UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 235, UFC on ESPN+ 93 and UFC Vegas 85) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 3, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 3, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov headlined the event.[3]
A flyweight bout between Nate Maness and Azat Maksum was expected to take place at the event.[4] However, Maness pulled out in early January due to injury and was replaced by former LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson.[5]
William Gomis was expected to face Melsik Baghdasaryan in a featherweight bout at this event.[6] However, Gomis pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in early January and the bout was scrapped.[7]
Kiefer Crosbie and Themba Gorimbo were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout.[8] However on January 5, it was announced that Crosbie pulled out due to an injury.[7] Pete Rodriguez was announced as the replacement.[9]
A welterweight bout between Muslim Salikhov and Randy Brown took place at the event.[10] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 296 last December, but Brown withdrew due to illness.[11]
At the weigh-ins, Luana Carolina weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight with Carolina forfeiting an 20 percentage of her purse, which went to her opponent former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Julija Stoliarenko.[12]
Results
edit| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Roman Dolidze | Decision (majority) (49–44, 47–47, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Drew Dober | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Muslim Salikhov | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:17 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Natália Silva | def. | Viviane Araújo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Aliaskhab Khizriev | vs. | Makhmud Muradov | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 1 | 0:11 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Charles Radtke | def. | Gilbert Urbina | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Molly McCann | def. | Diana Belbiţă | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | def. | Azat Maksum | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Themba Gorimbo | def. | Pete Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:32 | |
| Featherweight | Lee Jeong-yeong | def. | Blake Bilder | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (129 lb) | Luana Carolina | def. | Julija Stoliarenko | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:52 | |
| Lightweight | Marquel Mederos | def. | Landon Quiñones | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jamal Pogues | def. | Thomas Petersen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[14]
- Fight of the Night: Charles Johnson vs. Azat Maksum
- Performance of the Night: Randy Brown and Molly McCann
See also
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References
edit- ^ Bohn, Mike (February 4, 2024). "UFC Fight Night 235 post-event facts: Randy Brown is on the rise". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Roman Dolidze vs Nassourdine Imavov to Headline UFC on February 3". itnwwe.com. November 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ King, Nolan (November 29, 2023). "UFC books Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov for February 3 main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Andrew, David (December 9, 2023). "Nathan Maness slated to face undefeated prospect Azat Maksum at UFC Fight Night 235". sherdog.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Wells, Matthew; King, Nolan (January 2, 2024). "Charles Johnson to replace injured Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night 235 vs. Azat Maksum". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "UFC Vegas 85 – William Gomis de retour sur la carte du 3 février, découvrez son adversaire" [UFC Vegas 85 – William Gomis back on the February 3 card, discover his opponent]. actumma.com (in French). December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b King, Nolan; Hannoun, Farah (January 5, 2024). "Two more fighters withdraw from UFC Fight Night 235 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Nag, Sayan (November 15, 2023). "Themba Gorimbo slated to face Kiefer Crosbie at UFC event on Feb. 3". sherdog.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Riddle, Mathew (January 5, 2024). "UFC Fight Night 235 takes a hit as 2 fighters pulled from card". si.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ King, Nolan (January 11, 2024). "UFC rebooks Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov after last-minute cancellation". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Segura, Danny (December 14, 2023). "UFC 296 loses second fight in less than 24 hours after scratched prelim". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 235 weigh-in results: Prelim fighter misses mark by two pounds". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov". UFC. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Chris (February 3, 2024). "UFC Vegas 85 Bonus Report: Randy Brown one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.