UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont explained

UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:Not announced[1]

UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont (also known as UFC Fight Night 195, UFC Vegas 40 and UFC on ESPN+ 53) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 16, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was expected to headline the event.[3] However, on September 22, the bout was pulled from the card after Tate tested positive for COVID-19.[4] In turn, a women's featherweight bout between fellow former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Norma Dumont was elevated to the main event.[5] However on October 6, it was reported that Holm was forced to pull out of the event due to injury.[6] She was replaced by Aspen Ladd.[7]

A bantamweight bout between Timur Valiev and Daniel Santos was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, in mid-September, Valiev withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Rojo.[9] In turn, Santos withdrew for unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.[10]

A women's flyweight bout between Manon Fiorot and Mayra Bueno Silva took place at this event.[11] The bout was originally scheduled for UFC 266 but was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.[12]

A women's flyweight bout between Luana Carolina and Maryna Moroz was expected to take place at this event.[13] However in late September, Moroz pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Sijara Eubanks.[14] In turn, Eubanks was pulled from the event due to COVID-19 protocols and replaced by Lupita Godinez. Godinez made history as the first fighter to compete twice in the span of seven days, a record in modern UFC, non-tournament fights. The previous fastest turnaround was 10 days, when Khamzat Chimaev competed against John Phillips and Rhys McKee in July 2020.[15]

A light heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Da Un Jung was expected to take place at the event.[16] However, the bout was postponed to for unknown reasons.[17]

At the weigh-ins, Julian Marquez was pulled from his middleweight bout against Jordan Wright due to "non-COVID health issues." He never made it to the scale, even though his opponent weighed in within the middleweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout was cancelled.[18]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Fight Night 195 post-event facts: 'Cowboy' Cerrone's all-time wins record under threat. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2021-10-17. 2021-10-17.
  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: Miesha Tate vs. Ketlen Vieira set for October 16 UFC event. cagesidepress.com. Alex Behunin. 2021-08-21. 2021-08-22.
  4. Web site: Miesha Tate tests positive for COVID-19; UFC headliner vs. Ketlen Vieira postponed. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2021-09-22. 2021-09-22.
  5. Web site: MMA: Holm's Oct. 16 fight to be the main event. abqjournal.com. Rick Wright. 2021-09-24. 2021-09-24.
  6. Web site: Holly Holm out of next weekend's main event (and other news). arielhelwani.substack.com. Ariel Helwani. 2021-10-06. 2021-10-06.
  7. Web site: Aspen Ladd replaces Holly Holm, meets Norma Dumont in new UFC Fight Night 195 main event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn and John Morgan. 2021-10-07. 2021-10-07.
  8. Web site: Timur Valiev faces Daniel "Willycat" Santos at UFC event on October 16. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-08-26. 2021-09-21.
  9. Web site: Timur injured, Marcelo Rojo faces Diego Santos at UFC Fight Night on October 16. mma.uno. Steve Duncan. 2021-08-26. 2021-09-21.
  10. Web site: Aspen Ladd cheating, crazy catchweights and more on the Sunday morning rumor mill. middleeasy.com. Chris De Santiago. 2021-10-03. 2021-10-09.
  11. Web site: UFC 266 loses fight as Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva scratched due to COVID-19 protocols. mymmanews.com. Adam Martin. 2021-09-22. 2021-09-22.
  12. Web site: Manon Fiorot to fight Mayra Bueno Silva at Sept. 25 UFC show. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz and Alexander K. Lee. 2021-06-09. 2021-09-22.
  13. Web site: Ultimate books Luana Dread vs. Maryna Moroz for October 16 card. ge.globo.com. Raphael Marinho. 2021-07-06. 2021-07-06.
  14. Web site: 2021-09-28. Sijara Eubanks replaces Maryna Moroz vs. Luana Carolina at UFC Vegas 40. 2021-09-29. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz.
  15. Web site: 2021-10-13. Loopy Godinez gets record turnaround, replaces Sijara Eubanks at UFC Fight Night 195. 2021-10-13. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Danny Segura.
  16. Web site: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da Un Jung Set For October 16 UFC Event . cagesidepress.com. Alex Behunin. 2021-09-01. 2021-10-07.
  17. Web site: Fight pushed back . rotowire.com. Staff. 2021-10-07. 2021-10-07.
  18. Web site: UFC Fight Night 195 weigh-in results: Julian Marquez doesn't make it to scale, ruled out. mmajunkie.usatoday. Staff. 2021-10-15. 2021-10-15.
  19. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont. 8 September 2021 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2021-10-17.
  20. Web site: UFC Vegas 40 bonuses: Jim Miller's stunning knockout leads pack of Performance of the Night nods. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2021-10-16. 2021-10-16.

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