UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance	Not announced [1]
Event chronology
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UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot (also known as UFC Fight Night 228, UFC on ESPN+ 86 and UFC Vegas 79) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 23, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ^[2]

Background

A lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot headlined the event. ^[3]

A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Valter Walker and Jake Collier was booked for this event. ^[4] However, Walker withdrew due to an ankle injury. ^[5] He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman. ^[6]

A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Cody Durden was expected for this event. However, Durden was instead scheduled to face Jake Hadley at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font and the bout was cancelled. ^[7]

A middleweight bout between Aliaskhab Khizriev and Jacob Malkoun was scheduled for the event. However, Khizriev was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Robert Bryczek. ^{[8] [9]} Bryczek then also pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Cody Brundage. ^[10]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Mateusz Gamrot	def.	Rafael Fiziev	TKO (knee injury)	2	2:03
Featherweight	Bryce Mitchell	def.	Dan Ige	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Marina Rodriguez	def.	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	TKO (punches)	2	2:42
Welterweight	Bryan Battle	def.	AJ Fletcher	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:32
Featherweight	Charles Jourdain	def.	Ricardo Ramos	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:12
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight	Miles Johns	def.	Dan Argueta	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Tim Means	def.	André Fialho	TKO (punches)	3	1:15
Middleweight	Cody Brundage	def.	Jacob Malkoun	DQ (illegal elbow)	1	4:15	[lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight	Mohammed Usman	def.	Jake Collier	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Mizuki Inoue	def.	Hannah Goldy	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Montserrat Rendon	def.	Tamires Vidal	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. An illegal elbow to the back of the head rendered Brundage unable to continue.

^[11]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[12]

• Fight of the Night: Tim Means vs. André Fialho
• Performance of the Night: Marina Rodriguez and Charles Jourdain

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2023 in UFC

References

1. Mike Bohn (2023-09-24). "UFC Fight Night 228 post-event facts: Michelle Waterson-Gomez TKO'd after 14 years". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
2. Andrew Richardson (2023-06-02). "Midnight Mania! UFC requests licenses for four more events in the UFC Apex". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
3. Nolan King (2023-07-27). "UFC books Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Dan Ige vs. Bryce Mitchell one-two punch for Sept. 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
4. Nolan King (2023-06-19). "Valter Walker, brother of Johnny Walker, set for UFC debut". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
5. Garrett Kerman (2023-07-13). "Valter Walker brother of Johnny Walker, out of scheduled UFC debut". thesportsdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
6. Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2023-07-14). "With Valter Walker out, Mohammed Usman steps in to face Jake Collier on UFC's Sept. 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
7. Shivam Tiwari (2023-07-13). "Tagir Ulanbekov out, Cody Durden in vs Jake Hadley for UFC Nashville". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
8. News Desk (2023-08-23). "Aliaskhab Khizriev out of UFC Vegas 79 fight vs Jacob Malkoun". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
9. Adam Buciński (2023-08-28). "Robert Bryczek will make his UFC debut. At the gala with Mateusz Gamrot". polski-sport.pl. Retrieved 2023-08-29.(in Polish)
10. Jay Anderson (2023-09-06). "Cody Brundage steps up to face Jacob Malkoun at UFC Vegas 79". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
11. "UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
12. Chris Taylor (2023-09-23). "UFC Vegas 79 Bonus Report: Tim Means one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.