UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier.
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)
Venue	Royal Arena
City	Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance	12,767 [1]
Total gate	$1,600,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier (also known as UFC Fight Night 160 or UFC on ESPN+ 18) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 28, 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to Denmark. ^[2]

A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier served as the event headliner. ^[4]

Danny Henry was briefly linked to a featherweight bout with Mike Davis at the event. ^[5] However, Henry pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons in mid-September. In turn, Davis was pulled from the card and is expected to be rescheduled for a future event. ^[6]

Former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Thiago Alves was scheduled to face Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, Alves pulled out of the fight in mid-September due to an undisclosed injury. ^[7] He was replaced by Gilbert Burns. ^[8]

A middleweight bout between Alessio Di Chirico and Peter Sobotta was scheduled for the event. ^[9] However, Sobotta was forced out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Makhmud Muradov. ^[10]

Results

Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Jared Cannonier	def.	Jack Hermansson	TKO (punches)	2	0:27
Lightweight	Mark Madsen	def.	Danilo Belluardo	TKO (punches)	1	1:12
Welterweight	Gilbert Burns	def.	Gunnar Nelson	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Ion Cuțelaba	def.	Khalil Rountree Jr.	TKO (elbows)	1	2:35
Light Heavyweight	Ovince Saint Preux	def.	Michał Oleksiejczuk	Submission (Von Flue choke)	2	2:14
Welterweight	Nicolas Dalby	def.	Alex Oliveira	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight	John Phillips	def.	Alen Amedovski	KO (punches)	1	0:17
Middleweight	Makhmud Muradov	def.	Alessio Di Chirico	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Ismail Naurdiev	def.	Siyar Bahadurzada	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–25, 30–25)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Giga Chikadze	def.	Brandon Davis	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[lower-alpha 1]
Women's Bantamweight	Lina Länsberg	def.	Macy Chiasson	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Marc Diakiese	def.	Lando Vannata	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Jack Shore	def.	Nohelin Hernandez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:51

1. Originally announced as a draw, corrected later in the broadcast.

^[11]

Bonus awards

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

• Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
• Performance of the Night: Jared Cannonier, Ovince Saint Preux, John Phillips and Jack Shore

See also

• martial arts portal
• Denmark portal

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

References

1. Jon Fuentes (2019-09-28). "UFC Copenhagen Bonuses, Attendance & Gate". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
2. Dan Hiergesell (2019-06-01). "UFC announces debut event in Denmark this September". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
3. Jay Anderson (2019-06-01). "UFC Copenhagen announced for September 28 in Denmark". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
4. Jesse Holland (2019-07-26). "Jack Hermansson vs Jared Cannonier main event set for UFC Copenhagen". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
5. Redactie (2019-09-05). "Danny Henry meets Mike Davis during UFC Copenhagen". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-09-05.(in Dutch)
6. Lucas Grandsire (2019-09-12). "Danny Henry vs. Mike Davis canceled for UFC Copenhagen". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-09-12.(in Dutch)
7. John Morgan (2019-09-12). "Thiago Alves out at UFC on ESPN+ 18, Gunnar Nelson needs new opponent". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
8. Redactie (2019-09-15). "Gilbert Burns replaces Thiago Alves against Gunnar Nelson during UFC Copenhagen". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-09-15.(in Dutch)
9. Piotr Górski (2019-07-15). "Peter Sobotta will take Alessio di Chirico at the UFC in Copenhagen!". naszemma.pl. Retrieved 2019-07-15.(in Polish)
10. Marek Stodůlka and Ondřej Němec (2019-09-16). "Sensation! Bijec Muradov has signed a contract with UFC and will start in September". isport.blesk.cz. Retrieved 2019-09-17.(in Czech)
11. "UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-04.