UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

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UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
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The poster for UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw

UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés (also known as UFC on ESPN 26 and UFC Vegas 31) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 17, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background[]

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez was slated to serve as the event headliner.[3] However, Holloway was pulled from the bout due to injury. The pair is expected to remain intact and the bout will be rescheduled to a future event.[4] Subsequently, a lightweight bout between Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moisés was then promoted to serve as the new main event.[5]

A women's bantamweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate and Marion Reneau took place at this event. It was Tate's first fight since UFC 205, where she lost to former title challenger Raquel Pennington via unanimous decision and decided to retire afterwards.[6]

Guram Kutateladze and Don Madge were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad four months earlier, but Kutateladze pulled out due to a knee injury that required surgery.[7] They were then rescheduled for this event.[8] However, the bout was scrapped after Kutateladze once again withdrew from the bout citing injury and visa issues.[9]

A heavyweight bout between Rodrigo Nascimento and Alan Baudot was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt.[10] However, they were rescheduled to this event after Baudot got injured.[11]

Herbert Burns and Billy Quarantillo were expected to meet in a featherweight bout at this event.[12] Burns eventually pulled out in early June due to a torn ACL and was replaced by Gabriel Benítez.[13]

A flyweight bout between Ode Osbourne and Amir Albazi was originally linked to the event.[14] However, Albazi pulled out of the fight in late June citing injury. In turn, Osbourne was pulled from the card entirely and rescheduled for a future event.[15]

A middleweight bout between Phil Hawes and Deron Winn was scheduled to take place at the event.[16] However, Winn was forced to pull out from the event citing a separated rib and torn cartilage.[17] The pairing remained intact and was rescheduled for October at UFC Fight Night 194.[18]

Abubakar Nurmagomedov was scheduled to meet Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout.[19] However, Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from the event citing injury.[20] Rodriguez faced promotional newcomer Preston Parsons instead.[21]

A bantamweight bout between Miles Johns and Anderson dos Santos was scheduled for the preliminary card.[22] However, the bout was removed just hours before taking place due to COVID-19 protocol issues in Dos Santos' camp.[23]

Results[]

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Thiago Moisés Submission (rear-naked choke) 4 2:38
Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate def. Marion Reneau TKO (punches) 3 1:53
Lightweight Mateusz Gamrot def. Jeremy Stephens Submission (kimura) 1 1:05
Middleweight Rodolfo Vieira def. Dustin Stoltzfus Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:54
Featherweight Billy Quarantillo def. Gabriel Benítez TKO (punches) 3 3:40
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Daniel Rodriguez def. Preston Parsons TKO (punches) 1 3:47
Women's Strawweight Amanda Lemos def. Montserrat Ruiz TKO (punches) 1 0:35
Bantamweight Sergey Morozov def. Khalid Taha Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon def. Francisco Figueiredo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alan Baudot No Contest (overturned) 2 1:29 [a]
  1. ^ Originally a TKO (punches) win for Nascimento; overturned after he tested positive for ritalinic acid.[24]

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Bonus awards[]

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]

  • Fight of the Night: Billy Quarantillo vs. Gabriel Benítez
  • Performance of the Night: Miesha Tate, Mateusz Gamrot, Rodolfo Vieira, and Rodrigo Nascimento

See also[]

  • List of UFC events
  • List of current UFC fighters
  • 2021 in UFC

References[]

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2021-07-18). "UFC on ESPN 26 post-event facts: Miesha Tate impacts record books in return". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ Staff (2021-05-27). "Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez set for UFC Fight Night on July 17". ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. ^ Staff (2021-05-26). "Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez headlines UFC's July 17 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. ^ Carlos Contreras Legaspi (2021-06-17). "Max Holloway is injured and his fight against Yair Rodríguez is postponed". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Staff (2021-06-23). "Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises elevated to UFC on ESPN 26 main event on July 17". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  6. ^ Mike Bohn (2021-03-24). "Miesha Tate returns: Former UFC champ ends retirement, meets Marion Reneau on July 17". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  7. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-02-08). "Guram Kutateladze says he's out of March 13 UFC fight vs. Don Madge due to knee injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  8. ^ Akshyay Srichandan Mahapatra (2021-04-10). "Guram Kutateladze to mark his return against Don Madge at UFC event on July 17th". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  9. ^ Saurabh Singh (2021-07-03). "Guram Kutateladze shares a message after his canceled bout at UFC Fight Night". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  10. ^ Staff (2021-02-28). "French Alan Baudot returns to the UFC on May 22!". lasueur.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09. (in French)
  11. ^ Sergio Pineiro (2021-05-07). "BREAKING: Heavyweight bout between Alan Baudot and Rodrigo Nascimento pushed to July 17". fighterpath.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  12. ^ Alex Behunin (2021-04-17). "Billy Quarantillo vs. Herbert Burns set for July 17 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  13. ^ Carlos Contreras Legaspi (2021-06-08). "Gabriel Benítez to fight Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night on July 17". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08. (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2021-04-06). "UFC books Ode Osbourne for flyweight debut July 17 vs. Amir Albazi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  15. ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-06-30). "Manel Kape vs. Ode' Osbourne added to UFC 265 in Houston on August 7". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-06-30. (in Dutch)
  16. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-05-10). "Phil Hawes meets Deron Winn at UFC Fight Night on July 17". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  17. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-07-05). "Deron Winn out of Phil Hawes fight at UFC Vegas 31 due to injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  18. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2021-07-15). "Phil Hawes vs. Deron Winn rescheduled for UFC card on Oct. 9". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  19. ^ Nolan King, John Morgan and Farah Hannoun (2021-05-23). "Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Rodriguez booked for UFC Fight Night on July 17". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  20. ^ Staff (2021-07-09). "Abubakar Nurmagomedov withdrew from the fight against Daniel Rodriguez". sports.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-09. (in Russian)
  21. ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-07-09). "Daniel Rodriguez has a new opponent for fight on July 17". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-09. (in Dutch)
  22. ^ Staff (2021-04-20). "Miles Johns vs. Anderson Dos Santos added to UFC event on July 17". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-04-20. (in Dutch)
  23. ^ Marc Raimondi (2021-07-17). "Miles Johns, Anderson Dos Santos UFC bout canceled due to COVID-19". espn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  24. ^ King, Nolan (22 September 2021). "Three UFC fighters suspended by NAC for positive drug tests including amphetamine, marijuana, more". MMA Junkie.
  25. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  26. ^ Chris Taylor (2021-07-11). "UFC Vegas 31 Bonus Report: Six fighters take home an extra $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
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