UFC 240

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 27, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2]

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
The poster for UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)
Venue	Rogers Place
City	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Attendance	12,144[1]
Total gate	$1.4 million[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler

Background

A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Max Holloway and former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar headlined the event.^[3] The pairing was scheduled twice before, first at UFC 218 and then at UFC 222, but scrapped for Edgar and Holloway injuries, respectively.^[4][5]

A women's flyweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy and Mara Romero Borella was initially scheduled for this event. On June 20, matchmakers moved the bout a week ahead to UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler.^[6]

A heavyweight bout between Tanner Boser and Giacomo Lemos was scheduled. On July 25, the bout was scrapped due to Lemos testing positive for an unspecified banned substance.^[7]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Max Holloway (c)	def.	Frankie Edgar	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Women's Featherweight	Cris Cyborg	def.	Felicia Spencer	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Geoff Neal	def.	Niko Price	TKO (punches)	2	2:39
Lightweight	Arman Tsarukyan	def.	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Krzysztof Jotko	def.	Marc-André Barriault	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Women's Flyweight	Viviane Araújo	def.	Alexis Davis	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Hakeem Dawodu	def.	Yoshinori Horie	TKO (head kick)	3	4:09
Featherweight	Gavin Tucker	def.	Seung Woo Choi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:17	[b]
Flyweight	Deiveson Figueiredo	def.	Alexandre Pantoja	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Flyweight	Gillian Robertson	def.	Sarah Frota	TKO (elbows)	2	4:13
Welterweight	Erik Koch	def.	Kyle Stewart	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
2. Tucker was deducted a point in Round 2 due to an illegal knee to a downed opponent.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[9]

• Fight of the Night: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja
• Performance of the Night: Geoff Neal and Hakeem Dawodu

See also

• martial arts portal
• Canada portal

• List of UFC events
• 2019 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters