UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
The poster for UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)
VenueT-Mobile Arena
CityParadise, Nevada, United States
Attendance18,471[1]
Total gate$8,000,000[1]
Buyrate500,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 11, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[3][4]

Background

A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Dustin Poirier served as the event headliner.[5]

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner Julianna Peña took place at the event.[6] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place at UFC 265, but it was postponed after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

A UFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo was expected to take place at the event.[8] The pairing first met at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020, resulting in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title).[9] Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 on June 12, where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round.[10] Subsequently, the bout was moved to UFC 270 due to the addition of a welterweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards.[11] Masvidal later withdrew due to injury in early November and the bout was scrapped.[12]

A flyweight bout between former title challenger Alex Perez and Matt Schnell had been rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till.[13] They were originally expected to meet at UFC 262, before Perez was forced to pull out due to undisclosed reasons.[14] They were then booked again at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, before being shifted to this event.[13] However, the bout was yet again postponed for unknown reasons to this event.[15] At the weigh-ins, Perez weighed in at 126.25 pounds (57.27 kg), which was 0.25 pounds (0.11 kg) over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Shortly after, officials announced that the bout had been cancelled as Schnell was forced to withdraw due to a medical issue.[16]

A women's flyweight bout between Montana De La Rosa and Maycee Barber was expected to take place at the event.[17] However, De La Rosa pulled out of the fight in early October citing injury and she was replaced by Erin Blanchfield.[18][19] In turn, Barber withdrew in early November due to undisclosed reasons.[20] Miranda Maverick was announced as her replacement.[21]

A middleweight bout between André Muniz and Dricus Du Plessis was scheduled for the event.[22] However, Du Plessis withdrew from the event due to injury and was replaced by Eryk Anders.[23]

A heavyweight bout between Augusto Sakai and Tai Tuivasa was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate, but it was scrapped due to visa issues.[24] It took place at this event instead.[25]

At the weigh-ins, Priscila Cachoeira weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at a catchweight and she was fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Gillian Robertson.[16]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Charles Oliveira (c) def. Dustin Poirier Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:02 [a]
Women's Bantamweight Julianna Peña def. Amanda Nunes (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:26 [b]
Welterweight Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kai Kara-France def. Cody Garbrandt TKO (punches) 1 3:21
Bantamweight Sean O'Malley def. Raulian Paiva TKO (punches) 1 4:42
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Featherweight Josh Emmett def. Dan Ige Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Pedro Munhoz Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai KO (punches) 2 0:26
Middleweight Bruno Silva def. Jordan Wright TKO (punches) 1 1:28
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight André Muniz def. Eryk Anders Submission (armbar) 1 3:13
Women's Flyweight Erin Blanchfield def. Miranda Maverick Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Ryan Hall def. Darrick Minner Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tony Kelley def. Randy Costa TKO (elbows) 2 4:15
Catchweight (129 lb) Gillian Robertson def. Priscila Cachoeira Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:59
  1. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

[26]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[27]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Jesse Holland (2022-01-24). "Report:Report: UFC 269 PPV buys cross 500k mark for 'Oliveira vs Poirier'". www.mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ^ Scott Prather (2021-10-05). "Dustin Poirier title fight vs Charles Oliveira officially set for UFC 269, both fighters react to the news". espn1420.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2021-10-20). "NAC approves UFC 269, two other UFC events for December in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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  6. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-08-30). "Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena rescheduled for UFC 269". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
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  9. ^ Brent Brookhouse (2021-12-13). "UFC 256 results, highlights: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno fight to a draw in an instant classic". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
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  11. ^ Matthew Wells and Mike Bohn (2021-10-11). "Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards set to meet at final pay-per-view of the year at UFC 269". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  12. ^ Nolan King and Staff (2021-11-10). "Jorge Masvidal out of UFC 269 fight vs. Leon Edwards". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  13. ^ a b Steve Duncan (2021-08-07). "Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell rescheduled for UFC Fight Night on September 4". mma.uno. Retrieved 2021-08-07. (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-04-21). "With Alex Perez out, Rogerio Bontorin targeted to fight Matt Schnell at UFC 262". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  15. ^ Kristen King (2021-09-20). "Fights on Tap: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 among 15 UFC bouts announced". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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  17. ^ Ross Markey (2021-09-01). "Montana De La Rosa vs. Maycee Barber added to UFC 269 on December 11". fightbookmma.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  18. ^ Mike Heck (2021-10-06). "Montana De La Rosa out of UFC 269 fight with Maycee Barber". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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  20. ^ Nolan King (2021-11-06). "Maycee Barber out of UFC 269 fight vs. Erin Blanchfield; replacement being sought". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  21. ^ Nolan King (2021-11-08). "Erin Blanchfield vs. Miranda Maverick in the works for UFC 269". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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  23. ^ Matthew Wells and Farah Hannoun (2021-11-09). "Eryk Anders fills in for injured Dricus Du Plessis, faces Andre Muniz at UFC 269". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  24. ^ Farah Hannoun (2021-11-12). "Tai Tuivasa vs. Augusto Sakai scrapped from UFC Fight Night 198 due to visa issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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  27. ^ Newswire (2021-12-12). "UFC 269 bonuses: Dana White feeling generous, 8 fighters get $50,000 checks". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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