UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)
Venue	CSKA Arena
City	Moscow, Russia
Attendance	11,305 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré

UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar (also known as UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar, UFC Fight Night 163 and UFC on ESPN+ 21) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 9, 2019 at CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov was scheduled to serve as the event headliner. ^[4] However, dos Santos pulled out of the matchup on October 22, citing a bacterial infection in his leg. ^[5] Greg Hardy was announced as the replacement on the same day, moving this bout down into the co-main event slot. ^[6]

A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman. However, promotion officials then elected to instead reschedule the pairing for this event. ^[7] In turn, after a change up in participants in the original main event, the pairing was elevated to serve as the three round headliner. ^[6]

Vinc Pichel was linked to a bout with Alexander Yakovlev at the event. However, Pichel pulled out of the fight on October 24, citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts. ^[8]

A light heavyweight bout between Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Ed Herman was scheduled for the event. However, Antigulov was pulled from the bout for an undisclosed reason and replaced by Khadis Ibragimov. ^[9]

Results

Fight Card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Zabit Magomedsharipov	def.	Calvin Kattar	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Alexander Volkov	def.	Greg Hardy	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Danny Roberts	def.	Zelim Imadaev	KO (punch)	2	4:54
Light Heavyweight	Ed Herman	def.	Khadis Ibragimov	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Anthony Rocco Martin	def.	Ramazan Emeev	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Shamil Gamzatov	def.	Klidson Abreu	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight	Magomed Ankalaev	def.	Dalcha Lungiambula	KO (front kick and punch)	3	0:29
Welterweight	Rustam Khabilov	def.	Sergey Khandozhko	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Karl Roberson	def.	Roman Kopylov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:01	[lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight	David Zawada	def.	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:50
Lightweight	Roosevelt Roberts	def.	Alexander Yakovlev	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Pannie Kianzad	def.	Jessica-Rose Clark	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Davey Grant	def.	Grigory Popov	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. Kopylov was deducted a point in round 3 due to an accidental eye poke.

^[10]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[1]

• Fight of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar
• Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev and David Zawada

See also

• Martial arts portal
• Russia portal

• List of UFC events
• 2019 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters

References

1. Jon Fuentes (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Bonuses, Attendance & Gate". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
2. Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-08). "UFC announces fourth quarter schedule for 2019". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
3. Redactie (2019-07-08). "The UFC announces events for Moscow, Singapore, Busan and more". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-08.(in Dutch)
4. Nolan King (2019-09-07). "Junior Dos Santos vs. Alexander Volkov set to headline UFC on ESPN+ 21". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
5. Guilherme Cruz (2019-10-22). "Junior dos Santos hospitalized, out of UFC Moscow fight with Alexander Volkov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
6. Brett Okamoto (2019-10-22). "Greg Hardy to replace Junior dos Santos on November card". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
7. Tristen Critchfield (2019-09-17). "Zabit Magomedsharipov, Calvin Kattar rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
8. Redactie (2019-10-24). "Roosevelt Roberts replaces Vinc Pichel against Alexander Yakovlev during UFC Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-24.(in Dutch)
9. Redactie (2019-10-30). "BREAKING: Khadis Ibragimov takes short notice against Ed Herman in Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-30.(in Dutch)
10. "UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-10.