UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba (also known as UFC Fight Night 215, UFC on ESPN+ 73 and UFC Vegas 65) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 19, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 19, 2022 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak was expected to headline the event.[3] However, while the event was in progress, Lewis was forced to withdraw due to non-COVID, non-weight cutting illness and the bout was cancelled. As a result, the intended light heavyweight co-main event between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Ion Cuțelaba headlined the event, with the fight being confirmed as the new main event just an hour before the start of the main card.[4]
Jack Shore was expected to face Kyler Phillips in a bantamweight bout.[5] However, Shore suffered "a serious knee injury" and is not expect to return to competition before the end of 2022. As a result, Phillips was pulled from the event.[6]
A light heavyweight bout between William Knight and Marcin Prachnio was scheduled for the event.[7] However, the bout was scrapped a week before the event for undisclosed reasons.[8]
A middleweight bout between Rodolfo Vieira and Cody Brundage was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, Vieira pulled out from the event due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped.[10]
Vince Morales was expected to face José Johnson in a bantamweight bout.[11] However, Johnson pulled out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns.[12]
Results
edit| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | def. | Ion Cuțelaba | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 1:02 | |
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | def. | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Muslim Salikhov | def. | André Fialho | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 3 | 1:03 | |
| Welterweight | Jack Della Maddalena | def. | Danny Roberts | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:24 | |
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | def. | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Jennifer Maia | def. | Maryna Moroz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ricky Turcios | def. | Kevin Natividad | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | def. | Maria Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brady Hiestand | def. | Fernie Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Natália Silva | def. | Tereza Bledá | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 3 | 1:27 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[14]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Kennedy Nzechukwu, Muslim Salikhov, Jack Della Maddalena, and Natália Silva
See also
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References
edit- ^ Mike Bohn (2022-11-20). "UFC Fight Night 215 post-event facts: Jack Della Maddalena makes waves with third-straight KO". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Nolan King (2022-09-20). "NAC approves seven UFC event licenses for remainder of 2022, including six UFC Apex shows". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Staff (2022-09-24). "Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac to headline Nov. 19 Fight Night event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2022-11-19). "Derrick Lewis reportedly hospitalized, UFC Fight Night 215 headliner vs. Serghei Spivac canceled mid-event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ Adam Martin (2022-08-25). "Jack Shore vs. Kyler Phillips added to upcoming UFC Fight Night card". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-09-07). "Jack Shore out of Nov. 19 bout vs. Kyler Phillips, cites 'serious' knee injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Staff (2022-10-13). "William Knight announces UFC Fight Night 215 bout vs. Marcin Prachnio". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ Michał Tkaczuk (2022-11-11). "The fight with the participation of Marcin Prachnio canceled a week before the gala". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-17. (in Polish)
- ^ Steve Duncan (2022-08-25). "Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira added to UFC Fight Night on November 19". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022-08-25. (in Spanish)
- ^ Vipin Raghuwanshi (2022-11-15). "Rodolfo Vieira pulls out of UFC Vegas 65, Cody Brundage fight off". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2022-09-27). "Vince Morales set to take on recent Contender Series winner Jose Johnson at UFC Vegas 65". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ John Eric Poli (2022-11-11). "Miles Johns talks short notice opportunity at UFC Vegas 65". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Staff (2022-11-19). "UFC Fight Night 215 bonuses: Jack Della Maddalena's first-round blitz among four POTN winners". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.