UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

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UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)
Venue Blue Cross Arena
City Rochester, New York
Attendance8,132 [1]
Total gate$643,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith

UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee (also known as UFC Fight Night 152 or UFC on ESPN+ 10) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 18, 2019 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to Rochester, New York. [2]

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and former interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee served as the event headliner. [4]

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos was briefly linked to a welterweight matchup with Neil Magny at the event. However on March 28, dos Santos announced that he had not been contacted by the UFC about the match. [5] Magny was instead scheduled to face Vicente Luque. [6] In turn, Magny pulled out of the bout on May 13 due to testing positive for Di-Hydroxy-LGD-4033. [7] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Derrick Krantz. [8]

Results

Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Kevin Lee Submission (arm-triangle choke)43:47
Middleweight Ian Heinisch def. Antônio Carlos Júnior Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Women's Featherweight Felicia Spencer def. Megan Anderson Submission (rear-naked choke)13:24
Welterweight Vicente Luque def. Derrick Krantz TKO (punches)13:52
Lightweight Charles Oliveira def. Nik Lentz TKO (punches)22:11
Lightweight Davi Ramos def. Austin Hubbard Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight Aspen Ladd def. Sijara Eubanks Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Desmond Green def. Charles Jourdain Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Michel Pereira def. Danny Roberts KO (flying knee and punch)11:47
Featherweight Grant Dawson def. Michael Trizano Submission (rear-naked choke)22:27
Light Heavyweight Ed Herman def. Patrick Cummins TKO (knee and punches)13:39
Middleweight Zak Cummings def. Trevin Giles Submission (guillotine choke)34:01
Featherweight Julio Arce def. Julian Erosa KO (head kick)31:49

    [9]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: [10]

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