UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira

UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira (also known as UFC on ESPN 17 and UFC Vegas 13) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 7, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]

UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos

Background

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira headlined this event.[3] They were initially scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill.[4] However, the pairing was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana after Teixeira tested positive for COVID-19 a week prior to the fight.[5] On September 15, the bout was postponed again as Santos tested positive for the disease.[6]

A middleweight bout between Ian Heinisch and Brendan Allen was previously scheduled to take place earlier this year at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. However, Heinisch pulled out due to injury and the matchup was scrapped.[7] The pairing was rescheduled and expected to take place at this event.[8] On the day of the event, the UFC announced the bout was once again cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 test involving Heinisch.[9]

A strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Cláudia Gadelha and Yan Xiaonan was expected to take place at UFC 253, but a knee injury sustained by Gadelha ruled her out of the bout.[10] The pairing was rescheduled for this event instead.[11]

A lightweight bout between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Drew Dober was initially scheduled to take place in May at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] The pairing was then rescheduled for this event.[13] In turn, Ferreira pulled out on October 22 due to an illness and the bout was scrapped.[14]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and Tanner Boser was briefly scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana, but was later moved to this event due to Arlovski being ill.[15]

A heavyweight bout between Marcos Rogério de Lima and Alexandr Romanov was initially scheduled to take place a month earlier at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai. However, de Lima pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19.[16] The pairing took place at this event.[17]

Philipe Lins was expected to face Don'Tale Mayes in a heavyweight bout at the event.[18] However, it was announced on October 14 that Lins had a knee injury and pulled out of the event. Mayes was then expected to face Roque Martinez a week later at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos.[19]

A featherweight bout between Jeremy Stephens and Arnold Allen was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Stephens was forced to withdraw from the event in late October citing injury. A replacement could not be found and Allen was also removed.[20]

A bantamweight bout between Khalid Taha and Jack Shore was expected to take place at the event.[21] However, Shore was removed from the bout in late October due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Raoni Barcelos.[22]

Felipe Colares pulled out of a scheduled bantamweight bout against Gustavo Lopez during fight week as he tested positive for COVID-19.[23] He was replaced by returning veteran Anthony Birchak.[24]

Another bout affected by the COVID-19 pandemic was a bantamweight contest between Sarah Moras and Vanessa Melo, as Moras tested positive for the disease and the pairing was postponed to take place at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar.[25][26]

Results
Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira def. Thiago Santos Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:49
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski def. Tanner Boser Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Raoni Barcelos def. Khalid Taha Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Giga Chikadze def. Jamey Simmons TKO (head kick and punches) 1 3:51
Women's Strawweight Yan Xiaonan def. Cláudia Gadelha Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Middleweight Trevin Giles def. Bevon Lewis TKO (punches) 3 1:26
Heavyweight Alexandr Romanov def. Marcos Rogério de Lima Technical Submission (forearm choke) 1 4:48
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:22
Welterweight Max Griffin def. Ramiz Brahimaj TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 2:03
Bantamweight Gustavo Lopez def. Anthony Birchak Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:43

    [27]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[28]

    • Fight of the Night: Raoni Barcelos vs. Khalid Taha
    • Performance of the Night: Giga Chikadze and Alexandr Romanov

    See also

    References
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    2. Staff (2020-10-07). "UFC announces upcoming event schedule through November". ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
    3. Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2020-09-24). "Third time's the charm? UFC rebooks Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira for Nov. 7 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
    4. Mike Bohn (2020-07-07). "Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira in the works to headline UFC's Sept. 12 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
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    6. Alexander K. Lee and Guilherme Cruz (2020-09-15). "Thiago Santos tests positive for COVID-19, Oct. 3 fight against Glover Teixeira canceled". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
    7. Mike Heck (2020-06-16). "Ian Heinisch out; Brendan Allen now expected to face UFC newcomer Kyle Daukaus on June 27". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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    11. Staff (2020-09-10). "Yan sticking to master plan". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
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    14. Blaine Henry (2020-10-22). "Diego Ferreira out of Drew Dober fight due to illness". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
    15. Kristen King (2020-09-16). "Tanner Boser vs. Andrei Arlovski reportedly moved to November UFC Fight Night card". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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    19. Nolan King (2020-10-14). "With Philipe Lins out, UFC shifts Don'Tale Mayes onto Nov. 14 card vs. Roque Martinez". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
    20. Nolan King (2020-10-24). "Jeremy Stephens injured, out of UFC fight vs. Arnold Allen on Nov. 7". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
    21. Staff (2020-09-27). "Jack Shore and Khalid Taha will meet on November 7". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-28. (in Dutch)
    22. Farah Hannoun (2020-10-28). "With Jack Shore out, Raoni Barcelos steps in to face Khalid Taha at UFC on ESPN+ 40". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
    23. Guilherme Cruz (2020-11-01). "Felipe Colares tests positive for COVID-19, out of UFC Vegas 13 fight with Gustavo Lopez". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
    24. Mike Bohn (2020-11-03). "Anthony Birchak's UFC return vs. Gustavo Lopez finalizes UFC on ESPN+ 40 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
    25. Guilherme Cruz and Mike Heck (2020-08-13). "Sarah Moras vs. Vanessa Melo set for Nov. 7 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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    28. Dan Hiergesell (2020-11-08). "UFC Vegas 13 bonuses! 'King Kong' banks $50K for insane forearm submission". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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