.[19]
At the weigh-ins, Jack Marshman and Cole Williams missed weight for their respective bouts. Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Williams weighed in at 175.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were each fined a percentage of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Sean Strickland and Jason Witt.[20]
Results
Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Uriah Hall | def. | Anderson Silva | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:24 | |
Featherweight | Bryce Mitchell | def. | Andre Fili | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Greg Hardy | def. | Maurice Greene | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:12 | |
Middleweight | Kevin Holland | def. | Charlie Ontiveros | TKO (submission to slam) | 1 | 2:39 | |
Lightweight | Thiago Moisés | def. | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Lightweight | Alexander Hernandez | def. | Chris Gruetzemacher | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:46 | |
Bantamweight | Adrian Yanez | def. | Victor Rodriguez | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:46 | |
Catchweight (187.5 lb) | Sean Strickland | def. | Jack Marshman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (175.5 lb) | Jason Witt | def. | Cole Williams | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:09 | |
Light Heavyweight | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Justin Ledet | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | 1 | 2:38 | |
Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Kevin Natividad | KO (punch) | 3 | 2:51 |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[22]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Kevin Holland, Alexander Hernandez, Adrian Yanez and Miles Johns
References
- Marc Williams (2020-10-29). "CLASH Uriah Hall v Anderson Silva UK start time: UFC Fight Night, free live stream and full card for Middleweight showdown". talksport.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- Staff (2020-10-07). "UFC announces upcoming event schedule through November". ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- Daniel Marland (2020-08-26). "Dana White confirms UFC legend Anderson Silva's final career opponent". sportbible.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- Mike Bohn (2020-10-20). "Anderson Silva confirms retirement at UFC on ESPN+ 39: 'For sure, this is the last fight'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- Brett Okamoto (2020-08-19). "Anderson Silva, Uriah Hall to fight Oct. 31, Dana White says". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- Marc Raimondi (2016-03-16). "Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall targeted for UFC 198". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- Fernanda Prates and Dann Stupp (2016-05-11). "Reps: Anderson Silva undergoes successful surgery after UFC 198 withdrawal (Updated)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- Marcelo Barone (2020-09-11). "Raulian Paiva suffers knee injury in training and is out of his fight against Amir Albazi1 in the UFC". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11. (in Portuguese)
- Staff (2020-10-16). "With Raulian Paiva out, Zhalgas Zhumagulov steps in to face Amir Albazi at UFC's Nov. 28 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- Staff (2020-08-21). "Sean Strickland vs. Wellington Turman added to "UFC Halloween" event". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-22. (in Dutch)
- Guilherme Cruz (2020-09-29). "Wellington Turman still unable to train after COVID-19 quarantine, withdraws from UFC fight with Sean Strickland". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- Staff (2020-10-17). "Jack Marshman replaces Wellington Turman against Sean Strickland". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-18. (in Dutch)
- Bohuslav Sedláček (2020-10-06). "The match of Makhmuda Muradova in the UFC is approaching". sportyzive.cz. Retrieved 2020-10-06. (in Czech)
- Staff (2020-10-19). "Kevin Holland replaces Krzysztof Jotko and faces Makhmud Muradov at UFC". alkhaleejtoday.co. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- Robert Rampa (2020-10-29). "Muradov will not fight in the UFC on Saturday. He had a positive covid test". idnes.cz. Retrieved 2020-10-30. (in Czech)
- Damon Martin and Mike Heck (2020-10-28). "Makhmud Muradov out, Kevin Holland now expected to face newcomer Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- David Tees (2020-10-19). "Report: Aaron Phillips injured, off UFC Vegas 12". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- Staff (2020-10-21). "Victor Rodriguez signs with the UFC, fighting Adrian Yanez on Oct. 31 in Las Vegas". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-21. (in Dutch)
- Staff (2020-10-30). "Priscila Cachoeira withdraws from UFC on ESPN+ 39 on weigh-ins day; Cortney Casey fight off". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- Staff (2020-10-30). "UFC on ESPN+ 39 weigh-in results: Silva, Hall official, but two are heavy and one fight scrapped". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- "UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- Matt Erickson (2020-10-31). "UFC on ESPN+ 39 bonuses: Who won $50,000 on card with eight finishes?". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.