UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar (also known as UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar, UFC Fight Night 163 and UFC on ESPN+ 21) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 9, 2019 at CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.[2][3]
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 9, 2019 | |||
| Venue | CSKA Arena | |||
| City | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Attendance | 11,305[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov was scheduled to serve as the event headliner.[4] However, dos Santos pulled out of the matchup on October 22, citing a bacterial infection in his leg.[5] Greg Hardy was announced as the replacement on the same day, moving this bout down into the co-main event slot.[6]
A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman. However, promotion officials then elected to instead reschedule the pairing for this event.[7] In turn, after a change up in participants in the original main event, the pairing was elevated to serve as the three round headliner.[6]
Vinc Pichel was linked to a bout with Alexander Yakovlev at the event. However, Pichel pulled out of the fight on October 24, citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts.[8]
A light heavyweight bout between Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Ed Herman was scheduled for the event. However, Antigulov was pulled from the bout for an undisclosed reason and replaced by Khadis Ibragimov.[9]
Results
| Fight Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Zabit Magomedsharipov | def. | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Greg Hardy | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Danny Roberts | def. | Zelim Imadaev | KO (punch) | 2 | 4:54 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ed Herman | def. | Khadis Ibragimov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Anthony Rocco Martin | def. | Ramazan Emeev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Shamil Gamzatov | def. | Klidson Abreu | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Ankalaev | def. | Dalcha Lungiambula | KO (front kick and punch) | 3 | 0:29 | |
| Welterweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Sergey Khandozhko | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Karl Roberson | def. | Roman Kopylov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:01 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | David Zawada | def. | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:50 | |
| Lightweight | Roosevelt Roberts | def. | Alexander Yakovlev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Pannie Kianzad | def. | Jessica-Rose Clark | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | def. | Grigory Popov | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Kopylov was deducted a point in round 3 due to an accidental eye poke.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[1]
- Fight of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar
- Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev and David Zawada
References
- Jon Fuentes (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Bonuses, Attendance & Gate". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-08). "UFC announces fourth quarter schedule for 2019". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- Redactie (2019-07-08). "The UFC announces events for Moscow, Singapore, Busan and more". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-08. (in Dutch)
- Nolan King (2019-09-07). "Junior Dos Santos vs. Alexander Volkov set to headline UFC on ESPN+ 21". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- Guilherme Cruz (2019-10-22). "Junior dos Santos hospitalized, out of UFC Moscow fight with Alexander Volkov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- Brett Okamoto (2019-10-22). "Greg Hardy to replace Junior dos Santos on November card". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- Tristen Critchfield (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov, Calvin Kattar rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- Redactie (2019-10-24). "Roosevelt Roberts replaces Vinc Pichel against Alexander Yakovlev during UFC Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-24. (in Dutch)
- Redactie (2019-10-30). "BREAKING: Khadis Ibragimov takes short notice against Ed Herman in Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-30. (in Dutch)
- "UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
