UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

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UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill (also known as UFC Fight Night 201, UFC on ESPN+ 59 and UFC Vegas 48) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 19, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2]

Contents

Background

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was expected to serve as the event headliner. [3] However, the bout was postponed to UFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev. Instead, a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill served as the main event. [4]

Jim Miller and Nikolas Motta met in a lightweight bout at this event. [5] They were originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann in last September, but Miller tested positive for COVID-19 a week before that event and was pulled from the contest. [6]

John Makdessi was expected to face Nasrat Haqparast in a lightweight bout. [7] However, Makdessi pulled out due to injury and the pairing was scrapped. [8]

A heavyweight bout between Ilir Latifi and Alexander Romanov was expected to take place at the event. [9] However, Romanov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped. [10]

A middleweight bout featuring Julian Marquez and Kyle Daukaus was scheduled for the event. [11] However, Marquez was pulled from the event due to undisclosed reasons. [12] He was replaced by Jamie Pickett and the contest took place at a catchweight of 195 pounds. [13]

Austin Lingo and Jonathan Pearce were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. [14] However, Lingo pulled out due to undisclosed reasons. [12] He was replaced by Christian Rodriguez. [15]

A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Khalid Taha was scheduled for this event. [16] However, Taha had to pull out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jay Perrin. [17]

At the weigh-ins, Gabriel Benítez weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent David Onama. [18]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Jamahal Hill def. Johnny Walker KO (punch)12:55
Catchweight (195 lb) Kyle Daukaus def. Jamie Pickett Submission (D'Arce choke)14:59
Heavyweight Parker Porter def. Alan Baudot Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Jim Miller def.Nikolas MottaTKO (punches)21:58
Middleweight Joaquin Buckley def. Abdul Razak Alhassan Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Catchweight (148 lb)David Onamadef. Gabriel Benítez KO (punches)14:24
Women's Bantamweight Stephanie Egger def. Jessica-Rose Clark Submission (armbar)13:44
Featherweight Chas Skelly def.Mark StrieglTKO (knee and punches)22:01
Women's Strawweight Gloria de Paula def. Diana Belbiţă Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
BantamweightChad Anheligerdef.Jesse StraderTKO (punches)33:33
Featherweight Jonathan Pearce def.Christian RodriguezDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Mario Bautista def.Jay PerrinDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00

    [19]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [20]

    See also

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