UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman (also known as UFC on ESPN 6) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2019 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[2][3]
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 18, 2019 | |||
Venue | TD Garden | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Attendance | 12,066[1] | |||
Total gate | $1,124,765[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A light heavyweight bout between Dominick Reyes and former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman served as the event headliner.[4]
A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar was scheduled to take place at this event. However, in mid-September promotion officials elected to reschedule the pairing for "UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Volkov",[5] which was later retitled to UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar.[6] The fight was moved for undisclosed reasons.[7]
A middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Eric Spicely was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Spicely was forced to withdraw from the event due to an undisclosed reason.[9] He was replaced by Kevin Holland.[10]
At the weigh-ins, Deron Winn and Manny Bermudez missed the required weight for their respective fights. Winn weighed in at 188.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186. Bermudez weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit of 146. Both bouts were held at a catchweight. Winn and Bermudez were fined 20% of their purse, which went to their opponents Darren Stewart and Charles Rosa respectively.[11]
Results
Main Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Dominick Reyes | def. | Chris Weidman | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:43 | |
Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | def. | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Greg Hardy | vs. | Ben Sosoli | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | def. | Jonathan Pearce | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:33 | |
Women's Flyweight | Maycee Barber | def. | Gillian Robertson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:04 | |
Catchweight (188.5 lb) | Darren Stewart | def. | Deron Winn | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
Catchweight (148 lb) | Charles Rosa | def. | Manny Bermudez | Verbal Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:46 | |
Women's Flyweight | Molly McCann | def. | Diana Belbiţă | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Featherweight | Sean Woodson | def. | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Randy Costa | def. | Boston Salmon | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:15 | |
Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Kevin Holland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:38 | |
Heavyweight | Tanner Boser | def. | Daniel Spitz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
- Originally a unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) win for Hardy; overturned after he used an inhaler between rounds 2 and 3.[12]
- Belbiţă was deducted a point in round 2 for grabbing the cage.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[1]
- Fight of the Night: Yair Rodríguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Performance of the Night: Dominick Reyes and Charles Rosa
References
- Fernando Quiles Jr. (2019-10-19). "UFC Boston Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-08). "UFC announces fourth quarter schedule for 2019". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- Redactie (2019-07-08). "The UFC announces events for Moscow, Singapore, Busan and more". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-08. (in Dutch)
- Thomas Gerbasi (2019-07-25). "Weidman vs Reyes to headline UFC Boston". ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- Tristen Critchfield (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov, Calvin Kattar rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- "UFC Fight Night—Magomedsharipov vs Kattar". UFC. Retrieved 1 Nov 2019.
- Alexander K. Lee (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar moved to UFC Moscow". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Brett Okamoto (2019-08-07). "Magomedsharipov-Kattar to co-headline Oct. 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- Nolan King (2019-09-30). "Eric Spicely out, Brendan Allen needs new opponent for UFC on ESPN 6". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- Nolan King (2019-09-30). "Kevin Holland shifts from Brazil to Boston, steps in vs. Brendan Allen at UFC on ESPN 6". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- Staff (2019-10-17). "UFC on ESPN 6 weigh-in results: Weidman vs. Reyes set, but two fighters miss weight". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- Dave Doyle (2019-10-19). "UFC on ESPN 6 results: Greg Hardy victory changed to no contest after inhaler use". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2019-09-19.