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UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
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The poster for UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)
VenueT-Mobile Arena
CityParadise, Nevada, United States
Attendance19,125[1]
Total gate$5,670,271.86[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

The promotion originally targeted a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw as the main event, but opted to change plans and move it to UFC 280.[3][4]

A welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and former lightweight title challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight winner) Nate Diaz was originally expected to headline the event.[5] However at the weigh-ins, Chimaev weighed in at 178.5 pounds, 7.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title limit and the bout was cancelled. As a result, the organization opted to shuffle a trio of fights: a new main event featuring Diaz against former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner) Tony Ferguson, who was originally scheduled to face Li Jingliang in a welterweight bout, was then set. In addition, Chimaev was instead matched up with Kevin Holland, who was originally scheduled to face Daniel Rodriguez at a catchweight of 180 pounds, though the new matchup would be a five round bout (Chimaev wasn't fined due to the new booking). Finally, Rodriguez and Jingliang were matched up at a catchweight of 180 pounds.[6]

A trio of bouts was originally scheduled for this date, but they were eventually pushed back a week to UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song as the promotion adjusted its schedule in June: lightweight bouts featuring Trey Ogden vs. Daniel Zellhuber and Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp; as well as a welterweight bout between Louis Cosce and Trevin Giles.[7]

A women's strawweight bout between Hannah Cifers and Melissa Martinez was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Cifers pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Elise Reed.[9][10]

A middleweight bout between Jamie Pickett and Denis Tiuliulin was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev, but it was moved to this card due to Tiuliulin suffering an injury during the week of the fight.[11][12][13]

A heavyweight bout between Shamil Abdurakhimov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at the event.[14] However, Abdurakhimov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and was replaced by Anton Turkalj at a catchweight of 220 pounds.[15]

The organization usually holds a pre-fight press-conference two days before numbered events, but this edition's was cancelled mid section. All fighters in the last three bouts of the event were expected to participate, however after a lengthy delay, UFC President Dana White showed up only with Holland and Rodriguez. He announced that fighters would be brought in pairs, but cancelled the press-conference after their participation instead for "everybody's safety".[16] He later revealed that an altercation involving four fighters and their teams took place backstage. It initiated with Chimaev and Holland, with Diaz eventually getting involved.[17] The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) is expected to investigate the incident and potentially discipline all licensees.[18]

In addition to Chimaev missing weight, featherweight Hakeem Dawodu and heavyweight Chris Barnett both missed weight as well. Dawodu weighed at 149.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the non-title featherweight limit, while Barnett weighed in at 267.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the non-title heavyweight limit. Both bouts proceeded at catchweight with Dawodu and Barnett each fined 30% and 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Julian Erosa and Jake Collier respectively. A women's bantamweight bout between Irene Aldana and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was also changed to a 140-pound catchweight bout, but it was not due to a weight miss.[19]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Nate Diaz def. Tony Ferguson Submission (guillotine choke) 4 2:52
Catchweight (180 lb) Khamzat Chimaev def. Kevin Holland Submission (D'Arce choke) 1 2:13
Catchweight (180 lb) Daniel Rodriguez def. Li Jingliang Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (140 lb) Irene Aldana def. Macy Chiasson KO (upkick to the body) 3 2:21
Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker def. Ion Cuțelaba Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:37
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Catchweight (149.5 lb) Julian Erosa def. Hakeem Dawodu Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (220 lb) Jailton Almeida def. Anton Turkalj Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:27
Middleweight Denis Tiuliulin def. Jamie Pickett TKO (knee and punches) 2 4:52 [a]
Catchweight (267.5 lb) Chris Barnett def. Jake Collier TKO (punches) 2 2:24
Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Featherweight Norma Dumont def. Danyelle Wolf Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Alateng Heili def. Chad Anheliger Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Elise Reed def. Melissa Martinez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Yohan Lainesse def. Darian Weeks Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Tiuliulin was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to a groin strike.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[21]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Nate Diaz, Irene Aldana, Johnny Walker and Jailton Almeida

See also

References

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  2. ^ Raphael Marinho (2022-07-13). "UFC plans to have last numbered events of the year in New York and Las Vegas". ge.globo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19. (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Nolan King (2022-07-19). "Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw no longer on UFC 279 table, but possible for UFC 280". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  4. ^ Mike Bohn (2022-07-20). "Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw title fight rescheduled for UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. ^ Nolan King (2022-07-19). "Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev verbally agreed to for UFC 279, says Hunter Campbell". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  6. ^ Nolan King (2022-09-09). "UFC 279 matchup shuffle: Nate Diaz headlines vs. Tony Ferguson, Khamzat Chimaev faces Kevin Holland in co-main". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  7. ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2022-10-06). "With UFC 279 in the works, multiple bouts shift as September schedule tweaks". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  8. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2022-06-01). "Combate Champ Melissa Martinez to meet Hannah Cifers at UFC event on Sept. 10". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  9. ^ Nolan King (2022-06-19). "Hannah Cifers withdraws from UFC 279 bout vs. Melissa Martinez". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  10. ^ Alex Behunin (2022-07-02). "Elise Reed welcomes Melissa Martinez to the Octagon at UFC 279". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  11. ^ Nolan King (2022-06-27). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 20-26)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  12. ^ Steven Marrocco (2022-07-05). "UFC Vegas 58 loses Jamie Pickett vs. Denis Tiuliulin, Austin Lingo vs. David Onama". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  13. ^ Nolan King (2022-07-24). "UFC 279 gets rescheduled Jamie Pickett vs. Denis Tiuliulin bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  14. ^ Lucas Rezende (2022-06-04). "Jailton Almeida renews UFC contract, meets Shamil Abdurakhimov in September". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  15. ^ Staff (2022-09-01). "UFC Fight Roundup: Jennifer Maia tries to snap skid, Jailton Almeida bulks down for UFC 279". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  16. ^ Nolan King (2022-09-08). "Dana White cancels UFC 279 press conference 'for everybody's safety' after 'big sh*t show' backstage". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  17. ^ Nolan King and Ken Hathaway (2022-09-08). "Dana White describes scene of backstage melee at UFC 279 press conference: 'All hell broke loose'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  18. ^ Danny Segura (2022-09-12). "Nevada Athletic Commission to investigate UFC 279 press conference altercation for potential disciplinary action". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  19. ^ Staff (2022-09-09). "UFC 279 weigh-in results: Disastrous session leads to fight card overhaul". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  20. ^ "UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  21. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2022-09-11). "UFC 279 bonuses: Nate Diaz banks $50K with first finish since 2016". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.

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