UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum

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UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
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The poster for UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 22, 2017
Venue Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
City Uniondale, New York
Attendance11,918 [1]
Total gate$1,088,332 [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2

UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC on Fox 25) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. [2]

Contents

Background

The event was the first that the UFC has hosted on Long Island. [2]

The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum. [3]

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung was originally in the works to headline or co-headline this event. [4] The pairing was originally slated to take place in July 2013 at UFC 162, but Jung was pulled from the bout in favor of a title fight against then champion José Aldo at UFC 163. [5] On May 12, the bout was confirmed for UFC 214. [6]

A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante and Patrick Cummins was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in December 2016. However, Cummins pulled out a week before the event due to a staph infection. [7] The fight eventually took place at this event. [8]

A heavyweight bout between Christian Colombo and Damian Grabowski was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira. However, the pairing was scrapped as both fighters sustained injuries in the weeks leading up to the event. [9] The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event. [10] Subsequently, Colombo was removed from the fight on June 22 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Chase Sherman. [11]

Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Rafael Natal, but pulled out in the weeks leading up to the event due to a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Eryk Anders. [12]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Chris Weidman def. Kelvin Gastelum Submission (arm-triangle choke)33:45
Featherweight Darren Elkins def. Dennis Bermudez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Light Heavyweight Patrick Cummins def. Gian Villante Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera def. Thomas Almeida Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary Card (Fox)
Welterweight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Lyman Good Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Eryk Anders def. Rafael Natal KO (punches)12:54
Welterweight Alex Oliveira def. Ryan LaFlare KO (punch)21:50
Heavyweight Chase Sherman def. Damian Grabowski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Jeremy Kennedy def. Kyle Bochniak Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Marlon Vera def. Brian Kelleher Submission (armbar)12:18
Heavyweight Júnior Albini def. Timothy Johnson KO (punches)12:51
Featherweight Shane Burgos def. Godofredo Pepey Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Chris Wade def. Frankie Perez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00

    [13]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [14]

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    2. 1 2 Ariel Helwani (2017-03-31). "UFC on FOX 25 set for Nassau Coliseum on Long Island". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
    3. ↑ Staff (2017-05-12). "Long Island's own Chris Weidman set for UFC on FOX 25 vs. Kelvin Gastelum in July". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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