UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal explained

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:The O2 Arena
City:London, England
Attendance:16,602[1]
Gate:$2,400,000

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal (also known as UFC Fight Night 147 or UFC on ESPN+ 5) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 16, 2019 at The O2 Arena in London, England.[2] [3]

Background

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal served as the event headliner.[4]

Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Tom Breese at the event. However, Di Chirico pulled out of the fight in early January citing an undisclosed injury and subsequent surgery.[5] On January 8, it was reported that middleweight winner Cezar Ferreira would be his replacement. Ferreira and Breese were expected to meet at in November 2018, but Breese pulled out due to injury.[6] In turn, Ferreira withdrew from the bout on February 1, citing a knee injury.[7] Breese was expected to face Ian Heinisch.[8] However, the fight was cancelled on the day of the event due to undisclosed health issues for Breese.[9]

Gökhan Saki was scheduled to face Saparbek Safarov at the event. However Saki pulled out of the fight in late February due to an undisclosed injury.[10] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Nicolae Negumereanu.[11]

At the weigh-ins, Jack Marshman weighed in at 188 lb, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lb. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and his bout against John Phillips proceeded at catchweight.[12]

During the main card broadcast, the UFC announced that former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping (also The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight winner) will be inducted in the UFC's Hall of Fame during "International Fight Week" in July, a day before UFC 239.[13]

Post-Fight Altercation

The event was marked by a brief backstage altercation between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards as Masvidal was conducting a post-fight interview with ESPN reporter Laura Sanko.[14] The altercation, broadcast by ESPN resulted in an open cut under the left eye of Edwards and received coverage under specialized media outlets. In posterior interviews, each of the fighters have diverging accounts of the events.[15] Edwards declined to press charges. UFC President Dana White did not manifest sanctions to either of the fighters, however has blamed his own staff.[16]

Results

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Bonus awards

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC London draws announced 16,602 fans for $2.4 million live gate. 2019-03-17. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2019-03-17.
  2. News: UFC announces 2019 first quarter schedule: ESPN debut Jan. 19 in Brooklyn. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-11-04. 2018-11-04.
  3. News: UFC set to return to London's O2 Arena on 16 March 2019. bbc.com. Staff. 2018-11-02. 2018-11-04.
  4. News: Darren Till, Jorge Masvidal to meet in main event of UFC Fight Night. Brett Okamoto. 2019-01-16. espn.com. 2019-01-16.
  5. Web site: Alessio Di Chirico withdraws from UFC Fight Night London bout vs. Tom Breese. sherdog.com. Tudor Leonte. 2018-01-02. 2019-01-02.
  6. Web site: Tom Breese gets new UFC London assignment as Cezar Ferreria replaces Alessio Di Chirico. mmafighting.com. Peter Carroll. 2018-01-08. 2019-01-08.
  7. Web site: Cezar Ferreira announces withdrawal from UFC London. mmafighting.com. MMA Fighting Newswire. 2019-02-01. 2019-02-02.
  8. Web site: Ian Heinisch steps in to fight Tom Breese at UFC London. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2019-02-07. 2019-02-07.
  9. Web site: Tom Breese withdraws from UFC London bout against Ian Heinisch. mmafighting.com. Peter Caroll. 2019-03-16. 2019-03-16.
  10. News: Gökhan Saki injured, will not fight in London. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2019-02-28. 2019-02-28. nl.
  11. Web site: Nick Negumereanu makes UFC debut against Saparbek Saforov during UFC London. mmadna.com. Marcel Dorff. 2019-03-04. 2019-03-04. nl.
  12. Web site: UFC London weigh-in results: Till vs. Masvidal set, one main card fighter misses weight. 2019-03-15. mmaweekly.com. Staff. 2019-03-15.
  13. Web site: Michael Bisping to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame. 2019-03-16. mmafighting.com. Marc Raimondi. 2019-03-16.
  14. Web site: Jorge Masvidal: Leon Edwards 'put his hands up' before punches thrown backstage in London. 2019-03-17. USA Today. Simon Samano. 2019-03-19.
  15. Web site: Edwards disputes Masvidal's account of melee. 2019-03-19. ESPN. Greg Rosenstein. 2019-03-19.
  16. Web site: Dana White won't punish Jorge Masvidal for backstage brawl with Leon Edwards – 'I blame my staff'. 2019-03-19. MMAMania. Adam Guillen Jr.. 2019-06-16.
  17. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal. 5 November 2018 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2018-12-19.
  18. Web site: UFC London bonuses: Jorge Masvidal banks an extra $100K. lowkickmma.com. Staff. 2019-03-16. 2019-03-16.

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