UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva

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UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date July 15, 2023  ( 2023-07-15 )
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada , United States
Attendance Not announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva (also known as UFC Vegas 77 and UFC on ESPN 49 ) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 15, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada , part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area , United States. [2]

Background [ edit ]

A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Mayra Bueno Silva headlined the event. [2]

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque was briefly rumored to headline the event before the announcement of the Holm/Bueno Silva bout. [3] However, the pair was moved to UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos for unknown reasons and will headline that event. [4]

Jafel Filho and Juancamilo Ronderos were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event. [5] However, Ronderos withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and Filho was rescheduled against promotional newcomer Daniel Barez at UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura a week later. [6]

A heavyweight bout between Walt Harris and Josh Parisian was expected to take place at the event. [7] However, the bout was scrapped by USADA due to a potential anti-doping policy violation by Harris. [8]

Results [ edit ]

Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Holly Holm No Contest (overturned) 2 0:38 [a]
Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena def. Bassil Hafez Decision (split) (28?29, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Francisco Prado def. Ottman Azaitar TKO (punches) 1 4:05
Middleweight Park Jun-yong def. Albert Duraev Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:45
Women's Featherweight Norma Dumont def. Chelsea Chandler Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Nazim Sadykhov def. Terrance McKinney Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:07
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Featherweight Melsik Baghdasaryan def. Tucker Lutz Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Viktoriya Dudakova def. Istela Nunes TKO (arm injury) 1 0:34
Featherweight Melquizael Costa def. Austin Lingo Decision (unanimous) (30?26, 30?27, 30?27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Evan Elder def. Genaro Valdez Decision (unanimous) (30?26, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Azat Maksum def. Tyson Nam Decision (split) (29?28, 28?29, 29?28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Alexander Munoz def. Carl Deaton III Decision (unanimous) (30?26, 30?27, 29?28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Ailin Perez def. Ashlee Evans-Smith Decision (unanimous) (30?25, 30?25, 30?26) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Originally a submission (ninja choke) win for Bueno Silva; overturned after she tested positive for ritalinic acid . [9]

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Bonus awards [ edit ]

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [11]

  • Fight of the Night: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Bassil Hafez
  • Performance of the Night: Mayra Bueno Silva and Francisco Prado

Aftermath [ edit ]

On August 21, Bueno Silva announced that she tested positive for a substance that is consistent with the prescription medication she takes for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder . A disciplinary hearing was scheduled at the Nevada State Athletic Commission 's monthly meeting on August 24. [12] On October 17, the bout was overturned to a no contest after the NSAC fined and suspended Bueno Silva for four and a half months due to testing positive for ritalinic acid . [9]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-07-16). "UFC on ESPN 49 post-event facts: Mayra Bueno Silva ties Ronda Rousey's longstanding record" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2023-07-16 .
  2. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2023-05-10). "Miesha Tate injured; Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva headlines UFC Fight Night on July 15" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2023-05-10 .
  3. ^ Staff (2023-04-29). "Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos headlines UFC Fight Night on July 15" . mmajunkie.usatoday . Retrieved 2023-04-29 .
  4. ^ Damon Martin (2023-05-11). "Rafael dos Anjos vs. Vicente Luque postponed to Aug. 12 UFC event" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2023-05-12 .
  5. ^ Ag. Fight (2023-04-28). "UFC books Jafel Filho vs Juancamilo Ronderos for July card" . uol.com.br . Retrieved 2023-06-30 . (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  6. ^ Alvaro G. Colmenero (2023-06-27). "Dani Barez signs with UFC and will debut against Jafel Filho on July 22 in London" . abc.es . Retrieved 2023-06-30 . (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Drew Beaupre (2023-04-25). "Walt Harris booked for return, will try to snap three-fight losing run against Josh Parisian" . mmanews.com . Retrieved 2023-07-12 .
  8. ^ Damon Martin (2023-07-12). "Walt Harris vs. Josh Parisian scrapped from UFC Vegas 77" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2023-07-12 .
  9. ^ a b Shaun Al-Shatti (2023-10-17). "Mayra Bueno Silva suspended by NAC, Holly Holm win overturned to no-contest" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2023-10-17 .
  10. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva" . Ultimate Fighting Championship . Retrieved 2023-04-25 .
  11. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2023-07-16). "UFC Vegas 77 bonuses: Mayra Bueno Silva banks $50K with main event submission" . mmamania.com . Retrieved 2023-07-16 .
  12. ^ Nolan King (2023-08-21). "UFC contender Mayra Bueno Silva announces positive drug test, points to ADHD medication" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2023-08-21 .
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