UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny

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UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)
Venue Etihad Arena
City Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance 2,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2

UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny (also known as UFC on ESPN 20 and UFC Fight Island 8) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2021 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[2]

Background

Starting with UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar, a limited number of fans were allowed inside the newly built Etihad Arena, marking the first time since UFC 248 on March 2020 that non-essential event personnel were in attendance.[3] The venue has maximum capacity of over 18,000, but the UFC is expecting to have closer to 2,000 fans for each of the Fight Island's events during the week.[4]

A welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev was originally expected to headline this event.[5] They were initially scheduled to serve as the headliner for UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal in December, but the contest was scrapped due to Edwards suffering from severe symptoms of COVID-19.[6][7] In turn, Chimaev pulled out of the contest on December 29 due to his own COVID-19 recovery.[8][9] Edwards had hoped to remain on the card against a replacement, but promotion officials intended to leave the pairing intact and reschedule it again for a later date in 2021.[10] As a result, a welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Live lightweight winner Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny served as the main-event.[11]

A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Roxanne Modafferi and Viviane Araújo was briefly linked to an event expected to take place on January 30.[12] However, the fight was rescheduled and took place at this event instead.[13]

Matt Schnell and Tyson Nam met in a flyweight bout at this event.[14] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place in September at UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill, but the fight was cancelled on the day of the event's weigh-in as Schnell was deemed medically unfit to compete due to complications related to his weight cut.[15] They were first rebooked for UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal, before being moved to this event.[16]

In late December 2020, the UFC opted against holding an event on a planned January 30 date and decided to reschedule several bouts to this card:[17]

A welterweight bout between Mike Jackson and Dean Barry was briefly linked to this event.[36] However, the pairing was pulled due to undisclosed reasons and the plan is to rebook the fight for either March or April.[37]

Another matchup that was shortly booked was a middleweight fight between Dalcha Lungiambula and Isi Fitikefu.[38] However, Fitikefu was removed due to an elbow injury and replaced by Markus Perez.[39]

A bantamweight bout between promotional newcomers Umar Nurmagomedov and Sergey Morozov was initially scheduled to take place at UFC 254, but Nurmagomedov pulled out due to an illness.[40] The pairing was then rescheduled for UFC 257.[41] However, the bout was yet again rescheduled to take place at this event.[42]

A middleweight bout between Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese was originally scheduled for UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar. However, the pairing was rescheduled to take place at this event due to "COVID-19 related issues".[43][44]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Michael Chiesa def. Neil Magny Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Welterweight Warlley Alves def. Mounir Lazzez TKO (body kicks and punches) 1 2:35
Light Heavyweight Ike Villanueva def. Vinicius Moreira KO (punch) 2 0:39
Women's Flyweight Viviane Araújo def. Roxanne Modafferi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Flyweight Matt Schnell def. Tyson Nam Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Douglas Silva de Andrade Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Omari Akhmedov def. Tom Breese Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 1:41
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Ricky Simón def. Gaetano Pirrello Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:00
Flyweight Su Mudaerji def. Zarrukh Adashev Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Dalcha Lungiambula def. Markus Perez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Francisco Figueiredo def. Jerome Rivera Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Mike Davis def. Mason Jones Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def. Sergey Morozov Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:39
Women's Flyweight Manon Fiorot def. Victoria Leonardo TKO (head kick and punches) 2 4:08

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[46]

  • Fight of the Night: Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones
  • Performance of the Night: Warlley Alves and Umar Nurmagomedov

See also

References

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