UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos explained

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:None (behind closed doors)[1]
Followingevent:UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos (also known as UFC Fight Night 182, UFC on ESPN+ 40 and UFC Vegas 14) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 14, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev was expected to take place at UFC 254.[3] However, dos Anjos tested positive for COVID-19 on October 8 and was pulled from the bout.[4] [5] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled to headline this event.[6] [7] In turn, it was reported on November 8 that Makhachev was forced to pull out of the event due to a staph infection.[8] [9] Paul Felder was announced as his replacement a day later.[10]

A middleweight bout between Saparbek Safarov and Julian Marquez was initially slated for August 29 at .[11] However, Safarov faced travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the bout was moved to this event.[12] In turn, Safarov pulled out due to weight cut issues a day before the event and the pairing was cancelled once again.[13]

A middleweight bout between Andreas Michailidis and Antônio Arroyo was expected to take place at this event.[14] However, Michailidis withdrew on October 23 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Eryk Anders.[15]

Gabriel Benítez was expected to face Justin Jaynes in a featherweight bout at the event.[16] However, Benítez pulled out on October 27 due to testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was scratched.[17] The fight was rescheduled for .[18]

A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Strawweight Champions Lívia Renata Souza and Kanako Murata was expected to take place at this event.[19] However, Souza pulled out in early November due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Randa Markos.[20]

A flyweight bout between Jeff Molina and Zarrukh Adashev was briefly expected to take place at this event, but was eventually rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 185.[21] [22]

Bryan Barberena was expected to face Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout at this event.[23] However, Barberena underwent an emergency laparotomy a week before the event due to "internal bleeding from a couple ruptured arteries in his omentum" and was sidelined indefinitely.[24] Rodriguez was rebooked against Nicolas Dalby a week later at UFC 255.[25]

At the weigh-ins, Abdul Razak Alhassan, Eryk Anders and Louis Smolka missed weight for their respective bouts. Alhassan weighed in at 172.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Anders weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Smolka weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. All of their bouts were scheduled to proceed at catchweight and they were each fined 20% of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Khaos Williams, Antônio Arroyo and José Alberto Quiñónez respectively.[26] However, both Anders and Smolka pulled out the next day as a consequence of their weight cuts. In turn, those latter two fights against Arroyo and Quiñónez were cancelled.[27] [28]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[30]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. espnpressroom.com. Ardi Dwornik. 2020-11-12. 2020-11-14.
  2. Web site: UFC announces upcoming event schedule through November. ufc.com. Staff. 2020-10-07. 2020-10-07.
  3. Web site: Rafael dos Anjos returns to lightweight, meets Islam Makhachev at UFC 254. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn. 2020-08-20. 2020-10-08.
  4. Web site: Rafael dos Anjos announces COVID-19 positive, scratch from UFC 254. mmafighting.com. Newswire. 2020-10-08. 2020-10-08.
  5. Web site: Islam Makhachev won't receive replacement opponent at UFC 254. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2020-10-14. 2020-10-14.
  6. Web site: Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael Dos Anjos rescheduled, this time for November 14th. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-10-20. 2020-10-20.
  7. Web site: Makhachev-Dos Anjos rebooked for Nov. 14 main event. thescore.com. Nick Baldwin. 2020-11-01. 2020-11-01.
  8. Web site: Sources: Makhachev out of main event with injury. espn.com.au. Brett Okamoto. 2020-11-08. 2020-11-08.
  9. Web site: Islam Makhachev reveals staph infection forced him to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 182 headliner. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2020-11-09. 2020-11-09.
  10. Web site: Paul Felder steps in vs. Rafael dos Anjos in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 182 headliner. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2020-11-09. 2020-11-10.
  11. Web site: Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov joins UFC's Aug. 29 lineup. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2020-07-13. 2020-07-14.
  12. Web site: Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov moved to November 14 UFC card. 2020-08-20. fightful.com. David Tees. 2020-08-24.
  13. Web site: Julian Marquez vs. Saparbeg Safarov off of UFC Vegas 14 due to Safarov weight issues. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2020-11-13. 2020-11-13.
  14. Web site: Antonio Arroyo vs. Andreas Michailidis added to UFC event on November 14. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-08-23. 2020-08-24.
  15. Web site: Eryk Anders replaces Andreas Michailidis, faces Antonio Arroyo at UFC event on Nov. 14. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2020-10-23. 2020-10-24.
  16. Web site: Gabriel Benítez returns to UFC; will face Justin Jaynes. milenio.com. Carlos Contreras Legaspi. 2020-10-07. 2020-10-27.
  17. Web site: Gabriel Benitez tests positive for COVID-19, Justin Jaynes bout off UFC on ESPN+ 40. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Danny Segura. 2020-10-27. 2020-10-27.
  18. Web site: UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori. 18 November 2020 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2020-11-19.
  19. Web site: Ultimate books Livinha Souza x Kanako Murata to event on November 14. globoesporte.globo.com. Raphael Marinho. 2020-08-19. 2020-11-05.
  20. Web site: Canadians Randa Markos, Malcolm Gordon to fight on UFC cards this month in Las Vegas. newsoptimist.ca. Neil Davidson. 2020-11-03. 2020-11-05.
  21. Web site: Jeff Molina vs. Zarrukh Adashev added to UFC event on November 14. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-09-14. 2020-09-15.
  22. Web site: Upcoming fight rescheduled. rotowire.com. Staff. 2020-10-30. 2020-11-06.
  23. Web site: Bryan Barberena vs. Daniel Rodriguez added to UFC Fight Night Las Vegas 14. mma.uno. Julio Fernando Navas. 2020-10-29. 2020-11-07.
  24. Web site: Bryan Barberena undergoes emergency surgery, out of Nov. 14 UFC Fight Night bout. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-11-07. 2020-11-07.
  25. Web site: With Orion Cosce out, Daniel Rodriguez steps in to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC 255. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun and Simon Head. 2020-11-12. 2020-11-12.
  26. Web site: UFC Fight Night 182 weigh-in results: Felder and Dos Anjos set, but three come in heavy. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-11-13. 2020-11-13.
  27. Web site: Antonio Arroyo says Eryk Anders fight is off of UFC Vegas 14. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2020-11-14. 2020-11-14.
  28. Web site: Louis Smolka ruled out of UFC Fight Night 182; Jose Quinonez fight scratched. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. John Morgan. 2020-11-14. 2020-11-14.
  29. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. 2 November 2020 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2020-11-03.
  30. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 41 bonuses: Rafael dos Anjos & Paul Felder earn FOTN honors. mmanews.com. Andrew Ravens. 2020-11-14. 2020-11-14.

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