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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
2023 mixed martial event in Nevada, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 227, UFC on ESPN+ 85 and Noche UFC) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 16, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
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The event celebrated Mexico's independence Day, which included having a variety of fighters of Mexican descent compete at the event; the concept rode the coattails of Las Vegas having traditionally hosted major boxing matches involving Mexican fighters on or around Independence Day.[3]
A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship rematch between current champion Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko headlined the event.[4] The pair previously met at UFC 285 in March 2023 in which Grasso captured the title via a fourth round submission upset.[5]
A welterweight bout between Shavkat Rakhmonov and former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) Kelvin Gastelum was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Gastelum withdrew after sustaining a facial fracture.[7]
A middleweight bout between Chris Curtis and Anthony Hernandez was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Curtis withdrew due to a rib injury and was replaced by Roman Kopylov.[9] In turn, Hernandez pulled out of the bout due to a torn ligament and was replaced by Josh Fremd.[10]
A welterweight bout between Daniel Rodriguez and Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, Rodriguez was pulled from the bout by USADA after testing positive for the banned substance ostarine.[12] Ponzinibbio then announced in early September that he would not be competing at the event after all.[13]
A women's strawweight bout between Elise Reed and Cynthia Calvillo was expected to take place at the event.[14] However, Calvillo pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Iasmin Lucindo in a catchweight bout of 120 pounds.[15] In turn, Reed was removed from the event for undisclosed reason and was replaced by Josefine Lindgren Knutsson.[16] Then, Lucindo withdrew from the event due to an undisclosed injury and newcomer Marnic Mann served as her replacement.[17]
A lightweight bout between Natan Levy and Alex Reyes was scheduled for the event.[18] However, Levy withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by newcomer Charlie Campbell.[19]
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- For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[21]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Raúl Rosas Jr., Daniel Zellhuber, Lupita Godinez, Roman Kopylov, and Charlie Campbell
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