UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje explained

UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:Wells Fargo Center
City:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance:11,123[1]
Gate:$1,102,542.16
Followingevent:UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje (also known as UFC on ESPN 2) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 30, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

Background

This was the third UFC event in Philadelphia and the first since UFC 133 in August 2011.

A lightweight bout between Edson Barboza and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje served as the event headliner.[3] [4]

A strawweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Marina Rodriguez was scheduled at . However, it was reported on December 17, that Rodriguez pulled out of the event due to a hand injury.[5] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for this event.[6] In turn, it was reported that Grasso was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by former WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Aguilar.[7]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Ray Borg and Liu Pingyuan was scheduled to take place at the event.[8] However, it was reported on March 13, that Liu was replaced by newcomer Kyler Phillips for an undisclosed reason.[9] In turn, Phillips was removed from the card on March 25 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Casey Kenney.[10]

At the weigh-ins, Borg weighed in at 137.75 lb, 1.75 lb over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 lb. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and his bout against Kenney proceeded at catchweight.[11]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC on ESPN 2 draws reported 11,123 attendance for $1.1 million live gate. Staff. 2019-03-30. mmajunkie.com. 2019-04-01.
  2. Web site: UFC Fight Night coming to Wells Fargo Center in March. philly.com. Katie McInerney. 2019-01-08. 2019-01-08.
  3. News: Barboza vs. Gaethje to headline Philadelphia event. ufc.com. Thomas Gerbasi. 2019-01-22. 2019-01-23.
  4. News: Edson Barboza vs. Justin Gaethje official for UFC on ESPN 2 headliner. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 2019-01-22. 2019-01-22.
  5. Web site: Marina Rodriguez injured, out of UFC Fortaleza fight with Alexa Grasso. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2018-12-17. 2018-12-18.
  6. Web site: After a draw in her debut, Marina Rodriguez faces Alexa Grasso on March 30. sportv.globo.com. Raphael Marinho. 2019-01-06. 2019-01-06. pt.
  7. Web site: Jessica Aguilar replaces Alexa Grasso against Marina Rodriguez during UFC Philadelphiaa. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2019-03-23. 2019-03-23. nl.
  8. News: Ray Borg goes to Bantamweight and fights Pingyuan Liu at UFC Philadelphia. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2019-02-26. 2019-02-26. nl.
  9. Web site: Kyler Phillips tackles short notice fight against Ray Borg during UFC Philadelphia. Marcel Dorff. mmadna.nl. 2019-03-13. 2019-03-13. nl.
  10. Web site: LFA double champ Casey Kenney steps in vs. Ray Borg on short notice at UFC Philadelphia. mmajunkie.com. Mike Bohn. 2019-03-25. 2019-03-26.
  11. Web site: UFC on ESPN 2 weigh-in results: Barboza, Gaethje official, but Ray Borg misses. 2019-03-29. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2019-03-29.
  12. Web site: UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2019-01-14.
  13. Web site: UFC Philadelphia post-fight bonuses: Gaethje’s massive KO nets FOTN honors. Stephie Haynes. 2019-03-30. bloodyelbow.com. 2019-03-31.

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