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UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
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PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 17, 2021(2021-07-17)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)[1]
Event chronology
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw

UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés(also known asUFC on ESPN 26andUFC Vegas 31) was amixed martial artsevent produced by theUltimate Fighting Championshipthat took place on July 17, 2021, at theUFC Apexfacility inEnterprise, Nevada,part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area,United States.[2]

Background

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A featherweight bout between formerUFC Featherweight ChampionMax HollowayandThe Ultimate Fighter: Latin Americafeatherweight winnerYair Rodríguezwas slated to serve as the event headliner.[3]However, Holloway was pulled from the bout due to injury.[4]Subsequently, a lightweight bout betweenIslam MakhachevandThiago Moiséswas then promoted to serve as the new main event.[5]

A women's bantamweight bout between formerStrikeforceandUFC Women's Bantamweight ChampionMiesha TateandMarion Reneautook place at this event. It was Tate's first fight sinceUFC 205,where she lost to former title challengerRaquel Penningtonvia unanimous decision and decided to retire afterwards.[6]

Guram Kutateladze and Don Madge were expected to meet in a lightweight bout atUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammadfour months earlier, but Kutateladze pulled out due to a knee injury that required surgery.[7]They were then rescheduled for this event.[8]However, the bout was scrapped after Kutateladze once again withdrew from the bout citing injury and visa issues.[9]

A heavyweight bout betweenRodrigo NascimentoandAlan Baudotwas originally expected to take place atUFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt.[10]However, they were rescheduled to this event after Baudot got injured.[11]

Herbert BurnsandBilly Quarantillowere expected to meet in a featherweight bout at this event.[12]Burns eventually pulled out in early June due to a tornACLand was replaced byGabriel Benítez.[13]

A flyweight bout betweenOde OsbourneandAmir Albaziwas originally linked to the event.[14]However, Albazi pulled out of the fight in late June citing injury. In turn, Osbourne was pulled from the card entirely and rescheduled for a future event.[15]

A middleweight bout betweenPhil HawesandDeron Winnwas scheduled to take place at the event.[16]However, Winn was forced to pull out from the event citing a separated rib and torn cartilage.[17]The pairing remained intact and was rescheduled for October atUFC Fight Night 194.[18]

Abubakar Nurmagomedovwas scheduled to meetDaniel Rodriguezin a welterweight bout.[19]However, Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from the event citing injury.[20]Rodriguez faced promotional newcomer Preston Parsons instead.[21]

A bantamweight bout betweenMiles JohnsandAnderson dos Santoswas scheduled for the preliminary card.[22]However, the bout was removed just hours before taking place due toCOVID-19protocol issues in Dos Santos' camp.[23]

Results

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Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Thiago Moisés Submission (rear-naked choke) 4 2:38
Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate def. Marion Reneau TKO (punches) 3 1:53
Lightweight Mateusz Gamrot def. Jeremy Stephens Submission (kimura) 1 1:05
Middleweight Rodolfo Vieira def. Dustin Stoltzfus Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:54
Featherweight Billy Quarantillo def. Gabriel Benítez TKO (punches) 3 3:40
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Daniel Rodriguez def. Preston Parsons TKO (punches) 1 3:47
Women's Strawweight Amanda Lemos def. Montserrat Ruiz TKO (punches) 1 0:35
Bantamweight Sergey Morozov def. Khalid Taha Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon def. Francisco Figueiredo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alan Baudot No Contest (overturned) 2 1:29 [a]
  1. ^Originally a TKO (punches) win for Nascimento; overturned after he tested positive forritalinic acid.[24]

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]

  • Fight of the Night: Billy Quarantillo vs. Gabriel Benítez
  • Performance of the Night: Miesha Tate, Mateusz Gamrot, Rodolfo Vieira,andRodrigo Nascimento

Aftermath

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On September 22, it was announced that by theNevada Athletic Commission(NAC) thatRodrigo Nascimentotested positive forritalinic acid,therefore he received a six-month suspension, retroactive to the test. He was also fined a total of $1,945.36, for the violation and subsequent legal fees. His victory was overturned to a no contest.[24]In late August 2022, it was announced that Nascimento received atherapeutic use exemption(TUE) after proving use of the medication for the treatment of a legitimate medical condition. Since the Nevada commission doesn't accept retroactive TUEs, Nascimento would have to appeal to a higher court to achieve a reinstation of his original result. The three-year TUE went effective on Nov. 12 and is valid for tests conducted byUSADAand NAC. He still must require prior approval from other athletic commissions if he’s scheduled to compete outside of Nevada.[27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Mike Bohn (July 18, 2021)."UFC on ESPN 26 post-event facts: Miesha Tate impacts record books in return".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedJuly 20,2021.
  2. ^Staff (May 27, 2021)."Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez set for UFC Fight Night on July 17".ufc.RetrievedMay 27,2021.
  3. ^Staff (May 26, 2021)."Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez headlines UFC's July 17 event".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedMay 27,2021.
  4. ^"Max Holloway out at UFC on ESPN 26, Yair Rodriguez fight postponed".mmajunkie.usatoday.June 17, 2021.RetrievedJune 17,2021.
  5. ^Staff (June 23, 2021)."Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises elevated to UFC on ESPN 26 main event on July 17".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedJune 23,2021.
  6. ^Mike Bohn (March 24, 2021)."Miesha Tate returns: Former UFC champ ends retirement, meets Marion Reneau on July 17".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedMarch 24,2021.
  7. ^Farah Hannoun (February 8, 2021)."Guram Kutateladze says he's out of March 13 UFC fight vs. Don Madge due to knee injury".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedFebruary 8,2021.
  8. ^Akshyay Srichandan Mahapatra (April 10, 2021)."Guram Kutateladze to mark his return against Don Madge at UFC event on July 17th".essentiallysports.RetrievedJune 26,2021.
  9. ^Saurabh Singh (July 3, 2021)."Guram Kutateladze shares a message after his canceled bout at UFC Fight Night".essentiallysports.RetrievedJuly 5,2021.
  10. ^Staff (February 28, 2021)."French Alan Baudot returns to the UFC on May 22!".lasueur.RetrievedMay 9,2021.(in French)
  11. ^Sergio Pineiro (May 7, 2021)."BREAKING: Heavyweight bout between Alan Baudot and Rodrigo Nascimento pushed to July 17".fighterpath.RetrievedMay 8,2021.
  12. ^Alex Behunin (April 17, 2021)."Billy Quarantillo vs. Herbert Burns set for July 17 UFC event".cagesidepress.RetrievedApril 18,2021.
  13. ^Carlos Contreras Legaspi (June 8, 2021)."Gabriel Benítez to fight Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night on July 17".espndeportes.espn.RetrievedJune 8,2021.(in Spanish)
  14. ^Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (April 6, 2021)."UFC books Ode Osbourne for flyweight debut July 17 vs. Amir Albazi".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedJune 30,2021.
  15. ^Marcel Dorff (June 30, 2021)."Manel Kape vs. Ode' Osbourne added to UFC 265 in Houston on August 7".mmadna.nl.RetrievedJune 30,2021.(in Dutch)
  16. ^Farah Hannoun (May 10, 2021)."Phil Hawes meets Deron Winn at UFC Fight Night on July 17".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedJuly 6,2021.
  17. ^Alexander K. Lee (July 5, 2021)."Deron Winn out of Phil Hawes fight at UFC Vegas 31 due to injury".mmafighting.RetrievedJuly 6,2021.
  18. ^Tristen Critchfield (July 15, 2021)."Phil Hawes vs. Deron Winn rescheduled for UFC card on Oct. 9".sherdog.RetrievedJuly 15,2021.
  19. ^Nolan King, John Morgan and Farah Hannoun (May 23, 2021)."Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Rodriguez booked for UFC Fight Night on July 17".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.
  20. ^Staff (July 9, 2021)."Abubakar Nurmagomedov withdrew from the fight against Daniel Rodriguez".sports.ru.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.(in Russian)
  21. ^Marcel Dorff (July 9, 2021)."Daniel Rodriguez has a new opponent for fight on July 17".mmadna.nl.RetrievedJuly 9,2021.(in Dutch)
  22. ^Staff (April 20, 2021)."Miles Johns vs. Anderson Dos Santos added to UFC event on July 17".mmadna.nl.RetrievedApril 20,2021.(in Dutch)
  23. ^Marc Raimondi (July 17, 2021)."Miles Johns, Anderson Dos Santos UFC bout canceled due to COVID-19".espn.RetrievedJuly 17,2021.
  24. ^abNolan King (September 22, 2021)."Three UFC fighters suspended by NAC for positive drug tests including amphetamine, marijuana, more".mmajunkie.usatoday.RetrievedSeptember 22,2021.
  25. ^"UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés".Ultimate Fighting Championship.RetrievedMay 29,2021.
  26. ^Chris Taylor (July 11, 2021)."UFC Vegas 31 Bonus Report: Six fighters take home an extra $50k".bjpenn.RetrievedJuly 11,2021.
  27. ^Guilherme Cruz (August 31, 2022)."Rodrigo Nascimento granted TUE for ritalin after overturned UFC Vegas 31 win over Alan Baudot".mmafighting.RetrievedSeptember 1,2022.
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