UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos (also known as UFC Fight Night 146 or UFC on ESPN+ 4) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 9, 2019 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)
VenueIntrust Bank Arena
CityWichita, Kansas
Attendance7,265[1]
Total gate$636,417[1]
Event chronology
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

Background

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The event marked the promotion's first visit to Kansas.[3]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and former title challenger Derrick Lewis served as the event headliner.[4]

As a result of the cancellation of UFC 233, the women's bantamweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Kunitskaya and Marion Reneau was rescheduled for this event.[5]

Daniel Spitz was expected to fight Jeff Hughes at the event. However, Spitz pulled out of the bout on February 16 citing injury and was replaced by Maurice Greene. Hughes and Greene previously met in the regional circuit in April 2018.[6]

Results

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Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Derrick Lewis TKO (punches) 2 1:58
Welterweight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Curtis Millender Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:35
Welterweight Niko Price def. Tim Means TKO (punches) 1 4:50
Heavyweight Blagoy Ivanov def. Ben Rothwell Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Beneil Dariush def. Drew Dober Submission (triangle armbar) 2 4:41
Middleweight Omari Akhmedov def. Tim Boetsch Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin def. Sérgio Moraes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Yana Kunitskaya def. Marion Reneau Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Grant Dawson def. Julian Erosa Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Maurice Greene def. Jeff Hughes Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Matt Schnell def. Louis Smolka Submission (triangle choke) 1 3:18
Welterweight Alex Morono def. Zak Ottow TKO (Submission to elbows) 1 3:34
Lightweight Alex White def. Dan Moret Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[8]

  • Fight of the Night: Junior dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis
  • Performance of the Night: Niko Price and Beneil Dariush

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Staff (2019-03-10). "UFC Wichita draws announced 7,265 attendance for $636,417 live gate in Kansas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. ^ Staff (2018-11-03). "UFC announces 2019 first quarter schedule: ESPN debut Jan. 19 in Brooklyn". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. ^ Hayden Barber (2018-12-29). "The UFC is coming to Wichita. Here are some details for the March event". kansas.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. ^ Steven Marrocco (2019-01-07). "Junior dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis targeted as UFC on ESPN+ 4 headliner in Kansas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  5. ^ Staff (2018-12-12). "Multiple UFC 233 fights get new dates, locations after Jan. 26 card scratched". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  6. ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-02-16). "Injury caused rematch between Jeff Hughes and Maurice Greene during UFC Wichita" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  7. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  8. ^ Staff (2019-03-09). "UFC Wichita bonuses: Junior Dos Santos, Derrick Lewis take $50,000 'Fight of Night'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.