UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze explained

UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:Not announced[1]

UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze (also known as UFC on ESPN 30 and UFC Vegas 35) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined the event.[3]

season finale took place at this event, featuring the tournament finals of both the middleweight and bantamweight divisions.[4] Tresean Gore pulled out of the middleweight final against Bryan Battle due to a meniscus injury and was replaced by Gilbert Urbina.[5]

A light heavyweight bout between Dustin Jacoby and Askar Mozharov was scheduled for the event.[6] However, Mazharov was removed from the event due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by Darren Stewart.[7]

A welterweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee and Sean Brady was rescheduled for the event.[8] The pairing was initially scheduled to take meet at UFC 264, but Lee withdrew due to an injury and the bout was scrapped.[9] Subsequently, the bout was yet again cancelled after Brady withdrew due to a foot infection.[10] [11] Lee faced Daniel Rodriguez instead.[12]

A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez and Matt Schnell was rescheduled for the event.[13] They were originally expected to meet at UFC 262, before Perez was forced to pull out due to undisclosed reasons.[14] The pairing was eventually shifted to due to undisclosed reasons.[15]

A women's bantamweight bout featuring Joselyne Edwards and Zarah Fairn Dos Santos was expected to take place at this event.[16] However, the contest was cancelled in late July as Edwards was removed from the event in favor of another bout against Jessica-Rose Clark at UFC Fight Night 196 in October.[17]

Kevin Croom was expected to face Marcelo Rojo in a featherweight bout at the event.[18] However, Croom was removed from the card in mid-August for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Rojo was rescheduled to face Jonathan Martinez the following week at .[19]

Antônio Braga Neto and Abdul Razak Alhassan were expected to meet in a middleweight bout a week earlier at .[20] They were eventually rescheduled for this event.[21] However, Neto was pulled from the event on August 21 due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped.[22]

A middleweight bout between Alessio Di Chirico and Aliaskhab Khizriev was also expected to take place at the event.[23] However, the week before the event, Khizriev withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.[24] Di Chirico was then scheduled to face Alhassan instead.

2004 Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Sara McMann was expected to meet Ketlen Vieira in a women's bantamweight rematch at this event.[25] They previously met at UFC 215, with Vieira winning via a second round arm-triangle choke.[26] However, McMann announced in mid August that a "reinjury" forced her out of the bout.[27]

A women's flyweight between Tracy Cortez and JJ Aldrich was scheduled for the event.[28] However, Cortez was pulled from the fight due to injury.[29] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Vanessa Demopoulos.[30]

A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Guido Cannetti was expected to take place at the event.[31] However, Bautista tested positive for COVID-19 and was pulled from the card. He was replaced by Mana Martinez.[32] At the weigh-ins, Martinez weighed in at 140 pounds, four pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and he forfeited 30% of his purse to Cannetti.[33]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[35]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC on ESPN 30 post-event facts: Sam Alvey's skid hits record territory. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2021-08-30. 2021-08-31.
  2. Web site: NAC approves two UFC events for August. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-07-07. 2021-07-07.
  3. Web site: UFC finalizing Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze headliner for Aug. 28 event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and Mike Bohn. 2021-07-05. 2021-07-06.
  4. Web site: TUF Bantamweight Final announced, to be held at UFC on ESPN 30 in Las Vegas. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-08-11. 2021-08-11.
  5. Web site: Dana White: Tresean Gore out of TUF 29 Finale with knee injury, Gilbert Urbina steps in as replacement. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2021-08-19. 2021-08-18.
  6. Web site: Dustin Jacoby meets Askar Mozharov on August 28. mmadna.nl. Jamal Boussenaf. 2021-05-31. 2021-06-01.
  7. Web site: With Askar Mozharov out, Darren Stewart steps in to face Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 28. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2021-07-01. 2021-07-01.
  8. Web site: Sean Brady vs. Kevin Lee rebooked for Aug. 28 UFC event. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2021-07-01. 2021-07-01.
  9. Web site: Kevin Lee injured, out of upcoming fight against Sean Brady at UFC 264. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin and Mike Heck. 2021-06-24. 2021-06-24.
  10. Web site: Sean Brady out of UFC on ESPN 30; Kevin Lee fight canceled for second time. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and Farrah Hannoun. 2021-08-07. 2021-08-07.
  11. Web site: Foot infection scratches Sean Brady from UFC Vegas 35, Kevin Lee needs opponent. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck and MMA Fighting Newswire. 2021-08-07. 2021-08-07.
  12. Web site: Daniel Rodriguez steps in against Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35. mmafighting.com. Shaun Al-Shatti and Mike Heck. 2021-08-11. 2021-08-11.
  13. Web site: Askar Askarov breaks his hand and will miss his fight against Alex Pérez; Matt Schnell, the replacement. espndeportes.espn.com. Carlos Contreras Legaspi. 2021-07-07. 2021-07-08.
  14. Web site: With Alex Perez out, Rogerio Bontorin targeted to fight Matt Schnell at UFC 262. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2021-04-21. 2021-04-22.
  15. Web site: Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell rescheduled for UFC Fight Night on September 4. mma.uno. Steve Duncan. 2021-08-07. 2021-08-07.
  16. Web site: Joselyn Edwards vs. Zarah Fairn added to UFC event on August 28. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-05-11. 2021-05-11.
  17. Web site: Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards booked for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Danny Segura. 2021-07-30. 2021-07-30.
  18. Web site: Marcelo Rojo vs. Kevin Croom added to UFC event on August 28. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-05-11. 2021-05-11.
  19. Web site: Jonathan Martinez and Marcelo Rojo meet on September 4th. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-08-11. 2021-08-11.
  20. News: Abdul Razak Alhassan meets Antonio Braga Neto at UFC on ESPN 29 in Las Vegas. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-07-30. 2021-07-31.
  21. News: Ketlen Vieira and Antonio Braga Neto return to the octagon at UFC Vegas 35. ufc.com.br. Staff. 2021-08-16. 2021-08-16.
  22. Web site: Alessio Di Chirico vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan booked for UFC on ESPN 30 after opponents withdraw. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and John Morgan. 2021-08-21. 2021-08-21.
  23. Web site: Aliaskhab Khizriev now set to make UFC debut against Alessio Di Chirico on August 28th. knockdownnews.com. Jack Wannan. 2021-06-29. 2021-08-21.
  24. Web site: Aliaskhab Khizriev out of UFC Vegas 35 fight with Alessio Di Chirico. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck and Guilherme Cruz. 2021-08-17. 2021-08-20.
  25. Web site: Ketlen Vieira vs. Sara McMann 2 in the works for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 28. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2021-05-07. 2021-08-17.
  26. Web site: UFC 215 results: Ketlen Vieira first survives, then submits Sara McMann. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. John Morgan. 2017-11-09. 2021-08-17.
  27. Web site: Sara McMann highlights three late withdrawals from UFC on ESPN 30. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2021-08-17. 2021-08-17.
  28. Web site: Tracy Cortez vs. J.J. Aldrich booked for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 28. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun and Nolan King. 2021-06-09. 2021-08-18.
  29. Web site: Injury knocks Tracy Cortez out of UFC on ESPN 30 fight vs. J.J. Aldrich. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-08-18. 2021-08-18.
  30. Web site: BREAKING: Vanessa Demopoulos makes UFC debut against JJ Aldrich on August 28 in Las Vegas. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2021-08-21. 2021-08-21.
  31. Web site: Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti added to UFC Fight Night on August 28. mma.uno. Steve Duncan. 2021-05-12. 2021-08-21.
  32. Web site: In honor of coach: Mana Martinez to fight at UFC on ESPN 30, days after death of Saul Soliz. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-08-23. 2021-08-24.
  33. Web site: Weigh in results UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze. ufc.com. Staff. 2021-08-27. 2021-08-27.
  34. Web site: UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2021-07-27.
  35. Web site: UFC on ESPN 30 bonuses: Chikadze's main event finish, Alhassan's 17-second KO among four winners. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2021-08-29. 2021-08-29.

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