UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy (also known as UFC Fight Night 151 or UFC on ESPN+ 9) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 4, 2019 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[2][3]
| UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 4, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Canadian Tire Centre | |||
| City | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 10,960[1] | |||
| Total gate | $807,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was the promotion's second visit to Ottawa, following UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson which took place in June 2016 at TD Place Arena.[2]
A lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone served as the event headliner.[3][4]
A heavyweight bout between Walt Harris and Aleksei Oleinik was originally scheduled to take place at this event. However on April 3, it was announced that Oleinik would be replacing former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov against the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 7.[5] He was replaced by Sergey Spivak.[6]
Leah Letson was expected to face Sarah Moras at the event. However, Letson was removed from the fight in early April for an unspecified medical issue and was replaced by Macy Chiasson.[7]
Brian Kelleher was expected to face Mitch Gagnon at the event. However, Kelleher pulled out of the fight on April 10 citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cole Smith.[8]
A welterweight bout between Siyar Bahadurzada and Nordine Taleb was scheduled to take place at the event. However on April 24, it was reported that Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by newcomer Kyle Prepolec.[9]
Results
edit| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | Al Iaquinta | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Derek Brunson | def. | Elias Theodorou | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Shane Burgos | def. | Cub Swanson | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili | def. | Brad Katona | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Walt Harris | def. | Serghei Spivac | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Middleweight | Andrew Sanchez | def. | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Macy Chiasson | def. | Sarah Moras | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Bantamweight | Vince Morales | def. | Aiemann Zahabi | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Nordine Taleb | def. | Kyle Prepolec | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Matt Sayles | def. | Kyle Nelson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:16 | |
| Heavyweight | Arjan Bhullar | def. | Juan Adams | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Cole Smith | def. | Mitch Gagnon | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[11]
- Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Al Iaquinta
- Performance of the Night: Walt Harris and Macy Chiasson
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Staff (2019-05-05). "UFC on ESPN+ 9 draws announced 10,960 attendance for $807k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ a b Jesse Holland (2019-03-20). "UFC Ottawa official for May 4 on ESPN+". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ a b Press Release (2019-03-20). "Iaquinta vs Cowboy for Ottawa main event". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2019-03-19). "Sources: Iaquinta, Cerrone agree to May 4 fight". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Andrew Ravens (2019-04-03). "Alistair Overeem receives new opponent at UFC St. Petersburg". lowkick.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2019-04-09). "Unbeaten Sergey Spivak steps in to fight Walt Harris at UFC Ottawa". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ Staff (2019-04-03). "Canadian bantamweight Sarah Moras gets new opponent for UFC Ottawa card". chroniclejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-04-11). "BFL Champion Cole Smith tackles short notice fight against Mitch Gagnon during UFC Ottawa" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-04-28). "Kyle Prepolec replaces Siyar Bahadurzada against Nordine Taleb during UFC Ottawa" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ Stephie Haynes (2019-05-04). "UFC Ottawa post-fight bonuses: Cerrone and Iaquinta score FOTN honors". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.