UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman explained

UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:TD Garden
City:Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance:12,066[1]
Gate:$1,124,765

UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman (also known as UFC on ESPN 6) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2019 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] [3]

Background

A light heavyweight bout between Dominick Reyes and former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman served as the event headliner.[4]

A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar was scheduled to take place at this event. However, in mid-September promotion officials elected to reschedule the pairing for "UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Volkov",[5] which was later retitled to .[6] The fight was moved for undisclosed reasons.[7]

A middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Eric Spicely was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Spicely was forced to withdraw from the event due to an undisclosed reason.[9] He was replaced by Kevin Holland.[10]

At the weigh-ins, Deron Winn and Manny Bermudez missed the required weight for their respective fights. Winn weighed in at 188.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186. Bermudez weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit of 146. Both bouts were held at a catchweight. Winn and Bermudez were fined 20% of their purse, which went to their opponents Darren Stewart and Charles Rosa respectively.[11]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC Boston Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed. Fernando Quiles Jr.. 2019-10-19. mmanews.com. 2019-10-19.
  2. Web site: UFC announces fourth quarter schedule for 2019. Guilherme Cruz. 2019-07-08. mmafighting.com. 2019-07-08.
  3. Web site: The UFC announces events for Moscow, Singapore, Busan and more. Redactie. mmadna.nl. 2019-07-08. 2019-07-08.
  4. Web site: Weidman vs Reyes to headline UFC Boston. ufc.com. Thomas Gerbasi. 2019-07-25. 2019-07-25.
  5. Web site: Zabit Magomedsharipov, Calvin Kattar rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow. Tristen Critchfield. sherdog.com. 2019-09-17. 2019-09-17.
  6. Web site: UFC Fight Night - Magomedsharipov vs Kattar. UFC. 1 Nov 2019.
  7. Web site: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar moved to UFC Moscow. Alexander K. Lee. mmafighting.com. 2019-09-17. 2019-09-23.
  8. Web site: Magomedsharipov-Kattar to co-headline Oct. 18. 2019-08-07. espn.com. Brett Okamoto. 2019-09-30.
  9. Web site: Eric Spicely out, Brendan Allen needs new opponent for UFC on ESPN 6. 2019-09-30. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2019-09-30.
  10. Web site: Kevin Holland shifts from Brazil to Boston, steps in vs. Brendan Allen at UFC on ESPN 6. 2019-09-30. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2019-10-01.
  11. Web site: UFC on ESPN 6 weigh-in results: Weidman vs. Reyes set, but two fighters miss weight. 2019-10-17. mmaweekly.com. Staff. 2019-10-17.
  12. Web site: UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2019-09-19.