UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 21, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Attendance | 9,541[1] | |||
| Total gate | $923,720[1] | |||
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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee (also known as UFC Fight Night 128) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2]
Background
The event marked the promotion's ninth visit to Atlantic City, the first since July 2014. The promotion last contested an event at Boardwalk Hall in June 2005.[2]
A lightweight bout between Edson Barboza and former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee served as the event headliner.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson and Patrick Cummins was originally scheduled for UFC 217. However, Cummins pulled out due to a staph infection.[4] The bout took place at this event.[5]
Paulo Costa was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, Costa pulled out of the fight in mid-March with an arm injury.[6] In turn, promotion officials elected to pull Hall from the event and reschedule the pairing for a future event.[7]
Augusto Mendes was pulled from a bout against Merab Dvalishvilli due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on March 7, 2018.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Ricky Simón.[9]
Former WSOF Flyweight Champion Magomed Bibulatov was expected to face Ulka Sasaki, but he pulled out a day before the event, citing back injury and the bout was cancelled.[10]
At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Lee was fined 20% of his purse which will go to his opponent Barboza.[11] Aspen Ladd weighed in at 137.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight upper limit of 136 pounds. Ladd supposedly offered Leslie Smith an additional $5,000 on top of her 20% purse deduction. However, the fight was removed from the card after Smith refused to fight at catchweight.[12] Subsequently, the UFC paid Smith her show and win money but then released her from the promotion.[13]
Results
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Kevin Lee | def. | Edson Barboza | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 5 | 2:18 | |
| Featherweight | Frankie Edgar | def. | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Justin Willis | def. | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | David Branch | def. | Thiago Santos | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Brett Johns | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dan Hooker | def. | Jim Miller | KO (knee) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Ryan LaFlare | def. | Alex Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ricky Simón | def. | Merab Dvalishvili | TKO (technical submission) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Siyar Bahadurzada | def. | Luan Chagas | KO (kick to the body and punch) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Patrick Cummins | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Tony Martin | def. | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
- Fight of the Night: Ricky Simón vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Performance of the Night: David Branch and Siyar Bahadurzada
See also
References
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