UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee (also known as UFC Fight Night 128) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 21, 2018 (2018-04-21)
VenueBoardwalk Hall
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey
Attendance9,541[1]
Total gate$923,720[1]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Background

The event marked the promotion's ninth visit to Atlantic City, the first since July 2014. The promotion last contested an event at Boardwalk Hall in June 2005.[2]

A lightweight bout between Edson Barboza and former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee served as the event headliner.[3]

A light heavyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson and Patrick Cummins was originally scheduled for UFC 217. However, Cummins pulled out due to a staph infection.[4] The bout took place at this event.[5]

Paulo Costa was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, Costa pulled out of the fight in mid-March with an arm injury.[6] In turn, promotion officials elected to pull Hall from the event and reschedule the pairing for a future event.[7]

Augusto Mendes was pulled from a bout against Merab Dvalishvili due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on March 7, 2018.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Ricky Simón.[9]

Former WSOF Flyweight Champion Magomed Bibulatov was expected to face Ulka Sasaki, but he pulled out a day before the event, citing back injury and the bout was cancelled.[10]

At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Lee was fined 20% of his purse which will go to his opponent Barboza.[11] Aspen Ladd weighed in at 137.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight upper limit of 136 pounds. Ladd supposedly offered Leslie Smith an additional $5,000 on top of her 20% purse deduction. However, the fight was removed from the card after Smith refused to fight at catchweight.[12] Subsequently, the UFC paid Smith her show and win money but then released her from the promotion.[13]

Results
Main card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight (157 lb) Kevin Lee def. Edson Barboza TKO (doctor stoppage) 5 2:18
Featherweight Frankie Edgar def. Cub Swanson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Justin Willis def. Chase Sherman Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight David Branch def. Thiago Santos KO (punches) 1 2:30
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Brett Johns Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Dan Hooker def. Jim Miller KO (knee) 1 3:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Ryan LaFlare def. Alex Garcia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Ricky Simón def. Merab Dvalishvili Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 3 5:00
Welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada def. Luan Chagas KO (kick to the body and punch) 2 2:40
Light Heavyweight Corey Anderson def. Patrick Cummins Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin def. Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

    [14]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]

    • Fight of the Night: Ricky Simón vs. Merab Dvalishvili
    • Performance of the Night: David Branch and Siyar Bahadurzada

    See also

    References
    1. Staff (2018-04-22). "UFC Fight Night 128 draws reported 9,541 attendance for $923,720 live gate". mmajunkie.com.
    2. Nicholas Huba (2018-02-01). "UFC coming to Boardwalk Hall on April 21". pressofatlanticcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
    3. Ariel Helwani (2018-02-23). "Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee slated for UFC Fight Night Atlantic City main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
    4. Staff (2017-10-17). "Patrick Cummins says he's off UFC 217 fight card due to 'mutant staph infection'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
    5. Staff (2018-02-06). "David Branch vs. 'Marreta' Santos, Corey Anderson vs. Patrick Cummins added to UFC-Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
    6. Staff (2018-03-13). "Biceps injury knocks Paulo Costa out of fight with Uriah Hall at UFC-Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
    7. Staff (2018-04-18). "Paulo Costa announces rebooked fight vs. Uriah Hall for UFC 226 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
    8. Tristen Critchfield (2018-03-20). "Augusto Mendes pulled from UFC Fight Night 128 due to potential anti-doping violation". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
    9. Shawn Bitter (2018-03-30). "Welcome to the UFC: Ricky Simon". mma-today.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
    10. Staff (2018-04-20). "UFC Fight Night 128 bout canceled because of injury". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
    11. Guilherme Cruz (2018-04-20). "Kevin Lee misses weight for UFC Atlantic City main event bout with Edson Barboza". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
    12. Zane Simon (2018-04-20). "Aspen Ladd misses weight due to 'certain female circumstances,' Leslie Smith bout cancelled". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
    13. Steven Marrocco and John Morgan (2018-04-20). "Leslie Smith says UFC has released her, criticizes Aspen Ladd for UFC Atlantic City weigh-in miss". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
    14. "UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
    15. Staff (2018-04-22). "UFC Fight Night 128 bonuses: That wacky Simon-Dvalishvili bout was 'Fight of Night'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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