UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens explained

UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:Mexico City Arena
City:Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance:10,112[1]

UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens (also known as UFC Fight Night 159 or UFC on ESPN+ 17) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 21, 2019, at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico.[2] [3]

Background

While not officially announced by the organization, the promotion was initially targeting a featherweight bout between former title challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung to serve as the event headliner.[4] However, promotion officials elected to go in another direction and a featherweight bout between featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Jeremy Stephens served as the main event.[5]

A women's strawweight bout between Istela Nunes and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill was scheduled for the event. However, on August 12, it was reported that Nunes was removed from the card due to a failed drug test.[6] She was replaced by Ariane Carnelossi.[7]

Alex Perez was scheduled to face Sergio Pettis at the event. However, Perez pulled out of the bout on August 26 citing an injury.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Tyson Nam.[9]

Marion Reneau was scheduled to face Irene Aldana at the event. However, Reneau pulled out of the bout on September 11 for undisclosed reasons.[10] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Vanessa Melo.[11] At the weigh-ins, Melo weighed in at 140 pounds, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. She was fined 30% of her purse and her bout with Aldana proceeded at a catchweight.[12]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Mexico City bonuses & attendance revealed. 2019-09-22. mmanews.com. Fernando Quiles Jr.. 2019-09-22.
  2. Web site: UFC announces dates for third, fourth quarter of 2019, including returns to Sacramento, San Antonio, Mexico City. Newswire. 2019-05-12. mmafighting.com. 2019-05-12.
  3. Web site: UFC reveals event schedule for remainder of 2019. Ryan Harkness. 2019-05-12. mmamania.com. 2019-05-12.
  4. Web site: Brian Ortega vs Korean Zombie targeted for Fight Night event in Mexico City on Sept. 21. Adam Guillen Jr.. 2019-07-15. mmamania.com. 2019-07-15.
  5. Web site: Yair Rodriguez to fight in native Mexico. Ariel Helwani. 2019-07-26. espn.com. 2019-07-27.
  6. Web site: Istela Nunes out of UFC Mexico City with anti-doping violation. Guilherme Cruz. 2019-08-12. mmafighting.com. 2019-08-13.
  7. Web site: Ariane Carnelossi replaces Istela Nunes against Angela Hill during UFC Mexico City. Redactie. 2019-08-13. mmadna.nl. 2019-08-13.
  8. Web site: Alex Perez withdraws from UFC on ESPN+ 17 fight vs. Sergio Pettis in Mexico City. Farah Hannoun. 2019-08-26. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2019-08-26.
  9. Web site: Tyson Nam replaces Alex Perez against Sergio Pettis during UFC Mexico City. Redactie. 27 August 2019 . mmadan.nl. 2019-08-28.
  10. Web site: Marion Reneau out of planned bout with Irene Aldana at next week's UFC on ESPN+ 17. John Morgan. 2019-09-11. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2019-09-11.
  11. Web site: Vanessa 'Miss Sympathy' replaces Marion Reneau to fight at UFC Mexico. Diego Ribas. esportes.yahoo.com. 2019-09-11. 2019-09-11.
  12. Web site: UFC Mexico City weigh-in results: Short-notice replacement Vanessa Melo misses weight by four pounds. Alexander K. Lee. 2019-09-20. mmafighting.com. 2019-09-20.
  13. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens. 14 May 2019 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2019-09-16.

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