UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig

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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 18, 2023 (2023-11-18)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig (also known as UFC Fight Night 232, UFC on ESPN+ 90 and UFC Vegas 82) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 18, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2]

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Background

A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Brendan Allen and Paul Craig headlined the event. [3]

A featherweight bout between Jeka Saragih and Jesse Butler was scheduled for this event. [4] However, Butler withdrew due to injury and was briefly replaced by Charlie Campbell. [5] The promotion then announced that Lucas Alexander would step in and face Saragih instead. [6] At the weigh-ins, Alexander weighed in at 148 pounds, two pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Alexander being fined 20% of his purse which went to Saragih. [7]

A middleweight bout between promotional newcomer César Almeida and Christian Leroy Duncan was scheduled for the event. [8] However, Almeida was pulled out from the event for medical reasons. [9] He was replaced by Denis Tiuliulin. [10]

Jonny Parsons was expected to face Uroš Medić in a welterweight bout at the event. [11] However, Parsons was pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Myktybek Orolbai. [10]

At the weigh-ins, Rafael Estevam weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The fight proceeded at catchweight with Estevam being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Charles Johnson. [7]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Brendan Allen def. Paul Craig Submission (rear-naked choke)30:38
Welterweight Michael Morales def. Jake Matthews Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Chase Hooper def. Jordan Leavitt Submission (rear-naked choke)12:58
Bantamweight Payton Talbott def.Nick AguirreSubmission (rear-naked choke)30:58
Women's Strawweight Amanda Ribas def. Luana Pinheiro TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches)33:53
WelterweightMyktybek Orolbaidef. Uroš Medić Submission (neck crank)24:12
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
FeatherweightJoanderson Britodef. Jonathan Pearce Submission (ninja choke)23:54
BantamweightJose Johnsondef.Chad AnheligerSubmission (rear-naked choke)34:49
MiddleweightChristian Leroy Duncandef.Denis TiuliulinTKO (punches and elbows)24:24
HeavyweightMick Parkindef.Caio MachadoDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Catchweight (148 lb) Jeka Saragih def.Lucas AlexanderKO (punches)11:31
Women's Bantamweight Ailín Pérez def. Lucie Pudilová Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
LightweightTrey Ogdenvs.Nikolas MottaNo Contest (premature stoppage)33:11 [a]
Catchweight (128 lb)Rafael Estevamdef. Charles Johnson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
  1. ↑ Originally a technical submission (arm-triangle choke) win for Ogden; overturned after review due to a referee error.

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [13]

See also

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