UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen

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UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)
Venue T-Mobile Center
City Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance16,234 [1]
Total gate$2,180,096 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen (also known as UFC on ESPN 44) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 15, 2023, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. [2]

Contents

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis in April 2017. [2]

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and Arnold Allen headlined the event. [3]

A bantamweight bout between Danaa Batgerel and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for the event. [4] However, the pair was moved to UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes a week later for undisclosed reasons. [5]

A heavyweight bout between Jake Collier and Martin Buday was expected to take place at this event. [6] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Moicano for unknown reasons. [7]

At the weigh-ins, Joselyne Edwards weighed in at 136.5 pounds, half a pound over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined an undisclosed percentage of her purse which went to her opponent Lucie Pudilová. [8]

Results

Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Arnold Allen Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47)55:00
Featherweight Edson Barboza def. Billy Quarantillo KO (knee)12:37
Light Heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov def. Dustin Jacoby Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Light Heavyweight Ion Cuțelaba def. Tanner Boser TKO (punches)12:05
Bantamweight Pedro Munhoz def. Chris Gutiérrez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Rafa García def. Clay Guida Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight Bill Algeo def. T.J. Brown Submission (rear-naked choke)21:40
Flyweight Brandon Royval def. Matheus Nicolau KO (knee and elbows)12:09
Light Heavyweight Zak Cummings def. Ed Herman TKO (punches)34:13 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Strawweight Gillian Robertson def.Piera RodríguezSubmission (armbar)24:21
LightweightDaniel Zellhuberdef. Lando Vannata Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Women's Strawweight Denise Gomes def.Bruna BrasilTKO (punches)22:42
BantamweightGastón Bolañosdef. Aaron Phillips Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Catchweight (136.5 lb) Joselyne Edwards def. Lucie Pudilová Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
  1. ↑ Herman was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to an illegal upkick.

[9]

Bonus awards

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

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References

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  2. 1 2 Nolan King (2023-02-08). "UFC heads to Kansas City, Mo. with Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ↑ Drake Riggs (2023-01-30). "Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen set to headline April UFC event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-01-21). "Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand booked for April 15 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ↑ Harvey Leonard (2023-02-12). "UFC matchmaking bulletin (2/6-2/11): Anthony Smith faces Johnny Walker, Seven cancellations". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  6. ↑ Nolan King (2023-01-17). "UFC books Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier for April 15 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  7. ↑ Joshua Ryan (2023-02-15). "Breaking: Scheduled UFC heavyweight clash gets two-week delay". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  8. ↑ Staff (2023-04-14). "UFC on ESPN 44 weigh-in results: One fighter misses weight in return to Kansas City". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  9. ↑ "UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  10. ↑ Dan Hiergesell (2023-04-16). "UFC Kansas City bonuses: Barboza, Royval leads $50K winners with insane knee finishes". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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