UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
| UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 23, 2023 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot (also known as UFC Fight Night 228, UFC on ESPN+ 86 and UFC Vegas 79) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 23, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
Background[edit]
A lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot headlined the event.[3]
A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Valter Walker and Jake Collier was booked for this event.[4] However, Walker withdrew due to an ankle injury.[5] He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman.[6]
A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Cody Durden was expected for this event. However, Durden was instead scheduled to face Jake Hadley at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font and the bout was cancelled.[7]
A middleweight bout between Aliaskhab Khizriev and Jacob Malkoun was scheduled for the event. However, Khizriev was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Robert Bryczek.[8][9] Bryczek then also pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Cody Brundage.[10]
Results[edit]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Mateusz Gamrot | def. | Rafael Fiziev | TKO (knee injury) | 2 | 2:03 | |
| Featherweight | Bryce Mitchell | def. | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Marina Rodriguez | def. | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Battle | def. | AJ Fletcher | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:32 | |
| Featherweight | Charles Jourdain | def. | Ricardo Ramos | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Dan Argueta | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Tim Means | def. | André Fialho | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:15 | |
| Middleweight | Cody Brundage | def. | Jacob Malkoun | DQ (illegal elbow) | 1 | 4:15 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Mohammed Usman | def. | Jake Collier | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Mizuki Inoue | def. | Hannah Goldy | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Montserrat Rendon | def. | Tamires Vidal | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ An illegal elbow to the back of the head rendered Brundage unable to continue.
Bonus awards[edit]
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of the Night: Tim Means vs. André Fialho
- Performance of the Night: Marina Rodriguez and Charles Jourdain
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mike Bohn (2023-09-24). "UFC Fight Night 228 post-event facts: Michelle Waterson-Gomez TKO'd after 14 years". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Andrew Richardson (2023-06-02). "Midnight Mania! UFC requests licenses for four more events in the UFC Apex". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-07-27). "UFC books Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Dan Ige vs. Bryce Mitchell one-two punch for Sept. 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-06-19). "Valter Walker, brother of Johnny Walker, set for UFC debut". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ Garrett Kerman (2023-07-13). "Valter Walker brother of Johnny Walker, out of scheduled UFC debut". thesportsdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2023-07-14). "With Valter Walker out, Mohammed Usman steps in to face Jake Collier on UFC's Sept. 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Shivam Tiwari (2023-07-13). "Tagir Ulanbekov out, Cody Durden in vs Jake Hadley for UFC Nashville". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ News Desk (2023-08-23). "Aliaskhab Khizriev out of UFC Vegas 79 fight vs Jacob Malkoun". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Adam Buciński (2023-08-28). "Robert Bryczek will make his UFC debut. At the gala with Mateusz Gamrot". polski-sport.pl. Retrieved 2023-08-29. (in Polish)
- ^ Jay Anderson (2023-09-06). "Cody Brundage steps up to face Jacob Malkoun at UFC Vegas 79". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2023-09-23). "UFC Vegas 79 Bonus Report: Tim Means one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
