UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards

UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards (also known as UFC on ESPN 4) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 20, 2019 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.[2]

UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
The poster for UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 20, 2019 (2019-07-20)
VenueAT&T Center
CitySan Antonio, Texas
Attendance9,255[1]
Total gate$841,820.61[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to San Antonio and first since UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens in June 2014.[2]

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Leon Edwards was the event headliner.[3]

Aleksei Oleinik was expected to face Walt Harris on May 4, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy.[4] However, Oleinik was pulled from the pairing with Harris on April 3 and instead faced Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik after former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov had to withdraw.[5] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[6]

A lightweight bout between Alexander Hernandez and Francisco Trinaldo has also been rescheduled for the event.[7] The pairing was first expected to take place on January 26, 2019 at UFC 233.[8] However, Hernandez was pulled from that fight in favor of a bout with former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone a week earlier at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw.[9]

A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Liz Carmouche and former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Roxanne Modafferi was scheduled for the event. However, Carmouche was pulled from that bout in favor of a rematch with current champion Valentina Shevchenko in August at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche.[10] Modafferi is now expected to face former Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Jennifer Maia in a rematch of their 2016 bout, which Maia won via split decision to defend the title.[11] At the weigh-ins, Maia weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. As a result Maia was fined 30 percent of her purse, and the bout proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight.[12]

Results
Main card (ESPN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Leon Edwards def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Heavyweight Walt Harris def. Aleksei Oleinik KO (punch) 1 0:12
Heavyweight Greg Hardy def. Juan Adams TKO (punches) 1 0:45
Lightweight Dan Hooker def. James Vick KO (punches) 1 2:33
Lightweight Alexander Hernandez def. Francisco Trinaldo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Featherweight Alex Caceres def. Steven Peterson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Raquel Pennington def. Irene Aldana Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Klidson Abreu def. Sam Alvey Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (129 lb) Jennifer Maia def. Roxanne Modafferi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Ray Borg def. Gabriel Silva Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Mario Bautista def. Jin Soo Son Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Felipe Colares def. Domingo Pilarte Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00

    [13]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[1]

    • Fight of the Night: Mario Bautista vs. Jin Soo Son
    • Performance of the Night: Walt Harris and Dan Hooker

    Records set

    With a total of ten (10) decisions on the card, the event tied UFC 169, UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi, UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping, UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson, and UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura for the most decisions at a single UFC event.[14]

    Nine consecutive decisions was also a new UFC single-event record.[15]

    See also

    References
    1. Jon Fuentes (2019-07-21). "UFC San Antonio Bonuses, Attendance & Gate". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
    2. Newswire (2019-05-12). "UFC announces dates for third, fourth quarter of 2019, including returns to Sacramento, San Antonio, Mexico City". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
    3. Jay Pettry (2019-06-13). "Rafael dos Anjos vs. Leon Edwards to Headline UFC San Antonio". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
    4. Ariel Helwani (2019-03-05). "UFC books Oleinik-Harris for May 4". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
    5. Mike Bohn (2019-03-03). "Aleksei Oleinik replaces Alexander Volkov vs. Alistair Overeem in UFC on ESPN+ 7 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
    6. Alexander K. Lee (2019-05-16). "UFC San Antonio bouts announced, including Liz Carmouche vs. Roxanne Modafferi, Aleksei Oleinik vs. Walt Harris". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
    7. Cole Shelton (2019-06-13). "Alexander Hernandez vs. Francisco Trinaldo rebooked for UFC on ESPN 4 in San Antonio". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
    8. Lucas Rezende (2018-11-11). "Report: Alexander Hernandez steps in for Islam Makhachev against Francisco Trinaldo at UFC 233". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
    9. Mike Bohn (2018-12-08). "Donald Cerrone meets Alexander Hernandez in return to lightweight for ESPN featured bout Jan. 19". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
    10. Brett Okamoto (2019-06-18). "Shevchenko-Carmouche rematch set". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
    11. Farah Hannoun (2019-06-19). "Roxanne Modafferi vs. Jennifer Maia rematch booked for UFC on ESPN 4". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
    12. Alexander K. Lee (2019-07-19). "UFC on ESPN 4 weigh-in results: Jennifer Maia misses weight by 3 pounds". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
    13. "UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
    14. Mike Bohn (19 November 2017). "UFC Fight Night 121 post-event facts: A long night leads to a dubious new record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
    15. Mike Bohn (July 21, 2019). "UFC on ESPN 4 post-event facts: 40-year-old Andrei Arlovski sets multiple records". mmajunkie.com.
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