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UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman

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UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman
The poster for UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
VenueTD Garden
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Attendance12,066[1]
Total gate$1,124,765[1]
Event chronology
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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

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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 UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar.[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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Main Card (ESPN2)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Dominick Reyes def. Chris Weidman KO (punches) 1 1:43
Featherweight Yair Rodríguez def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Greg Hardy vs. Ben Sosoli No Contest (overturned) 3 5:00 [a]
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def. Jonathan Pearce TKO (punches) 1 1:33
Women's Flyweight Maycee Barber def. Gillian Robertson TKO (punches) 1 3:04
Catchweight (188.5 lb) Darren Stewart def. Deron Winn Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
Catchweight (148 lb) Charles Rosa def. Manny Bermudez Verbal Submission (armbar) 1 2:46
Women's Flyweight Molly McCann def. Diana Belbiţă Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–25) 3 5:00 [b]
Featherweight Sean Woodson def. Kyle Bochniak Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Randy Costa def. Boston Salmon TKO (punches) 1 2:15
Welterweight Sean Brady def. Court McGee Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brendan Allen def. Kevin Holland Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:38
Heavyweight Tanner Boser def. Daniel Spitz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Originally a unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) win for Hardy; overturned after he used an inhaler between rounds 2 and 3.[12]
  2. ^ Belbiţă was deducted a point in round 2 for grabbing the cage.

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[1]

  • Fight of the Night: Yair Rodríguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Performance of the Night: Dominick Reyes and Charles Rosa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Fernando Quiles Jr. (2019-10-19). "UFC Boston Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-08). "UFC announces fourth quarter schedule for 2019". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. ^ Redactie (2019-07-08). "The UFC announces events for Moscow, Singapore, Busan and more". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-08. (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2019-07-25). "Weidman vs Reyes to headline UFC Boston". ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov, Calvin Kattar rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  6. ^ "UFC Fight Night—Magomedsharipov vs Kattar". UFC. Retrieved 1 Nov 2019.
  7. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar moved to UFC Moscow". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  8. ^ Brett Okamoto (2019-08-07). "Magomedsharipov-Kattar to co-headline Oct. 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  9. ^ Nolan King (2019-09-30). "Eric Spicely out, Brendan Allen needs new opponent for UFC on ESPN 6". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  10. ^ Nolan King (2019-09-30). "Kevin Holland shifts from Brazil to Boston, steps in vs. Brendan Allen at UFC on ESPN 6". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  11. ^ Staff (2019-10-17). "UFC on ESPN 6 weigh-in results: Weidman vs. Reyes set, but two fighters miss weight". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  12. ^ Dave Doyle (2019-10-19). "UFC on ESPN 6 results: Greg Hardy victory changed to no contest after inhaler use". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  13. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2019-09-19.