UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev (also known as UFC Fight Night 203 and UFC on ESPN+ 61 or UFC Vegas 50) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 12, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev served as the event headliner.[3]

A featherweight bout between Joshua Culibao and Damon Jackson was scheduled for the event.[4] However, Culibao was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Kamuela Kirk.[5]

Former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski and JJ Aldrich were scheduled to meet in a women's flyweight bout.[6] However, Lipski was removed due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Gillian Robertson.[7]

Mandy Böhm was scheduled to meet Sabina Mazo in a women's flyweight bout at the event.[8] However, Böhm withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Miranda Maverick.[9]

A lightweight bout between Ricky Glenn and Drew Dober was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, a week before the event, Glenn withdrew due to a torn groin and was replaced by Terrance McKinney.[11]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Thiago Santos Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00
Bantamweight Song Yadong def. Marlon Moraes KO (punches) 1 2:06
Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff def. Alex Caceres Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Karl Roberson TKO (body kick and punches) 2 0:25
Lightweight Drew Dober def. Terrance McKinney TKO (knee and punches) 1 3:17
Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Bruno Silva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Matthew Semelsberger def. A.J. Fletcher Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight JJ Aldrich def. Gillian Robertson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Javid Basharat def. Trevin Jones Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Damon Jackson def. Kamuela Kirk Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:42
Women's Flyweight Miranda Maverick def. Sabina Mazo Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:15
Middleweight Cody Brundage def. Dalcha Lungiambula Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:41
Bantamweight Guido Cannetti def. Kris Moutinho TKO (punches) 1 2:07
Light Heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov def. Tafon Nchukwi KO (flying knee) 3 0:44

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2022-03-13). "UFC Fight Night 203 post-event facts: Drew Dober a threat to lightweight knockout record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ^ Andrew Harbaugh (2021-12-08). "UFC applies for several dates at the Apex to start 2022". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-11-19). "Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev is the main event at UFC event on March 12". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-11-19. (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Nolan King (2021-12-23). "Two bouts added to UFC Fight Night event on March 12". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  5. ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-29). "Kirk again substitute during second UFC match against Jackson". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-29. (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Jay Anderson (2022-01-06). "Ariane Lipski vs. JJ Aldrich booked for UFC's March 12 card". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  7. ^ Steve Duncan (2022-02-23). "Lipski out, Gillian Robertson faces JJ Aldrich at UFC Vegas 50". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022-02-23. (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Carlos Contreras Legaspi (2022-01-01). "Sabina Mazo vs. Mandy Bohm, 12 March". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24. (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Mike Heck (2022-02-24). "With Mandy Bohm out, Miranda Maverick steps in to face Sabina Mazo at UFC Vegas 50". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  10. ^ Farrah Hannoun (2022-01-25). "UFC adds Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn to March 12 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  11. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-03-04). "Terrance McKinney replaces Ricky Glenn to fight Drew Dober at UFC Vegas 50". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  13. ^ Staff (2022-03-12). "UFC Fight Night 203 bonuses: Yadong, Rountree among four total winners". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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