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UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green (also known as UFC Fight Night 229, UFC on ESPN+ 87 and UFC Vegas 80) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 7, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

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A lightweight bout between Grant Dawson and Bobby Green headlined the event.[3]

A featherweight bout between Daniel Pineda and Khusein Askhabov was scheduled for this event.[4] However on September 11, Askhabov was arrested after being connected to a kidnap and torture crime in Thailand and the bout was cancelled.[5]

A women's flyweight bout between Montana De La Rosa and Stephanie Egger was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Egger pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by JJ Aldrich.[7]

A bantamweight bout between Chris Gutiérrez and Montel Jackson was expected to take place at the event. However, Jackson withdrew for unknown reasons and Gutiérrez was instead scheduled to face Alateng Heili one week later at UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza.[8]

A light heavyweight between Ion Cuțelaba and Philipe Lins was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, the bout was cancelled the day of the event for unknown reasons.[10]

Results

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Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Bobby Green def. Grant Dawson KO (punches) 1 0:33
Middleweight Joe Pyfer def. Abdul Razak Alhassan Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 2:05
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley def. Alex Morono Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Drew Dober def. Ricky Glenn TKO (punches) 1 2:36
Featherweight Bill Algeo def. Alexander Hernandez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Diana Belbiţă Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Nate Maness def. Mateus Mendonça TKO (punches) 1 4:40
Women's Strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos def. Kanako Murata Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Aori Qileng def. Johnny Muñoz Jr. Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight JJ Aldrich def. Montana De La Rosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Bobby Green, Joe Pyfer, Drew Dober, and Nate Maness

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-10-08). "UFC Fight Night 229 post-event facts: Drew Dober passes Dustin Poirier, sets KO record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ Staff (2023-09-06). "Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Green headlines UFC's Oct. 7 Fight Night card in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. ^ Newswire and Mike Heck (2023-09-06). "Bobby Green vs. Grant Dawson headlines UFC Vegas 80 on Oct. 7". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2023-08-16). "UFC books Daniel Pineda vs. Khusein Askhabov for October". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. ^ Harvey Leonard (2023-09-11). "UFC fighter Khusein Askhabov arrested in connection to kidnap & torture of a man in Thailand". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  6. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-09-05). "UFC: Montana De La Rosa welcomes Stephanie Egger to flyweight, fight set for Oct. 7". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  7. ^ Nolan King (2023-09-23). "JJ Aldrich steps into UFC Fight Night 229 vs. Montana De La Rosa". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2023-10-03). "Montel Jackson out of UFC Vegas 80, Alatengheili steps in to fight Chris Gutierrez at UFC Vegas 81". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  9. ^ News Desk (2023-09-01). "Philipe Lins vs Ion Cutelaba Reported for UFC Vegas 80". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  10. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2023-10-06). "Report: UFC Vegas 80 loses light heavyweight barn burner in final moments". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  11. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  12. ^ Matthew Wells (2023-10-07). "UFC Fight Night 229 bonuses: Be Joe Pyfer, win $50K". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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