UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy explained

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:Canadian Tire Centre
City:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance:10,960[1]
Gate:$807,000
Followingevent:UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy (also known as UFC Fight Night 151 or UFC on ESPN+ 9) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 4, 2019 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[2] [3]

Background

The event was the promotion's second visit to Ottawa, following which took place in June 2016 at TD Place Arena.

A lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone served as the event headliner.[4]

A heavyweight bout between Walt Harris and Aleksei Oleinik was originally scheduled to take place at this event. However on April 3, it was announced that Oleinik would be replacing former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov against the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 7.[5] He was replaced by Sergey Spivak.[6]

Leah Letson was expected to face Sarah Moras at the event. However, Letson was removed from the fight in early April for an unspecified medical issue and was replaced by Macy Chiasson.[7]

Brian Kelleher was expected to face Mitch Gagnon at the event. However, Kelleher pulled out of the fight on April 10 citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cole Smith.[8]

A welterweight bout between Siyar Bahadurzada and Nordine Taleb was scheduled to take place at the event. However on April 24, it was reported that Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by newcomer Kyle Prepolec.[9]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 9 draws announced 10,960 attendance for $807k live gate. 2019-05-05. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2019-05-05.
  2. Web site: UFC Ottawa official for May 4 on ESPN+. mmamania.com. Jesse Holland. 2019-03-20. 2019-03-20.
  3. News: Iaquinta vs Cowboy for Ottawa main event. Press Release. espn.com. 2019-03-20. 2019-03-20.
  4. News: Sources: Iaquinta, Cerrone agree to May 4 fight. Brett Okamoto. espn.com. 2019-03-19. 2019-03-19.
  5. Web site: Alistair Overeem receives new opponent at UFC St. Petersburg. Andrew Ravens. lowkick.com. 2019-04-03. 2019-04-03.
  6. Web site: Unbeaten Sergey Spivak steps in to fight Walt Harris at UFC Ottawa. Alexander K. Lee. 2019-04-09. mmafighting.com. 2019-04-10.
  7. Web site: Canadian bantamweight Sarah Moras gets new opponent for UFC Ottawa card. Staff. chroniclejournal.com. 2019-04-03. 2019-04-03.
  8. Web site: BFL Champion Cole Smith tackles short notice fight against Mitch Gagnon during UFC Ottawa. Marcel Dorff. mmadna.nl. 2019-04-11. 2019-04-11. nl.
  9. Web site: Kyle Prepolec replaces Siyar Bahadurzada against Nordine Taleb during UFC Ottawa. Marcel Dorff. mmadna.nl. 2019-04-28. 2019-04-29. nl.
  10. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2019-03-08.
  11. Web site: UFC Ottawa post-fight bonuses: Cerrone and Iaquinta score FOTN honors. 2019-05-04. bloodyelbow.com. Stephie Haynes. 2019-05-05.