UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum

UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC on Fox 25) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.^[2]

UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
The poster for UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	July 22, 2017
Venue	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
City	Uniondale, New York
Attendance	11,918[1]
Total gate	$1,088,332[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2

Background

The event was the first that the UFC has hosted on Long Island.^[2]

The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum.^[3]

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung was originally in the works to headline or co-headline this event.^[4] The pairing was originally slated to take place in July 2013 at UFC 162, but Jung was pulled from the bout in favor of a title fight against then champion José Aldo at UFC 163.^[5] On May 12, the bout was confirmed for UFC 214.^[6]

A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante and Patrick Cummins was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in December 2016. However, Cummins pulled out a week before the event due to a staph infection.^[7] The fight eventually took place at this event.^[8]

A heavyweight bout between Christian Colombo and Damian Grabowski was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira. However, the pairing was scrapped as both fighters sustained injuries in the weeks leading up to the event.^[9] The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event.^[10] Subsequently, Colombo was removed from the fight on June 22 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Chase Sherman.^[11]

Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Rafael Natal, but pulled out in the weeks leading up to the event due to a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Eryk Anders.^[12]

Results

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Chris Weidman	def.	Kelvin Gastelum	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	3:45
Featherweight	Darren Elkins	def.	Dennis Bermudez	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Patrick Cummins	def.	Gian Villante	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Jimmie Rivera	def.	Thomas Almeida	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox)
Welterweight	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	def.	Lyman Good	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Eryk Anders	def.	Rafael Natal	KO (punches)	1	2:54
Welterweight	Alex Oliveira	def.	Ryan LaFlare	KO (punch)	2	1:50
Heavyweight	Chase Sherman	def.	Damian Grabowski	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight	Jeremy Kennedy	def.	Kyle Bochniak	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Marlon Vera	def.	Brian Kelleher	Submission (armbar)	1	2:18
Heavyweight	Júnior Albini	def.	Timothy Johnson	KO (punches)	1	2:51
Featherweight	Shane Burgos	def.	Godofredo Pepey	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Chris Wade	def.	Frankie Perez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

^[13]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[14]

• Fight of the Night: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Lyman Good
• Performance of the Night: Alex Oliveira and Júnior Albini

See also

• 2017 in UFC
• List of UFC events
• Mixed martial arts in New York