UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall (also known as UFC Fight Night 208 and UFC on ESPN+ 66) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 23, 2022, at The O2 Arena in London, England.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 23, 2022 | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, England | |||
| Attendance | 17,813[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,320,679[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall headlined the event.[3]
Former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Darren Till and Jack Hermansson were originally expected to headline UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori in December 2020, but the middleweight bout was scrapped after Till was injured.[4] They were then expected to meet at this event.[5] In turn, Till pulled out once again due to injury on July 6 and was replaced by Chris Curtis.[6]
Results
edit| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Curtis Blaydes | def. | Tom Aspinall | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 0:15 | |
| Middleweight | Jack Hermansson | def. | Chris Curtis | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Paddy Pimblett | def. | Jordan Leavitt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:46 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Molly McCann | def. | Hannah Goldy | TKO (spinning back elbow and punches) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Volkan Oezdemir | def. | Paul Craig | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | def. | Mason Jones | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Marc Diakiese | def. | Damir Hadžović | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Nathaniel Wood | def. | Charles Rosa | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jonathan Pearce | def. | Makwan Amirkhani | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:10 | |
| Flyweight | Muhammad Mokaev | def. | Charles Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jai Herbert | def. | Kyle Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Victoria Leonardo | def. | Mandy Böhm | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Nicolas Dalby | def. | Cláudio Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[8]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Paddy Pimblett, Nikita Krylov, Molly McCann and Jonathan Pearce
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2022-07-24). "UFC Fight Night 208 post-event facts: Molly McCann's second spinning elbow makes history". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ Staff (2022-04-28). "UFC headed back to The O2 in London for July 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2022-04-30). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall slated for UFC London main event on July 23". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-11-06). "Injured Darren Till won't fight Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun (2022-04-30). "Darren Till meets Jack Hermansson at UFC London in July". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Danny Segura and Mike Bohn (2022-07-06). "Darren Till injured, out of Jack Hermansson bout at UFC Fight Night 208 in London". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2022-07-23). "UFC London bonuses: Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann lead $50K winners". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.