UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee (also known as UFC Fight Night 128) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 21, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Attendance | 9,541[1] | |||
| Total gate | $923,720[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event marked the promotion's ninth visit to Atlantic City, the first since July 2014. The promotion last contested an event at Boardwalk Hall in June 2005.[2]
A lightweight bout between Edson Barboza and former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee served as the event headliner.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson and Patrick Cummins was originally scheduled for UFC 217. However, Cummins pulled out due to a staph infection.[4] The bout took place at this event.[5]
Paulo Costa was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, Costa pulled out of the fight in mid-March with an arm injury.[6] In turn, promotion officials elected to pull Hall from the event and reschedule the pairing for a future event.[7]
Augusto Mendes was pulled from a bout against Merab Dvalishvili due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on March 7, 2018.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Ricky Simón.[9]
Former WSOF Flyweight Champion Magomed Bibulatov was expected to face Ulka Sasaki, but he pulled out a day before the event, citing back injury and the bout was cancelled.[10]
At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Lee was fined 20% of his purse which will go to his opponent Barboza.[11] Aspen Ladd weighed in at 137.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight upper limit of 136 pounds. Ladd supposedly offered Leslie Smith an additional $5,000 on top of her 20% purse deduction. However, the fight was removed from the card after Smith refused to fight at catchweight.[12] Subsequently, the UFC paid Smith her show and win money but then released her from the promotion.[13]
Results
edit| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Kevin Lee | def. | Edson Barboza | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 5 | 2:18 | |
| Featherweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Justin Willis | def. | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | David Branch | def. | Thiago Santos | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Brett Johns | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dan Hooker | def. | Jim Miller | KO (knee) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Ryan LaFlare | def. | Alex Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ricky Simón | def. | Merab Dvalishvili | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Siyar Bahadurzada | def. | Luan Chagas | KO (body kick and punch) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Patrick Cummins | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Anthony Rocco Martin | def. | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
- Fight of the Night: Ricky Simón vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Performance of the Night: David Branch and Siyar Bahadurzada
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Staff (2018-04-22). "UFC Fight Night 128 draws reported 9,541 attendance for $923,720 live gate". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ a b Nicholas Huba (2018-02-01). "UFC coming to Boardwalk Hall on April 21". pressofatlanticcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2018-02-23). "Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee slated for UFC Fight Night Atlantic City main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Staff (2017-10-17). "Patrick Cummins says he's off UFC 217 fight card due to 'mutant staph infection'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Staff (2018-02-06). "David Branch vs. 'Marreta' Santos, Corey Anderson vs. Patrick Cummins added to UFC-Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Staff (2018-03-13). "Biceps injury knocks Paulo Costa out of fight with Uriah Hall at UFC-Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ Staff (2018-04-18). "Paulo Costa announces rebooked fight vs. Uriah Hall for UFC 226 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2018-03-20). "Augusto Mendes pulled from UFC Fight Night 128 due to potential anti-doping violation". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ Shawn Bitter (2018-03-30). "Welcome to the UFC: Ricky Simon". mma-today.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ Staff (2018-04-20). "UFC Fight Night 128 bout canceled because of injury". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2018-04-20). "Kevin Lee misses weight for UFC Atlantic City main event bout with Edson Barboza". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Zane Simon (2018-04-20). "Aspen Ladd misses weight due to 'certain female circumstances,' Leslie Smith bout cancelled". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Steven Marrocco and John Morgan (2018-04-20). "Leslie Smith says UFC has released her, criticizes Aspen Ladd for UFC Atlantic City weigh-in miss". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Staff (2018-04-22). "UFC Fight Night 128 bonuses: That wacky Simon-Dvalishvili bout was 'Fight of Night'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.