UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

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UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)
Venue Wells Fargo Center
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance 11,123[1]
Total gate $1,102,542.16[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje 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.[2]

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 UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2. 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 Pingyuan Liu 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

Main Card (ESPN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Justin Gaethje def. Edson Barboza KO (punch) 1 2:30
Middleweight Jack Hermansson def. David Branch Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:49
Featherweight Josh Emmett def. Michael Johnson KO (punch) 3 4:14
Women's Strawweight Michelle Waterson def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Paul Craig def. Kennedy Nzechukwu Submission (triangle choke) 3 4:20 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff def. Sheymon Moraes Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Women's Strawweight Marina Rodriguez def. Jessica Aguilar Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Desmond Green def. Ross Pearson TKO (punches) 1 2:52
Featherweight Kevin Aguilar def. Enrique Barzola Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Kevin Holland def. Gerald Meerschaert Decision (split) (29–27, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Catchweight (137.75 lb) Casey Kenney def. Ray Borg Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Maryna Moroz def. Sabina Mazo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Alex Perez def. Mark De La Rosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ Nzechukwu was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated eye pokes.
  2. ↑ Rodriguez was deducted one point in round 1 due to repeated eye pokes.

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Bonus awards

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

  • Fight of the Night: Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza
  • Performance of the Night: Jack Hermansson and Paul Craig

See also

References

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