UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker explained

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:Not announced[1]
Previousevent:UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker (also known as UFC Fight Night 193, UFC Vegas 38 and UFC on ESPN+ 51) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 2, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker headlined the event.[3]

A women's bantamweight bout between Aspen Ladd and featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event.[4] The pairing was initially scheduled for, but it was removed from that card on July 19 after Chiasson suffered a stress fracture in her foot.[5] At the weigh-ins, Ladd weighed in at 137 pounds, one pound over the bantamweight non-title limit, leading to the fight cancellation.[6]

A light heavyweight bout between Jimmy Crute and Jamahal Hill was initially targeted for the event.[7] However, the bout was rescheduled in early September for two months later.[8]

A lightweight bout between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Grant Dawson was scheduled for the event.[9] However, Ferreira pulled out of the fight in early September citing an injury.[10] Dawson was then rescheduled to face Ricky Glenn at .[11]

welterweight winner Leonardo Santos and Alexander Hernandez were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at the event.[12] However, Santos pulled out of the event due to undisclosed reasons.[13] He was replaced by Mike Breeden.[14]

At the weigh-ins, two other fighters missed weight for their respective bouts. Mike Breeden weighed in at 158.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Bethe Correia weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit. Both bouts proceeded at a catchweight with Breeden and Correia each fined 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Alexander Hernandez and Karol Rosa respectively.[15]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Fight Night 193 post-event facts: Casey O'Neill already making a mark in record books. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2021-10-03. 2021-10-05.
  2. Web site: NAC approves six UFC events stretching from October through November. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-24.
  3. Web site: Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker pushed back a week, now headlines Oct. 2 UFC event. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2021-06-15. 2021-06-15.
  4. Web site: The fight between Aspen Ladd and Macy Chiasson has a new date. espn.com.co. Carlos Contreras Legaspi. 2021-07-29. 2021-07-29.
  5. Web site: Macy Chiasson says UFC Vegas 32 withdrawal was due to stress fracture in foot. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2021-07-24. 2021-07-24.
  6. Web site: 2021-10-01. Aspen Ladd's troubling weigh-in leads to UFC Fight Night 193 bout cancellation. 2021-10-02. mmajunkie.usatoday. Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway.
  7. Web site: Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill booked for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 2. 2021-07-09. 2021-07-10. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn and Nolan King.
  8. Web site: 2021-09-06. Shaun Al-Shatti. Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill targeted for UFC event on December 4. 2021-09-07. mmafighting.com.
  9. Web site: Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Grant Dawson added to UFC event on October 2. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-07-02. 2021-07-02.
  10. Web site: 2021-09-08. Matthew Wells. Diego Ferreira injured, out of Oct. 2 bout against Grant Dawson. 2021-09-08. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  11. Web site: BREAKING: Ricky Glenn replaces Carlos Diego Ferreira on October 23 against Grant Dawson. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-09-25. 2021-09-25.
  12. Web site: Alexander Hernandez vs. Leonardo Santos set for Oct. 2 UFC event. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2021-08-11. 2021-08-11.
  13. Web site: Leonardo Santos out of UFC Fight Night 193 bout vs. Alexander Hernandez. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-23.
  14. Web site: Mike Breeden replaces Leonardo Santos against Alexander Hernandez on October 2. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-09-24. 2021-09-27.
  15. Web site: 2021-10-01. UFC Fight Night 193 weigh-in results: Three fighters miss, one bout canceled. 2021-10-01. mmajunkie.usatoday. Staff.
  16. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker. 17 August 2021 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2021-08-17.
  17. Web site: UFC Fight Night 193 bonuses: Four prelim fighters pocket 'Performance of the Night' awards. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-10-02. 2021-10-02.

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