| UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | ||||
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| The poster for UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 11, 2021 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,471 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $8,000,000 [1] | |||
| Buyrate | 500,000 [2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 11, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [3] [4]
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Dustin Poirier served as the event headliner. [5]
A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner Julianna Peña took place at the event. [6] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place at UFC 265, but it was postponed after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19. [7]
A UFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo was expected to take place at the event. [8] The pairing first met at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020, resulting in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title). [9] Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 on June 12, where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round. [10] Subsequently, the bout was moved to UFC 270 due to the addition of a welterweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards. [11] Masvidal later withdrew due to injury in early November and the bout was scrapped. [12]
A flyweight bout between former title challenger Alex Perez and Matt Schnell had been rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till. [13] They were originally expected to meet at UFC 262, before Perez was forced to pull out due to undisclosed reasons. [14] They were then booked again at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, before being shifted to this event. [13] However, the bout was yet again postponed for unknown reasons to this event. [15] At the weigh-ins, Perez weighed in at 126.25 pounds (57.27 kg), which was 0.25 pounds (0.11 kg) over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Shortly after, officials announced that the bout had been cancelled as Schnell was forced to withdraw due to a medical issue. [16]
A women's flyweight bout between Montana De La Rosa and Maycee Barber was expected to take place at the event. [17] However, De La Rosa pulled out of the fight in early October citing injury and she was replaced by Erin Blanchfield. [18] [19] In turn, Barber withdrew in early November due to undisclosed reasons. [20] Miranda Maverick was announced as her replacement. [21]
A middleweight bout between André Muniz and Dricus Du Plessis was scheduled for the event. [22] However, Du Plessis withdrew from the event due to injury and was replaced by Eryk Anders. [23]
A heavyweight bout between Augusto Sakai and Tai Tuivasa was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate, but it was scrapped due to visa issues. [24] It took place at this event instead. [25]
At the weigh-ins, Priscila Cachoeira weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at a catchweight and she was fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Gillian Robertson. [16]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:02 | [a] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def. | Amanda Nunes (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:26 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | def. | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Kai Kara-France | def. | Cody Garbrandt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | def. | Raulian Paiva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa | def. | Augusto Sakai | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:26 | |
| Middleweight | Bruno Silva | def. | Jordan Wright | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | André Muniz | def. | Eryk Anders | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:13 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | Miranda Maverick | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ryan Hall | def. | Darrick Minner | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Tony Kelley | def. | Randy Costa | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:15 | |
| Catchweight (129 lb) | Gillian Robertson | def. | Priscila Cachoeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:59 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [27]