UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

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UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
File:Official poster for UFC Fight Night Volkov vs. Aspinall.jpg
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)
VenueThe O2 Arena
CityLondon, England
Attendance17,081[1]
Total gate$4,500,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall (also known as UFC Fight Night 204 and UFC on ESPN+ 62) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 19, 2022 at The O2 Arena in London, England.[2]

Background

The event was the first in London since UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal in March 2019. The UFC was expected to return to the city in March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards and in September 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till, but the first event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latter was relocated to Las Vegas.[2]

A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and Tom Aspinall headlined the event.[3] Aspinall was originally expected to face Shamil Abdurakhimov, but after he was pulled in favor of the main event spot, Abdurakhimov was rescheduled against Sergei Pavlovich instead.[4][5]

A bantamweight bout between Jack Shore and Umar Nurmagomedov was scheduled for the event.[6] However, Nurmagomedov was removed from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Timur Valiev.[7]

A flyweight bout between Jake Hadley and Francisco Figueiredo was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Figueiredo withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Allan Nascimento.[9] Hadley eventually had to pull out due to injury and the bout was scrapped.[10] They were later rescheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night 209.[11]

A lightweight bout between Jai Herbert and Mike Davis was scheduled for the event.[12] However, Davis withdrew from the bout due to personal reasons and was replaced by Ilia Topuria.[13]

Cláudio Silva was expected to face Gunnar Nelson in a welterweight bout.[14] However, Silva pulled out in early March due to a knee injury.[15] He was replaced by Takashi Sato.[16]

A bantamweight bout between Liudvik Sholinian and Nathaniel Wood was scheduled for this event.[17] However, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sholinian was unable to leave Ukraine or train properly, so he was replaced by Vince Morales.[18][19] In turn, just days before the event, Morales withdrew due to illness.[20] The pairing will be rescheduled for a future event.[21]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Tom Aspinall def. Alexander Volkov Submission (straight armbar) 1 3:45
Featherweight Arnold Allen def. Dan Hooker TKO (punches and elbows) 1 2:33
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett def. Kazula Vargas Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:50
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson def. Takashi Sato Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Molly McCann def. Luana Carolina KO (spinning back elbow) 3 1:52
Lightweight Ilia Topuria def. Jai Herbert KO (punches) 2 1:07
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight Makwan Amirkhani def. Mike Grundy Technical Submission (anaconda choke) 1 0:57
Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich def. Shamil Abdurakhimov TKO (punches) 1 4:03
Light Heavyweight Paul Craig def. Nikita Krylov Submission (triangle choke) 1 3:57
Bantamweight Jack Shore def. Timur Valiev Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29-28, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Elise Reed def. Cory McKenna Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Muhammad Mokaev def. Cody Durden Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:58

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000.[23] While the UFC usually gives out four bonus awards for each event, a record of nine post-fight bonuses were given out to each fighter who secured a finish.[24]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Tom Aspinall, Arnold Allen, Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann, Ilia Topuria, Makwan Amirkhani, Sergei Pavlovich, Paul Craig, and Muhammad Mokaev

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mike Bohn (20 March 2022). "UFC Fight Night 204 post-event facts: Molly McCann's elbow, other finishes enter record books". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Farah Hannoun (19 January 2022). "UFC officially announces return to London for March 19 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Staff (20 January 2022). "Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall headlines UFC's March return to London". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ Alex Behunin (2 November 2021). "Tom Aspinall vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov set for March 19 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ Marcel Dorff (21 January 2022). "Pavlovich replaces Aspinall at UFC London". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 21 January 2022. (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Alex Behunin (18 November 2021). "Jack Shore vs. Umar Nurmagomedov set for March 19 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ^ Mike Bohn (26 December 2021). "Umar Nurmagomedov out, Timur Valiev meets Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  8. ^ Marcel Dorff (3 December 2021). "Two Flyweight fights added to targeted "UFC London" card on March 19". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2022. (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Marcel Dorff (14 January 2022). "Jake Hadley's new opponent: Allan Nascimento". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2022. (in Dutch)
  10. ^ Cauley Quilty (5 February 2022). "Jake Hadley vs Allan Nascimento off UFC London". vmtv.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. ^ Marcel Dorff (29 March 2022). "UFC Hadley vs. Nascimento booked again, this time for May 14th". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 30 March 2022. (in Dutch)
  12. ^ Farah Hannoun (4 February 2022). "Mike Davis returns against Jai Herbert at UFC London". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. ^ Farah Hannoun (12 February 2022). "Mike Davis isn't facing Jai Herbert at UFC London because 'it just doesn't make sense to take the fight'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  14. ^ Farah Hannoun (24 January 2022). "Gunnar Nelson returns against Claudio Silva at UFC London in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  15. ^ Guilherme Cruz (4 March 2022). "Claudio Silva injured, out of UFC London fight with Gunnar Nelson". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  16. ^ Damon Martin (7 March 2022). "Gunnar Nelson now expected to face Takashi Sato at UFC London card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  17. ^ Alexander K. Lee (25 January 2022). "Nathaniel Wood vs. Liudvik Sholinian added to UFC London". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  18. ^ Andre Khatchaturian (2 March 2022). "Ukrainian-Armenian UFC fighter Liudvik Sholinian shares perilous situation in Kyiv". armenianweekly.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  19. ^ Alex Behunin (5 March 2022). "Liudvik Sholinian out, Vince Morales will face Nathaniel Wood at UFC London". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  20. ^ Nolan King (16 March 2022). "Nathaniel Wood in need of UFC Fight Night 204 opponent after Vince Morales withdraws due to illness". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  21. ^ Matthew Wells (17 March 2022). "UFC London: No replacement for Nathaniel Wood, bout against Vince Morales to be rescheduled". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  22. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. ^ Dan Hiergesell (19 March 2022). "UFC London bonuses: Every finish on the card receives $50K". mmamania.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  24. ^ Matt Erickson (19 March 2022). "UFC Fight Night 204 bonuses: Nine fighters go home with $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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