UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren explained

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:Singapore Indoor Stadium
City:Kallang, Singapore
Attendance:7,155[1]
Followingevent:UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren (also known as UFC Fight Night 162 or UFC on ESPN+ 20) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2019 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[2]

Background

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia and former Bellator Welterweight Champion and former ONE Welterweight Champion, Ben Askren headlined the event.

A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Jarjis Danho was scheduled for the event. However, Danho was pulled from the event for an undisclosed reason. He was replaced by Ben Sosoli on September 19 and the bout moved to a week earlier.[3]

Yan Xiaonan was scheduled to face Ashley Yoder at the event. However, Yan pulled out of the fight in late-September citing a foot injury.[4] She was replaced by Randa Markos.[5]

Ian Heinisch was scheduled to face Brad Tavares at the event. However, Heinisch was removed from the pairing in early October for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Tavares was removed from the event entirely and rescheduled to face Edmen Shahbazyan a week later at UFC 244.[6]

Karol Rosa was scheduled to face Julia Avila at the event. However, Rosa pulled out of the fight in mid-October citing a knee injury and the bout was scrapped.[7]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Singapore Bonuses, Attendance & Gate. Jon Fuentes. 2019-10-26. lowkicmma.com. en-US. 2019-10-26.
  2. Web site: Askren vs. Maia to headline UFC's return to Singapore. Staff. 2019-08-25. ufc.com. 2019-08-26.
  3. Web site: Ben Sosoli set to fight Greg Hardy at UFC Boston. Staff. fightnewsaustralia.com. 2019-09-20. 2019-09-20.
  4. Web site: Yan Xiaonan out of UFC Singapore bout with Ashley Yoder. Guilherme Cruz. mmafighting.com. 2019-09-25. 2019-09-25.
  5. Web site: With Yan Xiaonan out, Randa Markos steps in to fight Ashley Yoder at UFC on ESPN+ 20. Nolan King and Farah Hannoun. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2019-09-26. 2019-09-26.
  6. Web site: Brad Tavares moved to UFC 244 for matchup with unbeaten Edmen Shahbazyan. Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun. 2019-10-02. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2019-10-02.
  7. Web site: Karol Rosa injures her knee and is out of the fight with Julia Avila at UFC Singapore. Staff. globoesporte.globo.com. 2019-10-16. 2019-10-16.
  8. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2019-10-16.

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