UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan

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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan (also known as UFC Fight Night 211, UFC on ESPN+ 69 and UFC Vegas 61) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2]

Contents

Background

Usually the UFC sells a limited number of VIP tickets for events at the UFC Apex, but it was announced at the beginning of fight week that this event would be closed to the public and media. Media Day and the weigh-ins were available for media, but fight night was off-limits. [3] Though no reason for those measures was revealed, it was rumored that co-founder of Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.) Mark Zuckerberg booked the arena for a private event, something that UFC president Dana White vehemently denied. [4] Despite the denial, Zuckerberg and his wife were the only fans spotted at the Apex during the broadcast. [5]

The event was headlined by a women's strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan. [6]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and Rani Yahya was expected to take place at this event. [7] The pairing was previously scheduled for UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev, but Yahya withdrew due to a neck injury. [8] In turn, Yahya withdrew again in mid-September for unknown reasons. [9] The bout was scrapped entirely when Garbrandt suffered an injury in mid-September. [10]

A lightweight bout between Vinc Pichel and Jesse Ronson was expected to take place at the event. [11] However, Pichel withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Joaquim Silva. [12]

Cheyanne Vlismas and Tabatha Ricci were scheduled to meet in a women's strawweight bout. [13] Vlismas pulled out in late August due to personal reasons and was replaced by former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger and inaugural Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne. [14] However, the day before the event, the bout was scrapped as Penne withdrew due to illness. [15]

A heavyweight bout between Ilir Latifi and Aleksei Oleinik was rescheduled for the event. [16] The pairing has been scheduled and cancelled twice before: first for UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus and later at UFC 273, but Latifi pulled out each time. [17] [18]

Promotional newcomer Chelsea Chandler and Leah Letson were scheduled to meet in a women's bantamweight bout. [19] However, Letson pulled out in late August due to personal reasons and was replaced by Julija Stoliarenko, therefore changing the pairing to a catchweight of 140 pounds. [20]

A lightweight bout between Mike Davis and Uroš Medić was scheduled for the event. [21] However, Medić was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Viacheslav Borshchev. [22]

A heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus was originally scheduled for the event. [23] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved to UFC 282 on December 10. [24]

A light heavyweight bout between Maxim Grishin and Philipe Lins was planned for this event. [25] Despite both men weighing in successfully, the bout was cancelled while the event was in progress due to an undisclosed medical issue. [26]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Women's Strawweight Yan Xiaonan def. Mackenzie Dern Decision (majority) (48–47, 48–47, 47–47)55:00
Welterweight Randy Brown def. Francisco Trinaldo Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Raoni Barcelos def. Trevin Jones Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff def.Don ShainisSubmission (guillotine choke)10:30
Lightweight Mike Davis def.Viacheslav BorshchevDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–26)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Catchweight (140 lb)Daniel Santosdef. John Castañeda KO (punches and knee)24:28
Heavyweight Ilir Latifi def. Aleksei Oleinik Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Joaquim Silva def. Jesse Ronson TKO (knee and punches)23:08
Middleweight Brendan Allen def. Krzysztof Jotko Submission (rear-naked choke)14:17
Catchweight (140 lb) Chelsea Chandler def. Julija Stoliarenko TKO (punches)14:15
Bantamweight Guido Cannetti def. Randy Costa Submission (rear-naked choke)11:04

    [27]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [28]

    See also

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