UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar

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UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 9, 2019  ( 2019-11-09 )
Venue CSKA Arena
City Moscow , Russia
Attendance 11,305 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacare

UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar (also known as UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar , UFC Fight Night 163 and UFC on ESPN+ 21 ) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 9, 2019 at CSKA Arena in Moscow , Russia. [2] [3]

Background [ edit ]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov was scheduled to serve as the event headliner. [4] However, dos Santos pulled out of the matchup on October 22, citing a bacterial infection in his leg. [5] Greg Hardy was announced as the replacement on the same day, moving this bout down into the co-main event slot. [6]

A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman . However, promotion officials then elected to instead reschedule the pairing for this event. [7] In turn, after a change up in participants in the original main event, the pairing was elevated to serve as the three round headliner. [6]

Vinc Pichel was linked to a bout with Alexander Yakovlev at the event. However, Pichel pulled out of the fight on October 24, citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts . [8]

A light heavyweight bout between Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Ed Herman was scheduled for the event. However, Antigulov was pulled from the bout for an undisclosed reason and replaced by Khadis Ibragimov . [9]

Results [ edit ]

Fight Card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Calvin Kattar Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Greg Hardy Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Danny Roberts def. Zelim Imadaev KO (punch) 2 4:54
Light Heavyweight Ed Herman def. Khadis Ibragimov Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 29?28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin def. Ramazan Emeev Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Shamil Gamzatov def. Klidson Abreu Decision (split) (28?29, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Dalcha Lungiambula KO (front kick and punch) 3 0:29
Welterweight Rustam Khabilov def. Sergey Khandozhko Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Karl Roberson def. Roman Kopylov Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 4:01 [a]
Welterweight David Zawada def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:50
Lightweight Roosevelt Roberts def. Alexander Yakovlev Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Pannie Kianzad def. Jessica-Rose Clark Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Davey Grant def. Grigory Popov Decision (split) (29?28, 28?29, 29?28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Kopylov was deducted a point in round 3 due to an accidental eye poke.

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Bonus awards [ edit ]

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

  • Fight of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar
  • Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev and David Zawada

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Jon Fuentes (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Bonuses, Attendance & Gate" . lowkickmma.com . Retrieved 2019-11-10 .
  2. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-08). "UFC announces fourth quarter schedule for 2019" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2019-07-08 .
  3. ^ Redactie (2019-07-08). "The UFC announces events for Moscow, Singapore, Busan and more" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2019-07-08 . (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Nolan King (2019-09-07). "Junior Dos Santos vs. Alexander Volkov set to headline UFC on ESPN+ 21" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2019-09-07 .
  5. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2019-10-22). "Junior dos Santos hospitalized, out of UFC Moscow fight with Alexander Volkov" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2019-10-22 .
  6. ^ a b Brett Okamoto (2019-10-22). "Greg Hardy to replace Junior dos Santos on November card" . espn.com . Retrieved 2019-10-22 .
  7. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov, Calvin Kattar rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow" . sherdog.com . Retrieved 2019-09-17 .
  8. ^ Redactie (2019-10-24). "Roosevelt Roberts replaces Vinc Pichel against Alexander Yakovlev during UFC Moscow" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2019-10-24 . (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Redactie (2019-10-30). "BREAKING: Khadis Ibragimov takes short notice against Ed Herman in Moscow" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2019-10-30 . (in Dutch)
  10. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar" . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 23 July 2019 . Retrieved 2019-11-10 .
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