UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik (also known as UFC Fight Night 207 and UFC on ESPN+ 65 or UFC Vegas 56) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 4, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 4, 2022 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA heavyweight bout between Alexander Volkov, a former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlined the event.[3]
A light heavyweight match between Alonzo Menifield and Nicolae Negumereanu was scheduled for the event.[4] However, Negumereanu was removed from the event due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Askar Mozharov.[5]
Joaquin Buckley and Abusupiyan Magomedov were scheduled for a match at middleweight.[6] However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.[7]
Darrick Minner was scheduled to face Damon Jackson in a featherweight bout at the event.[8] In May, Minner was pulled due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by newcomer Daniel Argueta.[9]
Results
edit| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| Featherweight | Movsar Evloev | def. | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Lucas Almeida | def. | Michael Trizano | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:55 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Karine Silva | def. | Poliana Botelho | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 1 | 4:55 | |
| Flyweight | Ode' Osbourne | def. | Zarrukh Adashev | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:01 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | def. | Askar Mozharov | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | def. | Felice Herrig | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:01 | |
| Lightweight | Joe Solecki | def. | Alex da Silva Coelho | Decision (majority) (28–28, 28–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Damon Jackson | def. | Daniel Argueta | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint-Denis | def. | Niklas Stolze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:32 | |
| Bantamweight | Tony Gravely | def. | Johnny Muñoz Jr. | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Flyweight | Jeff Molina | def. | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Rinat Fakhretdinov | def. | Andreas Michailidis | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | JJ Aldrich | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:38 | |
- ^ Coelho was deducted one point in round 2 for repeatedly locking his toes in the fence.
Source: [10]
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[11]
- Fight of the Night award: Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Trizano
- Performance of the Night awards: Karine Silva and Ode' Osbourne
See also
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References
edit- ^ Mike Bohn (2022-06-05). "UFC Fight Night 207 post-event facts: Movsar Evloev's absurd takedown numbers". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Marc Williams (2022-05-02). "Calendar UFC schedule 2022: Every upcoming fight including Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 this weekend". talksport.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2022-04-15). "Alexander Volkov vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik set to headline June 4 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ Alex Behunin (2022-04-28). "Alonzo Menifield vs. Nicolae Negumereanu added to June 4 UFC Fight Night". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Alex Behunin (2022-04-29). "UFC: Negumereanu out, Askar Mozharov in against Alonzo Menifield on June 4". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Farah Hannoun; Matt Erickson (2022-04-03). "Joaquin Buckley vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov added to UFC's June 4 card". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2022-05-03). "Joaquin Buckley vs. Albert Duraev announced for UFC on ESPN 37 in Austin". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ Tudor Leonte (2022-04-22). "Damon Jackson vs. Darrick Minner matchup added to UFC Fight Night event on June 4". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-05-26). "LFA champion Argueta makes his debut against Jackson on June 4". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-05-26. (in Dutch)
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "UFC Vegas 56 bonuses: Four first-time bonus winners cash extra $50,000". mmafighting.com. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-04.