UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 2 December 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.[2]

UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
The poster for UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
Date2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
VenueAdelaide Entertainment Centre
CityAdelaide, Australia
Attendance8,652[1]
Total gate$1,026,937[1]
Event chronology
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

Background

The event was the second that the promotion has contested in Adelaide, following UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt in May 2015.[2]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa served as the event headliner.[3]

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom lightweight winner Ross Pearson was expected to face Joseph Duffy at the event. However, Pearson announced on 7 November that he was out of the bout due to a broken nose and subsequent surgery to correct the injury.[4] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Damir Ismagulov, but Duffy pulled out of citing a rib injury.[5] Ismagulov then faced fellow newcomer Alex Gorgees.[6]

Ashkan Mokhtarian was scheduled to face promotional newcomer Kai Kara-France at the event. However, on 20 November, Mokhtarian pulled out of the fight citing injury.[7] He was replaced by Elias Garcia.[8]

Luke Jumeau was scheduled to face Geoff Neal at the event.[9] However, it was reported on 9 November 2018 that Jumeau pulled from the card due to injury, resulting cancellation of the bout by the UFC official.[10]

Results
Main card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Tai Tuivasa TKO (punches) 2 2:30
Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua def. Tyson Pedro TKO (punches) 3 0:43
Heavyweight Justin Willis def. Mark Hunt Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin def. Jake Matthews Technical Submission (anaconda choke) 3 1:19
Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff def. Suman Mokhtarian TKO (punches) 1 2:14
Light Heavyweight Jimmy Crute def. Paul Craig Submission (kimura) 3 4:51
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Alexey Kunchenko def. Yushin Okami Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Wilson Reis def. Ben Nguyen Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Keita Nakamura def. Salim Touahri Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kai Kara-France def. Elias Garcia Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) 3 5:00
Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Christos Giagos def. Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 30–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Damir Ismagulov def. Alex Gorgees Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00

    [11]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]

    • Fight of the Night: Kai Kara-France vs. Elias Garcia
    • Performance of the Night: Maurício Rua and Sodiq Yusuff

    See also

    References
    1. Staff (2 December 2018). "UFC Fight Night 142 draws reported 8,652 attendance in Australia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
    2. Ben Harvy (8 July 2018). "UFC announces return to Adelaide for fight night event on December 2". news.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
    3. Ariel Helwani (30 August 2018). "Junior dos Santos, Tai Tuivasa to headline Dec. 2 card in Australia". espn.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    4. Jon Fuentes (7 November 2018). "Ross Pearson out of UFC Adelaide fight with Joseph Duffy". mmanews.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
    5. Nolan King (18 November 2018). "Joe Duffy vs. Damir Ismagulov set for UFC Adelaide, immediately vanceled". flocombat.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
    6. Marcel Dorff (21 November 2018). "UFC debutants Damir Ismagulov and Alex Gorgees make an appearance at UFC Adelaide" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
    7. John Morgan (21 November 2018). "Ashkan Mokhtarian out of UFC Adelaide, UFC seeks Anzac opponent for Kai Kara-France". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
    8. Staff (23 November 2018). "Elias Garcia steps in vs. Kai Kara-France at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    9. "Kiwi Luke Jumeau books UFC return against Geoff Neal in Adelaide". Stuff. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
    10. "UFC Adelaide: Injury forces Luke Jumeau off card – Fight News Australia". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
    11. "UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
    12. Staff (2 December 2018). "Two octagon newcomers among UFC Adelaide bonus winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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