UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 5, 2022 (2022-02-05)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland (also known as UFC Fight Night 200, UFC on ESPN+ 58 and UFC Vegas 47) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

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A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner.[3]

A light heavyweight bout between Danilo Marques and Jailton Almeida was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez.[4] However, the bout was rescheduled due to Marques getting injured and it is now expected to take place at this event.[5]

A flyweight bout between Malcolm Gordon and Denys Bondar was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate.[6] However, Gordon withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and the pairing was rescheduled for this date.[7]

Ian Heinisch was expected to face Sam Alvey in a middleweight bout.[8] Heinisch pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late December and was replaced by Phil Hawes.[9] In turn, Hawes withdrew from the bout during fight week due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Brendan Allen, with the bout being moved up to light heavyweight.[10]

At the weigh-ins, Steven Peterson weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Julian Erosa.[11]

Results

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Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Sean Strickland def. Jack Hermansson Decision (split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46) 5 5:00
Middleweight Nick Maximov def. Punahele Soriano Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Carlston Harris KO (spinning hook kick and punches) 1 4:10
Light Heavyweight Brendan Allen def. Sam Alvey Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:10
Middleweight Bryan Battle def. Tresean Gore Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (149 lb) Julian Erosa def. Steven Peterson Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight John Castañeda def. Miles Johns Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 1:38
Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu def. Michael Trizano Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Chidi Njokuani def. Marc-André Barriault KO (punches) 1 0:16
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis def. Julija Stoliarenko Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Jailton Almeida def. Danilo Marques TKO (punches) 1 2:57
Welterweight Philip Rowe def. Jason Witt TKO (punches) 2 2:15
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon def. Denys Bondar TKO (arm injury) 1 1:22

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Bonus awards

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

  • Fight of the Night: Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson1
  • Performance of the Night: Shavkat Rakhmonov and Chidi Njokuani
^ 1. Peterson was disqualified for the Fight of the Night bonus due to missing weight. As a result, his award was given to Erosa.

Aftermath

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On April 19, it was reported that Miles Johns tested positive for adderall in a urine test collected at the day of the event. As a result, he was received a six-month suspension, along with a $3,450 fine, which amounts to 15 percent of his fight purse.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2022-02-06). "UFC Fight Night 200 post-event facts: Sam Alvey matches B.J. Penn's skid record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. ^ Andrew Harbaugh (2021-12-08). "UFC applies for several dates at the Apex to start 2022". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-12-03). "Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland to headline Feb. 5 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2021-09-17). "DWCS signee Jailton Almeida set for November UFC debut vs. Danilo Marques". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  5. ^ Diego Ribas (2021-10-07). "Danilo Marques is injured and fight with Malhadinho in the UFC is postponed". agfight.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11. (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ The Canadian Press (2021-10-05). "Canada's Malcolm Gordon, Gavin Tucker added to November UFC card in Las Vegas". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  7. ^ Nolan King (2021-11-10). "Malcolm Gordon out of UFC Fight Night 198 bout; Denys Bondar fight shifts to February". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  8. ^ Mike Heck and Damon Martin (2021-10-11). "Sam Alvey vs. Ian Heinisch set for Feb. 5 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  9. ^ Darryl Pinto (2021-12-27). "BREAKING: Phil Hawes steps in for Ian Heinisch to face veteran Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. ^ Mike Heck (2022-02-01). "Brendan Allen steps in on short notice to face Sam Alvey at UFC Vegas 47". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  11. ^ Staff (2022-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 200 weigh-in results: One miss, but full lineup set". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  13. ^ Matthew Wells (2022-02-05). "UFC Fight Night 200 bonuses: Julian Erosa pockets $100k for Fight of the Night". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  14. ^ Danny Segura (2022-04-19). "UFC's Miles Johns suspended six months for prescribed Adderall use, fined by NAC". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.