UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)
Venue	Canadian Tire Centre
City	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance	10,960 [1]
Total gate	$807,000 [1]
Event chronology
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UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy (also known as UFC Fight Night 151 or UFC on ESPN+ 9) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 4, 2019 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

The event was the promotion's second visit to Ottawa, following UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson which took place in June 2016 at TD Place Arena. ^[2]

A lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone served as the event headliner. ^{[3] [4]}

A heavyweight bout between Walt Harris and Aleksei Oleinik was originally scheduled to take place at this event. However on April 3, it was announced that Oleinik would be replacing former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov against the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 7. ^[5] He was replaced by Sergey Spivak. ^[6]

Leah Letson was expected to face Sarah Moras at the event. However, Letson was removed from the fight in early April for an unspecified medical issue and was replaced by Macy Chiasson. ^[7]

Brian Kelleher was expected to face Mitch Gagnon at the event. However, Kelleher pulled out of the fight on April 10 citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cole Smith. ^[8]

A welterweight bout between Siyar Bahadurzada and Nordine Taleb was scheduled to take place at the event. However on April 24, it was reported that Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by newcomer Kyle Prepolec. ^[9]

Results

Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Donald Cerrone	def.	Al Iaquinta	Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–46)	5	5:00
Middleweight	Derek Brunson	def.	Elias Theodorou	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Shane Burgos	def.	Cub Swanson	Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Merab Dvalishvili	def.	Brad Katona	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Walt Harris	def.	Serghei Spivac	TKO (knees and punches)	1	0:50
Middleweight	Andrew Sanchez	def.	Marc-André Barriault	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight	Macy Chiasson	def.	Sarah Moras	TKO (punches)	2	2:22
Bantamweight	Vince Morales	def.	Aiemann Zahabi	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Nordine Taleb	def.	Kyle Prepolec	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Matt Sayles	def.	Kyle Nelson	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	3:16
Heavyweight	Arjan Bhullar	def.	Juan Adams	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Cole Smith	def.	Mitch Gagnon	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

^[10]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: ^[11]

• Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Al Iaquinta
• Performance of the Night: Walt Harris and Macy Chiasson

See also

• Martial arts portal
• Ontario portal

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

References

1. Staff (2019-05-05). "UFC on ESPN+ 9 draws announced 10,960 attendance for $807k live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
2. Jesse Holland (2019-03-20). "UFC Ottawa official for May 4 on ESPN+". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
3. Press Release (2019-03-20). "Iaquinta vs Cowboy for Ottawa main event". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
4. Brett Okamoto (2019-03-19). "Sources: Iaquinta, Cerrone agree to May 4 fight". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
5. Andrew Ravens (2019-04-03). "Alistair Overeem receives new opponent at UFC St. Petersburg". lowkick.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
6. Alexander K. Lee (2019-04-09). "Unbeaten Sergey Spivak steps in to fight Walt Harris at UFC Ottawa". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
7. Staff (2019-04-03). "Canadian bantamweight Sarah Moras gets new opponent for UFC Ottawa card". chroniclejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
8. Marcel Dorff (2019-04-11). "BFL Champion Cole Smith tackles short notice fight against Mitch Gagnon during UFC Ottawa" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
9. Marcel Dorff (2019-04-28). "Kyle Prepolec replaces Siyar Bahadurzada against Nordine Taleb during UFC Ottawa" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
10. "UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
11. Stephie Haynes (2019-05-04). "UFC Ottawa post-fight bonuses: Cerrone and Iaquinta score FOTN honors". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.