UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
| UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 25, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Pinnacle Bank Arena | |||
| City | Lincoln, Nebraska | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick (also known as UFC Fight Night 135) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.[1]
Background
The show will be the UFC’s third visit to Nebraska, with the previous two events contested in Omaha.[1]
A lightweight bout between former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje and Al Iaquinta was expected to serve as the event headliner.[2] However on June 28, it was announced that Iaquinta withdrew from the bout and was replaced by James Vick.[3]
Bryan Barberena was expected to face Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes. However, Barberena pulled out of the fight citing a leg injury and the bout was scrapped.[4] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[5]
Alexa Grasso was expected to face former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill at the event, but pulled out on July 19 due to a knee injury.[6] She was replaced by Cortney Casey.[7]
Antônio Braga Neto was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia light heavyweight winner Andrew Sanchez at the event. However, Neto was removed from the bout on August 2 for undisclosed personal issues and replaced by Markus Perez.[8]
Fight card
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Justin Gaethje | vs. | James Vick | ||||
| Featherweight | Michael Johnson | vs. | Andre Fili | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Cortney Casey | vs. | Angela Hill | ||||
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | vs. | Bryan Barberena | ||||
| Middleweight | Andrew Sanchez | vs. | Markus Perez | ||||
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | vs. | Tim Williams | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Welterweight | James Krause | vs. | Warlley Alves | ||||
| Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | vs. | Cory Sandhagen | ||||
| Flyweight | John Moraga | vs. | Deiveson Figueiredo | ||||
| Welterweight | Mickey Gall | vs. | George Sullivan | ||||
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Joanne Calderwood | vs. | Kalindra Faria | ||||
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | vs. | Jon Tuck | ||||
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | vs. | Luke Sanders | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff (2018-04-21). "UFC debuts in Boise, Lincoln among additions to summer schedule". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ Staff (2018-06-14). "Justin Gaethje vs. Al Iaquinta headliner, other bouts official for UFC Fight Night 135 in Lincoln". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2018-06-28). "James Vick replaces Al Iaquinta, meets Justin Gaethje in new UFC Lincoln headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ Staff (2018-03-23). "Bryan Barberena injured; new UFC Fight Night 131 opponent sought for Jake Ellenberger". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Staff (2018-07-18). "Bryan Barberena announces UFC Lincoln bout with Jake Ellenberger". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2018-07-19). "Alexa Grasso forced to withdraw from fight with Angela Hill". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2018-07-19). "Cortney Casey replaces Alexa Grasso, meets Angela Hill at UFC Lincoln". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-08-02). "Markus Perez replaces Antonio Braga Neto against Andrew Sanchez at UFC Lincoln". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-08-02. Template:Nl icon
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
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