UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira (also known as UFC Fight Night 206, UFC on ESPN+ 64 or UFC Vegas 55) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 21, 2022 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira headlined the event.[2]
A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Alexander Gustafsson was expected to take place at this event.[3] However, the fight was canceled after Rothwell was released from the organization in late March.[4] Gustafsson would go on to face Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall.[5]
Maxim Grishin was expected to face Jailton Almeida in a light heavyweight bout at the event.[6] However, Grishin pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late April. Almeida decided to move up to heavyweight and faced Parker Porter instead.[7]
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ketlen Vieira | def. | Holly Holm | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Michel Pereira | def. | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chidi Njokuani | def. | Duško Todorović | KO (elbow) | 1 | 4:48 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Tabatha Ricci | def. | Polyana Viana | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jun Yong Park | def. | Eryk Anders | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Joseph Holmes | def. | Alen Amedovski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Parker Porter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:35 | |
| Lightweight | Uroš Medić | def. | Omar Morales | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:05 | |
| Bantamweight | Jonathan Martinez | def. | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Chase Hooper | def. | Felipe Colares | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sam Hughes | def. | Elise Reed | TKO (elbow and punches) | 3 | 3:52 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[9]
- Fight of the Night: Michel Pereira vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Performance of the Night: Chidi Njokuani and Chase Hooper
References
- Mike Bohn (2022-05-22). "UFC Fight Night 206 post-event facts: Jailton Almeida delivers shutout in heavyweight debut". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- Josh Evanoff (2022-02-01). "UFC books two exciting matchups for May 21, including Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieria". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- Jed Meshew (2022-02-02). "Alexander Gustafsson returns to the heavyweight division, faces Ben Rothwell at May 21 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- Nolan King (2022-03-31). "UFC releases Ben Rothwell; scheduled fight vs. Alexander Gustafsson canceled". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- Jesse Holland (2022-04-27). "Alexander Gustafsson returns to light heavyweight, fights Nikita Krylov at UFC card on July 23". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- Marcel Dorff (2022-03-14). "Top talent Almeida fights Grishin on May 21". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-03-14. (in Dutch)
- Guilherme Cruz (2022-04-20). "With Maxim Grishin out, Jailton Almeida moves up to heavyweight to fight Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 55". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- "UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- Dan Hiergesell (2022-05-21). "UFC Vegas 55 bonuses: Chase Hooper leads $50K winners for return TKO". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
