| UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 27, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Rogers Place | |||
| City | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 12,144 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.4 million [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 27, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2]
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between champion Max Holloway and former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar headlined the event. [3] The pairing was scheduled twice before, first at UFC 218 and then at UFC 222, but scrapped for Edgar and Holloway injuries, respectively. [4] [5]
A women's flyweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy and Mara Romero Borella was initially scheduled for this event. On June 20, matchmakers moved the bout a week ahead to UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler. [6]
A heavyweight bout between Tanner Boser and Giacomo Lemos was scheduled. On July 25, the bout was scrapped due to Lemos testing positive for an unspecified banned substance. [7]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg | def. | Felicia Spencer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | def. | Niko Price | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:39 | |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Krzysztof Jotko | def. | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Viviane Araújo | def. | Alexis Davis | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Hakeem Dawodu | def. | Yoshinori Horie | TKO (head kick) | 3 | 4:09 | |
| Featherweight | Gavin Tucker | def. | Seung Woo Choi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:17 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Sarah Frota | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:13 | |
| Welterweight | Erik Koch | def. | Kyle Stewart | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [9]
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