UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | August 25, 2018 | |||
Venue | Pinnacle Bank Arena | |||
City | Lincoln, Nebraska | |||
Attendance | 6,409 [1] | |||
Total gate | $478,337 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
|
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick (also known as UFC Fight Night 135) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. [2]
The show was the UFC’s third visit to Nebraska, with the previous two events contested in Omaha. [2]
A lightweight bout between former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje and Al Iaquinta was expected to serve as the event headliner. [3] However on June 28, it was announced that Iaquinta withdrew from the bout and was replaced by James Vick. [4]
Bryan Barberena was expected to face Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes. However, Barberena pulled out of the fight citing a leg injury and the bout was scrapped. [5] The pairing was rescheduled for this event. [6]
Alexa Grasso was expected to face former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill at the event, but pulled out on July 19 due to a knee spasm. [7] She was replaced by Cortney Casey. [8]
Antônio Braga Neto was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia light heavyweight winner Andrew Sanchez at the event. However, Neto was removed from the bout on August 2 due to undisclosed personal issues and replaced by Markus Perez. [9]
Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Justin Gaethje | def. | James Vick | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:27 | |
Featherweight | Michael Johnson | def. | Andre Fili | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Cortney Casey | def. | Angela Hill | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Bryan Barberena | def. | Jake Ellenberger | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:26 | |
Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | John Moraga | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:08 | |
Middleweight | Eryk Anders | def. | Tim Williams | KO (head kick) | 3 | 4:42 | |
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
Welterweight | James Krause | def. | Warlley Alves | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 2:28 | |
Bantamweight | Cory Sandhagen | def. | Iuri Alcântara | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:01 | |
Middleweight | Andrew Sanchez | def. | Markus Perez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Mickey Gall | def. | George Sullivan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Women's Flyweight | Joanne Calderwood | def. | Kalindra Faria | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 4:57 | |
Lightweight | Drew Dober | def. | Jon Tuck | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | Luke Sanders | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:31 |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: [11]
JakeEllenberger is an American retired mixed martial artist and former United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor from 2005–2018, Ellenberger has also formerly competed for the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, Bodog Fight, and King of the Cage.
Michael Johnson is an American professional mixed martial artist. Johnson currently fights in the Lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Johnson mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing onto the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck, in which he was the runner-up.
James Vick is a former mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the welterweight and lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Peaking at #10 in the rankings before fighting Justin Gaethje. Vick was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Live.
Al Iaquinta is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having once challenged for the Lightweight championship belt. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Iaquinta has been signed with the UFC since 2012.
Joseph Edward Proctor is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Proctor was also a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Live.
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens was a mixed martial arts event held at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Paul Felder is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and color commentator currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a fighter, Felder competed in the UFC's Lightweight division after making his name in Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC).
Karen Alexa Grasso Montes is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. She is also a UFC analyst for UFC Español for Spanish broadcasts. As of June 20, 2023, she is ranked #1 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
Justin Ray Gaethje is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, he is a former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion, and former UFC BMF Champion. He is the second fighter in the history of the UFC to be awarded the BMF championship after winning the title at UFC 291. As of April 16, 2024, he is #3 in the UFC lightweight rankings.
Bryan Barberena is an American mixed martial artist formerly fighting in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for King of the Cage.
Cortney Casey is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 14, 2018 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, United States.
UFC 233 was a planned mixed martial arts event that was rescheduled to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 26, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The promotion initially announced on December 12, 2018 that the event had been "postponed" and would be rescheduled for a later date. However, the event was ultimately cancelled.
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 17, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena, now known as Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 30, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 21, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 26, 2022 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 15, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England.