UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva explained

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:None (behind closed doors)[1]
Previousevent:UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva (also known as UFC Fight Night 181, UFC on ESPN+ 39 and UFC Vegas 12) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall served as the headliner.[3] The pairing was initially scheduled to meet at UFC 198 in May 2016.[4] However, Silva pulled out due to acute cholecystitis, which required a cholecystectomy.[5]

Raulian Paiva was expected to face Amir Albazi in a flyweight bout at the event. However, Paiva pulled out of the fight on September 11 citing a knee injury.[6] He was replaced by Zhalgas Zhumagulov and their contest was expected to take place at .[7]

A middleweight bout between Wellington Turman and Sean Strickland was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Turman pulled out on September 29 due to COVID-19 sequelae that prevented him from training after his two-week quarantine period for the disease ended on September 24.[9] He was replaced by Jack Marshman.[10]

A middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Makhmud Muradov was briefly scheduled to take place at two weeks earlier, before being moved to this event.[11] However, Jotko pulled out of the bout due to a broken toe and he was replaced by Kevin Holland.[12] In turn, the bout then suffered another setback during fight week as Muradov tested positive for COVID-19 and had to pull out.[13] Holland faced promotional newcomer Charlie Ontiveros.[14]

Aaron Phillips was expected to face Adrian Yañez in a bantamweight bout at the event, but Phillips pulled out on October 20 due to an undisclosed injury.[15] Yañez faced promotional newcomer Victor Rodriguez.[16]

A day before the event, a women's flyweight bout between Priscila Cachoeira and Cortney Casey was scrapped due to Cachoeira having weight cut issues.[17]

At the weigh-ins, Jack Marshman and Cole Williams missed weight for their respective bouts. Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Williams weighed in at 175.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were each fined a percentage of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Sean Strickland and Jason Witt.[18]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]

Aftermath

On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) issued a six-month suspension and $2,245.36 ($1,800 + $445.36 in legal fees) fine for Charlie Ontiveros due to a failed drug test related to this event. His results showed the presence of DHCMT M3 metabolites.[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CLASH Uriah Hall v Anderson Silva UK start time: UFC Fight Night, free live stream and full card for Middleweight showdown. talksport.com. Marc Williams. 2020-10-29. 2020-11-01.
  2. Web site: UFC announces upcoming event schedule through November. ufc.com. Staff. 2020-10-07. 2020-10-07.
  3. Web site: Anderson Silva, Uriah Hall to fight Oct. 31, Dana White says. espn.com. Brett Okamoto. 2020-08-19. 2020-08-19.
  4. News: Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall targeted for UFC 198. mmafighting.com. Marc Raimondi. 2016-03-16. 2020-08-19.
  5. Web site: Reps: Anderson Silva undergoes successful surgery after UFC 198 withdrawal (Updated). mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Fernanda Prates and Dann Stupp. 2016-05-11. 2020-08-19.
  6. Web site: Raulian Paiva suffers knee injury in training and is out of his fight against Amir Albazi1 in the UFC. globoesporte.globo.com. Marcelo Barone. 2020-09-11. 2020-09-11.
  7. Web site: With Raulian Paiva out, Zhalgas Zhumagulov steps in to face Amir Albazi at UFC's Nov. 28 event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-10-16. 2020-10-16.
  8. Web site: Sean Strickland vs. Wellington Turman added to "UFC Halloween" event. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-08-21. 2020-08-22.
  9. Web site: Wellington Turman still unable to train after COVID-19 quarantine, withdraws from UFC fight with Sean Strickland. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2020-09-29. 2020-10-01.
  10. Web site: Jack Marshman replaces Wellington Turman against Sean Strickland. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-10-17. 2020-10-18.
  11. Web site: The match of Makhmuda Muradova in the UFC is approaching. sportyzive.cz. Bohuslav Sedláček. 2020-10-06. 2020-10-06.
  12. Web site: Kevin Holland replaces Krzysztof Jotko and faces Makhmud Muradov at UFC. alkhaleejtoday.co. Staff. 2020-10-19. 2020-10-19.
  13. Web site: Muradov will not fight in the UFC on Saturday. He had a positive covid test. idnes.cz. Robert Rampa. 2020-10-29. 2020-10-30.
  14. Web site: Makhmud Muradov out, Kevin Holland now expected to face newcomer Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin and Mike Heck. 2020-10-28. 2020-10-29.
  15. Web site: Report: Aaron Phillips injured, off UFC Vegas 12. fightful.com. David Tees. 2020-10-19. 2020-10-19.
  16. Web site: Victor Rodriguez signs with the UFC, fighting Adrian Yanez on Oct. 31 in Las Vegas. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-10-21. 2020-10-21.
  17. Web site: Priscila Cachoeira withdraws from UFC on ESPN+ 39 on weigh-ins day; Cortney Casey fight off. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-10-30. 2020-10-30.
  18. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 39 weigh-in results: Silva, Hall official, but two are heavy and one fight scrapped. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-10-30. 2020-10-30.
  19. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2020-10-14.
  20. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 39 bonuses: Who won $50,000 on card with eight finishes?. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Matt Erickson. 2020-10-31. 2020-10-31.
  21. Web site: NAC suspends UFC's Charlie Ontiveros six months for failed drug test. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-02-09. 2021-02-10.