UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov

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UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 14, 2018 (2018-07-14)
Venue CenturyLink Arena
City Boise, Idaho
Attendance5,648 [1]
Total gate$591,575 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith

UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov (also known as UFC Fight Night 133) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 14, 2018 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, United States. [2]

Contents

Background

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

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former WSOF Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov served as the event headliner. [3]

A strawweight bout between former WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Aguilar and Jodie Esquibel was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes. However the bout was removed from the card the day of the event by the NYSAC due to a concern over a medical issue with Aguilar. [4] The pairing was rescheduled for this event. [5]

James Vick was expected to face Paul Felder at the event. However, on June 27, Vick was pulled from the bout to act as a replacement against former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje at UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick. [6] In turn, Felder was moved to a welterweight bout against Mike Perry at UFC 226. [7]

Results

Main card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Blagoy Ivanov Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00
Welterweight Sage Northcutt def. Zak Ottow KO (punches)23:13
Featherweight Rick Glenn def. Dennis Bermudez Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Niko Price def. Randy Brown KO (punches)21:09
Featherweight Chad Mendes def. Myles Jury TKO (punches)12:52
Women's Bantamweight Cat Zingano def. Marion Reneau Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight Alejandro Pérez def. Eddie Wineland Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski def. Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Flyweight Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin Scoggins Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Raoni Barcelos def. Kurt Holobaugh KO (punches)31:29
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche def. Jennifer Maia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Flyweight Mark De La Rosa def.Elias GarciaSubmission (rear-naked choke)22:00
Women's Strawweight Jessica Aguilar def. Jodie Esquibel Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00

    [8]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters earned $50,000 bonuses: [9]

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