UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 explained

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:Cadillac Arena
City:Beijing, China
Attendance:10,302[1]
Followingevent:The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 141) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to Beijing. The UFC previously visited Mainland China for in November 2017.

A heavyweight rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes served as the event headliner.[3] The pairing met previously in April 2016 at, with Ngannou winning the fight via TKO stoppage at the conclusion of the second round.[4]

Shana Dobson was scheduled to face Wu Yanan at the event. However, Dobson pulled out of the fight in mid-October citing an injury and was replaced by Lauren Mueller.[5]

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos was expected to face Li Jingliang at the event. However, Santos pulled out from the bout on October 27 due to a knee injury.[6] He was replaced by David Zawada.[7]

Frankie Saenz was expected to face Song Yadong at the event. However, on November 7, it was reported that he pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Vince Morales.[8]

At the weigh-ins, Rashad Coulter weighed in at 208 pounds, 2 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. Coulter was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Hu Yaozong.[9]

Results

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Bonus awards

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UFC Fight Night 141 draws reported 10,302 attendance in Beijing. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-11-24. 2018-11-24.
  2. News: UFC to debut in Beijing on Nov. 25. mmafighting.com. Newswire. 2018-08-05. 2018-08-05.
  3. Web site: UFC heavyweights Francis Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes to meet in Beijing. espn.com. Ariel Helwani. 2018-08-16. 2018-08-16.
  4. Web site: Francis Ngannou beats Curtis Blaydes after nasty eye injury stops the fight. foxsports.com. Damon Martin. 2016-04-10. 2018-08-16.
  5. News: Lauren Mueller replaces Shana Dobson vs. Wu Yanan at UFC Fight Night 141. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-10-18. 2018-10-18.
  6. News: Knee injury forces Elizeu Zaleski out of UFC Beijing. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2018-10-27. 2018-10-27.
  7. Web site: David Zawada tackles short notice party against Li Jingliang during UFC Beijing. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2018-11-01. 2018-11-01. nl.
  8. Web site: Chinese Team Alpha Male fighters make an appearance at UFC Beijing. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2018-11-07. 2018-11-07. nl.
  9. News: UFC Beijing weigh in results: Rashad Coulter comes in heavy. 2018-11-23. bjpenn.com. Drake Riggs. 2018-11-23.
  10. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2018-08-28.
  11. Web site: UFC Beijing Bonuses: Ngannou & Jingliang bank $50k for finishes. lowkickmma.com. Jon Fuentes. 2018-11-24. 2018-11-24.