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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30) | |||
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Attendance | 11,123 | |||
| Total gate | $1,102,542.16 | |||
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UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje (also known as UFC on ESPN 2) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 30, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Background
This was the third UFC event in Philadelphia and the first since UFC 133 in August 2011.
A lightweight bout between Edson Barboza and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje served as the event headliner.
A strawweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Marina Rodriguez was scheduled at UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2. However, it was reported on December 17, that Rodriguez pulled out of the event due to a hand injury. The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for this event. In turn, it was reported that Grasso was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by former WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Aguilar.
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Ray Borg and Liu Pingyuan was scheduled to take place at the event. However, it was reported on March 13, that Liu was replaced by newcomer Kyler Phillips for an undisclosed reason. In turn, Phillips was removed from the card on March 25 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Casey Kenney.
At the weigh-ins, Borg weighed in at 137.75 lb, 1.75 lb over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 lb. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and his bout against Kenney proceeded at catchweight.
Results
| Main Card (ESPN) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Justin Gaethje | def. | Edson Barboza | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Middleweight | Jack Hermansson | def. | David Branch | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:49 | |
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Michael Johnson | KO (punch) | 3 | 4:14 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Michelle Waterson | def. | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Paul Craig | def. | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 4:20 | |
| Featherweight | Sodiq Yusuff | def. | Sheymon Moraes | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Marina Rodriguez | def. | Jessica Aguilar | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Desmond Green | def. | Ross Pearson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:52 | |
| Featherweight | Kevin Aguilar | def. | Enrique Barzola | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kevin Holland | def. | Gerald Meerschaert | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Catchweight (137.75 lb) | Casey Kenney | def. | Ray Borg | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Maryna Moroz | def. | Sabina Mazo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Alex Perez | def. | Mark De La Rosa | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Nzechukwu was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated eye pokes.
- Rodriguez was deducted one point in round 1 due to repeated eye pokes.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza
- Performance of the Night: Jack Hermansson and Paul Craig
See also
References
- ^ Staff (2019-03-30). "UFC on ESPN 2 draws reported 11,123 attendance for $1.1 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ Katie McInerney (2019-01-08). "UFC Fight Night coming to Wells Fargo Center in March". philly.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- Thomas Gerbasi (2019-01-22). "Barboza vs. Gaethje to headline Philadelphia event". ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- John Morgan (2019-01-22). "Edson Barboza vs. Justin Gaethje official for UFC on ESPN 2 headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- Guilherme Cruz (2018-12-17). "Marina Rodriguez injured, out of UFC Fortaleza fight with Alexa Grasso". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- Raphael Marinho (2019-01-06). "After a draw in her debut, Marina Rodriguez faces Alexa Grasso on March 30" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- Marcel Dorff (2019-03-23). "Jessica Aguilar replaces Alexa Grasso against Marina Rodriguez during UFC Philadelphiaa" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- Marcel Dorff (2019-02-26). "Ray Borg goes to Bantamweight and fights Pingyuan Liu at UFC Philadelphia" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- Marcel Dorff (2019-03-13). "Kyler Phillips tackles short notice fight against Ray Borg during UFC Philadelphia" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- Mike Bohn (2019-03-25). "LFA double champ Casey Kenney steps in vs. Ray Borg on short notice at UFC Philadelphia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- Staff (2019-03-29). "UFC on ESPN 2 weigh-in results: Barboza, Gaethje official, but Ray Borg misses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- "UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- Stephie Haynes (2019-03-30). "UFC Philadelphia post-fight bonuses: Gaethje's massive KO nets FOTN honors". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
