UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Prochazka

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UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Prochazka
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date May 1, 2021  ( 2021-05-01 )
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada , United States
Attendance None ( behind closed doors ) [1]
Event chronology
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Prochazka UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson

UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Prochazka (also known as UFC on ESPN 23 and UFC Vegas 25 ) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 1, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada , part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area , United States. [2]

Background [ edit ]

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Dominick Reyes and former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion Ji?i Prochazka served as the main event. [3] The pairing was initially expected to take place as the headliner on February 27 , but they were rescheduled after Reyes had been forced from the contest with an injury. [4] [5]

A welterweight bout between Mike Jackson and Dean Barry was briefly linked to UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny in January, but it was pulled due to undisclosed reasons. [6] They were then expected to meet at this event before being rescheduled once again. [7]

Gavin Tucker was briefly linked to a bout with Cub Swanson at the event. [8] However, Tucker was tabbed as a short notice replacement to face Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad instead. [9] Swanson faced Giga Chikadze instead. [10]

A bantamweight bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Cody Stamann has been rescheduled for a third time and took place at the event. [11] The pairing was first scheduled to meet in last December at UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori , but Stamann pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped. [12] They were then rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov in February, but Dvalishvili hadn't recovered from COVID-19 and had to pull out. [13]

A women's strawweight bout between Ji Yeon Kim and Poliana Botelho was scheduled for the preliminary portion of the card. [14] However, Kim pulled out of the fight on March 22 citing injury and was replaced by Mayra Bueno Silva . [15] Botelho then suffered another opponent change as Bueno suffered a back injury in late March. [16] On March 31, Luana Carolina was announced as her new opponent. [17]

Randa Markos was expected to face promotional newcomer Luana Pinheiro in a women's strawweight bout at UFC 260 , but had to pull out after testing positive for COVID-19 . [18] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for this event. [19]

T.J. Laramie and Damon Jackson were expected to meet in a featherweight bout at the event. [20] However in late March, Laramie pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Luke Sanders . [21] [22] On April 22, it was Jackson that pulled out due to an injury. Journey Newson , who was expected to face Felipe Colares in a bantamweight bout, also pulled out due to injury. The promotion decided to match Sanders and Corales as a result of those removals. [23]

Augusto Sakai and Shamil Abdurakhimov were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at the event. [24] However, Abdurakhimov pulled out of the bout due to visa issues, prompting the UFC to book Sakai against Jairzinho Rozenstruik as the headliner at UFC Fight Night 189 . [25]

A light heavyweight bout between Ion Cu?elaba and Devin Clark was scheduled for the event. [26] However, Clark pulled out from the event citing an injury and was replaced by Dustin Jacoby . [27]

At the weigh-ins, Luana Carolina and Gabriel Benitez missed weight for their respective bouts. Carolina weighed in 128.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the women’s flyweight non-title limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 20% of her purse which went to Botelho. [28] Benitez weighed in at 150.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the featherweight non-title limit. His opponent Jonathan Pearce turned down the fight due to the weight miss and the bout was scrapped. [29]

Results [ edit ]

Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Ji?i Prochazka def. Dominick Reyes KO (spinning back elbow) 2 4:29
Featherweight Giga Chikadze def. Cub Swanson TKO (body kick and punches) 1 1:03
Light Heavyweight Ion Cu?elaba vs. Dustin Jacoby Draw (split) (28?29, 29?28, 28?28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Sean Strickland def. Krzysztof Jotko Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 29?28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili def. Cody Stamann Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Women’s Strawweight Luana Pinheiro def. Randa Markos DQ (illegal upkick) 1 4:16
Featherweight T.J. Brown def. Kai Kamaka III Decision (split) (27?30, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (128.5 lb) Luana Carolina def. Poliana Botelho Decision (split) (29?28, 28?29, 29?28) 3 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Loma Lookboonmee def. Sam Hughes Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Andreas Michailidis def. KB Bhullar Decision (unanimous) (30?27, 30?27, 29?28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Felipe Colares def. Luke Sanders Decision (unanimous) (29?28, 29?28, 29?28) 3 5:00

[30]

Bonus awards [ edit ]

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [31]

  • Fight of the Night: Ji?i Prochazka vs. Dominick Reyes
  • Performance of the Night: Ji?i Prochazka and Giga Chikadze

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2021-05-02). "UFC on ESPN 23 post-event facts: Jiri Prochazka's KO of Dominick Reyes was historic" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-05-02 .
  2. ^ Steven Marrocco (2021-04-01). "UFC requests four events for May at UFC APEX in Las Vegas" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .
  3. ^ Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun (2021-02-11). "Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka rescheduled for UFC main event on May 1" . mmajunkie.usaotoday.com . Retrieved 2021-02-11 .
  4. ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-10-27). "Dominick Reyes, Jiri Prochazka to headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 27" . espn.com . Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
  5. ^ Damon Martin (2021-02-03). "Dominick Reyes injured, fight against Jiri Prochazka expected to be rescheduled for later date" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
  6. ^ Damon Martin and Mike Heck (2021-01-01). "Mike Jackson vs. Dean Barry scrapped from UFC Fight Island 8, fight expected to be rescheduled" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-01-01 .
  7. ^ Lenny March (2021-02-06). "Mike Jackson set to return, faces UFC newcomer Dean Barry ? fight rescheduled for May 1st event" . mymmanews.com . Retrieved 2021-02-06 .
  8. ^ Jay Pettry (2021-02-04). "Report: Cub Swanson returns against Gavin Tucker at UFC card on May 1" . sherdog.com . Retrieved 2021-02-06 .
  9. ^ Nolan King (2021-02-22). "With Ryan Hall out, Gavin Tucker steps in to fight Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night 187" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-02-22 .
  10. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-03-03). "Cub Swanson set to face Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night on May 1" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-03-04 .
  11. ^ Mike Bohn and Farah Hannounn (2021-03-10). "Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cody Stamann booked again, this time for UFC Fight Night on May 1" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-03-10 .
  12. ^ Giorgi Kokiashvili (2020-10-22). "The fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Cody Stamann failed" . adjarasport.com . Retrieved 2021-01-10 . (in Georgian)
  13. ^ Staff (2021-01-15). "Merab Dvalishvili out, Andre Ewell takes short notice match on February 6 against Cody Stamann" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2021-01-16 . (in Dutch)
  14. ^ Staff (2021-02-11). "Poliana Botelho meets Ji Yeon Kim at UFC event on May 1" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2021-03-22 . (in Dutch)
  15. ^ Staff (2021-03-22). "Poliana Botelho meets Mayra Bueno Silva on May 1" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2021-03-22 . (in Dutch)
  16. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-03-31). "UFC on ESPN 23: Mayra Bueno Silva out of Poliana Botelho fight due to back injury" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-03-31 .
  17. ^ Staff (2021-03-31). "UFC books Luana Dread against Poliana Botelho for May 1st" . globoesporte.globo.com . Retrieved 2021-04-01 . (in Portuguese)
  18. ^ Evelyn Rodrigues and Raphael Marinho (2021-03-18). "Randa Markos off UFC 260 for COVID-19 protocols and Luana Pinheiro waits for a new rival" . globoesporte.globo.com . Retrieved 2021-03-18 . (in Portuguese)
  19. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2021-03-22). "Randa Markos vs. Luana Pinheiro set for May 1 UFC event" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-03-22 .
  20. ^ Mike Heck and Damon Martin (2021-02-03). "Damon Jackson vs. T.J. Laramie in the works for UFC event on May 1" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .
  21. ^ Newswire (2021-03-31). "T.J. Laramie out of May 1 UFC bout against Damon Jackson" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .
  22. ^ Staff (2021-04-08). "Luke Sanders takes short notice fight in the UFC against Damon Jackson on May 1" . mmadna.nl . Retrieved 2021-04-09 . (in Dutch)
  23. ^ Kelvin Ramirez (2021-04-22). "Exclusive! Felipe Colares 'Cabocao' receives new opponent for UFC Vegas 25" . tudosobremma.com . Retrieved 2021-04-22 . (in Portuguese)
  24. ^ Alex Behunin (2021-02-22). "UFC: Shamil Abdurakhimov returns against Augusto Sakai on May 1" . cagesidepress.com . Retrieved 2021-04-20 .
  25. ^ Marcelo Barone (2021-04-19). "Abdurakhimov leaves duel against Augusto Sakai, and Brazilian faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik in June" . globoesporte.globo.com . Retrieved 2021-04-20 . (in Portuguese)
  26. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-02-17). "Ion Cutelaba vs. Devin Clark added to UFC Fight Night on May 1" . sports.yahoo.com . Retrieved 2021-04-22 .
  27. ^ Jay Anderson (2021-04-20). "With Devin Clark out, Ion Cutelaba now faces Dustin Jacoby at UFC Vegas 25" . cagesidepress.com . Retrieved 2021-04-22 .
  28. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-04-30). "UFC Vegas 25 weigh-in results: Dominick Reyes, Jiri Prochazka on point, one fighter misses by over four pounds" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2021-04-30 .
  29. ^ Staff (2021-04-30). "Jonathan Pearce says he said no to overweight Gabriel Benitez, UFC on ESPN 23 fight off" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-04-30 .
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  31. ^ Staff (2021-05-02). "UFC on ESPN 23 bonuses: Jiri Prochazka double-dips for $100,000" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Retrieved 2021-05-02 .
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