UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik explained

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:None (behind closed doors)[1]
Followingevent:UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik (also known as UFC Fight Night 174, UFC on ESPN+ 32 and UFC Vegas 6) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik took place as the event headliner.

A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion Nicco Montaño and Julia Avila was originally scheduled for the event.[3] However, the bout was rescheduled for after Montaño's coach, John Wood, tested positive for COVID-19.[4]

A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Kunitskaya was originally scheduled for a week earlier at . However, it eventually moved to this event instead.[5] Subsequently, Vieira was removed from the card on July 30 due to visa issues and replaced by returning veteran Julija Stoliarenko, who was the current Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion.[6] Vieira was then expected to face a different opponent at on September 12.[7]

A heavyweight bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane was expected to take place at this event.[8] However, Pavlovich pulled out on July 15 due to an old knee injury that required surgery. He was replaced by Shamil Abdurakhimov and the bout moved to UFC 253.[9] Gane and Abdurakhimov were originally scheduled for UFC 249, but Gane was forced to pull out of the event after he was struck by a pneumothorax in training.[10] Subsequently, the bout would be rescheduled for UFC 251.[11] However, it was then cancelled a second time as Abdurakhimov was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons.

A featherweight bout between Steve Garcia and Peter Barrett was scheduled for the event, but Garcia withdrew from the bout for an undisclosed reason on July 25 and was replaced by Youssef Zalal.[12]

A couple of fights, including a women's strawweight bout between Nadia Kassem and Miranda Granger, as well as a featherweight bout between Alex Caceres and Giga Chikadze were expected to take place at this event. However, they never made it to the final card due to unknown reasons.[13] [14]

At the weigh-ins, Beneil Dariush and Laureano Staropoli missed weight for their respective bouts. Dariush weighed in at 158 pounds, two pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. Staropoli weighed in at 174.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at a catchweight and they were each fined 20% of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Scott Holtzman and Tim Means (Means was given one additional hour to make weight after initially weighing 172.5 pounds).[15]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What time, channel is UFC Fight Night tonight? Derrick Lewis vs. Alexei Oleinik TV schedule, how to live stream. dazn.com. Mark Lelinwalla. 2020-08-08. 2020-08-09.
  2. Web site: Derrick Lewis vs. Alexey Oleinik expected to headline UFC card on Aug. 8. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin. 2020-06-16. 2020-06-17.
  3. Web site: Nicco Montaño will meet Julia Avila again after three years, this time on August 8 in the UFC. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-06-18. 2020-06-18.
  4. Web site: Nicco Montano vs. Julia Avila matchup moved to UFC event on Sept. 5 following coach's positive COVID-19 test. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2020-06-18. 2020-07-12.
  5. Web site: UFC shifts Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya to Aug. 8 event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and John Morgan. 2020-07-15. 2020-07-15.
  6. Web site: Ketlen Viera OUT, Yana Kunitskaya will now face Julija Stoliarenko at UFC's August 8th event.. mymmanews.com. Lenny March. 2020-07-30. 2020-07-31.
  7. Web site: Without a visa to the USA, Ketlen Vieira is out of the fight with Kunitskaya in Las Vegas. globoesporte.globo.com. Staff. 2020-07-31. 2020-07-31.
  8. Web site: Sergei Pavlovich encounters Ciryl Gane during the August 8 event. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-04-14. 2020-07-15.
  9. Web site: With Sergei Pavlovich out, Ciryl Gane vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov targeted for Sept. 19 UFC event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2020-07-15. 2020-07-15.
  10. Web site: Ciryl Gane out of UFC 249 fight with Shamil Abdurakhimov. 2020-03-05. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2020-07-15.
  11. Web site: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 251's IFW week event. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-05-10. 2020-06-09.
  12. Web site: Youssef Zalal tackles short notice fight against Peter Barrett on August 8. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-07-25. 2020-07-26.
  13. Web site: BREAKING: Miranda Granger vs. Nadia Kassem added to UFC event on August 8. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-09-19. 2020-06-18.
  14. Web site: "Bruce Leeroy" meets Giga Chikadze at UFC event on August 8. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-18.
  15. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 32 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss, but featured bouts set. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-08-07. 2020-08-07.
  16. Web site: Sherdog.com. UFC Fight Night 174 - Lewis vs. Oleynik. 2021-10-29. Sherdog.
  17. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2020-08-09.
  18. Web site: 2020-08-09. UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik bonuses. 2020-08-09. lowkickmma.com. Ryan Galloway.