| UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 28, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Scotiabank Saddledome | |||
| City | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 10,603 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.300,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 (also known as UFC on Fox 30) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [2]
The event was the second that the promotion had contested in Calgary, following UFC 149 in July 2012. [3]
A lightweight rematch between former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier was the main event of the card. [4] [5] Their first bout at UFC 211 in May 2017 was ruled a no contest after Alvarez hit a downed Poirier with illegal knees in the second round. [6]
A light heavyweight bout between Gadzhimurad Antigulov and Ion Cuțelaba was previously scheduled for UFC 217. However, Antigulov pulled out of the fight due to injury and the bout was scrapped. [7] The matchup eventually happened at this event. [8]
| Main card (Fox) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Eddie Alvarez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:05 | |
| Featherweight | José Aldo | def. | Jeremy Stephens | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:19 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | def. | Tecia Torres | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Hernandez | def. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Jordan Mein | def. | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Hakeem Dawodu | def. | Austin Arnett | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Kajan Johnson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:43 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | def. | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 4:25 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Katlyn Chookagian | def. | Alexis Davis | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Dustin Ortiz | def. | Matheus Nicolau | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 3:49 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Nina Ansaroff | def. | Randa Markos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Devin Powell | def. | Álvaro Herrera | KO (body kicks and punches) | 1 | 1:52 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: [10]
