UFC 279

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UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
A poster or logo for UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)
Venue T-Mobile Arena
City Paradise, Nevada, United States
Attendance 19,125[1]
Total gate $5,670,271.86[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

The promotion originally targeted a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw as the main event, but opted to change plans and move it to UFC 280.[3][4]

A welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and former lightweight title challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight winner) Nate Diaz was originally expected to headline the event.[5] However at the weigh-ins, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, 7.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title limit and the bout was cancelled. As a result, the organization opted to shuffle a trio of fights: a new main event featuring Diaz against former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner) Tony Ferguson, who was originally scheduled to face Li Jingliang in a welterweight bout, was then set. In addition, Chimaev was instead matched up with Kevin Holland, who was originally scheduled to face Daniel Rodriguez at a catchweight of 180 pounds, though the new matchup would be a five round bout (Chimaev wasn't fined due to the new booking). Finally, Rodriguez and Jingliang were matched up at a catchweight of 180 pounds.[6]

A trio of bouts was originally scheduled for this date, but they were eventually pushed back a week to UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song as the promotion adjusted its schedule in June: lightweight bouts featuring Trey Ogden vs. Daniel Zellhuber and Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp; as well as a welterweight bout between Louis Cosce and Trevin Giles.[7]

A women's strawweight bout between Hannah Cifers and Melissa Martinez was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Cifers pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Elise Reed.[9][10]

A middleweight bout between Jamie Pickett and Denis Tiuliulin was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev, but it was moved to this card due to Tiuliulin suffering an injury during the week of the fight.[11][12][13]

A heavyweight bout between Shamil Abdurakhimov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at the event.[14] However, Abdurakhimov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and was replaced by Anton Turkalj at a catchweight of 220 pounds.[15]

The organization usually holds a pre-fight press-conference two days before numbered events, but this edition's was cancelled mid section. All fighters in the last three bouts of the event were expected to participate, however after a lengthy delay, UFC President Dana White showed up only with Holland and Rodriguez. He announced that fighters would be brought in pairs, but cancelled the press-conference after their participation instead for "everybody's safety".[16] He later revealed that an altercation involving four fighters and their teams took place backstage. It initiated with Chimaev and Holland, with Diaz eventually getting involved.[17] The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) is expected to investigate the incident and potentially discipline all licensees.[18]

In addition to Chimaev missing weight, featherweight Hakeem Dawodu and heavyweight Chris Barnett both missed weight as well. Dawodu weighed at 149.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the non-title featherweight limit, while Barnett weighed in at 267.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the non-title heavyweight limit. Both bouts proceeded at catchweight with Dawodu and Barnett each fined 30% and 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Julian Erosa and Jake Collier respectively. A women's bantamweight bout between Irene Aldana and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was also changed to a 140-pound catchweight bout, but it was not due to a weight miss.[19]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Nate Diaz def. Tony Ferguson Submission (guillotine choke) 4 2:52
Catchweight (180 lb) Khamzat Chimaev def. Kevin Holland Submission (D'Arce choke) 1 2:13
Catchweight (180 lb) Daniel Rodriguez def. Li Jingliang Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (140 lb) Irene Aldana def. Macy Chiasson KO (upkick to the body) 3 2:21
Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker def. Ion Cuțelaba Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:37
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Catchweight (149.5 lb) Julian Erosa def. Hakeem Dawodu Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (220 lb) Jailton Almeida def. Anton Turkalj Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:27
Middleweight Denis Tiuliulin def. Jamie Pickett TKO (knee and punches) 2 4:52 [lower-alpha 1]
Catchweight (267.5 lb) Chris Barnett def. Jake Collier TKO (punches) 2 2:24
Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Featherweight Norma Dumont def. Danyelle Wolf Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Alateng Heili def. Chad Anheliger Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Elise Reed def. Melissa Martinez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Yohan Lainesse def. Darian Weeks Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[21]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Nate Diaz, Irene Aldana, Johnny Walker and Jailton Almeida

See also

References

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