UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren

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UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)
Venue Singapore Indoor Stadium
City Kallang, Singapore
Attendance7,155 [1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren (also known as UFC Fight Night 162 or UFC on ESPN+ 20) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2019 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. [2]

Contents

Background

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia and former Bellator Welterweight Champion and former ONE Welterweight Champion, Ben Askren headlined the event. [2]

A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Jarjis Danho was scheduled for the event. However, Danho was pulled from the event for an undisclosed reason. He was replaced by Ben Sosoli on September 19 and the bout moved to UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman a week earlier. [3]

Yan Xiaonan was scheduled to face Ashley Yoder at the event. However, Yan pulled out of the fight in late-September citing a foot injury. [4] She was replaced by Randa Markos. [5]

Ian Heinisch was scheduled to face Brad Tavares at the event. However, Heinisch was removed from the pairing in early October for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Tavares was removed from the event entirely and rescheduled to face Edmen Shahbazyan a week later at UFC 244. [6]

Karol Rosa was scheduled to face Julia Avila at the event. However, Rosa pulled out of the fight in mid-October citing a knee injury and the bout was scrapped. [7]

Results

Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Demian Maia def. Ben Askren Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)33:54
Lightweight Stevie Ray def. Michael Johnson Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28)35:00
Lightweight Beneil Dariush def. Frank Camacho Submission (rear-naked choke)12:02
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane def. Don'Tale Mayes Submission (heel hook)34:46
Welterweight Muslim Salikhov def. Laureano Staropoli Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight Randa Markos def. Ashley Yoder Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev def. Alex White Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Featherweight Movsar Evloev def. Enrique Barzola Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich def. Maurice Greene TKO (punches)12:11
Women's Strawweight Loma Lookboonmee def. Aleksandra Albu Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Raphael Pessoa def. Jeff Hughes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00

    [8]

    Bonus awards

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

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