UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall (also known as UFC Fight Night 208 and UFC on ESPN+ 66) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 23, 2022, at The O2 Arena in London, England.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 23, 2022 (2022-07-23)
VenueThe O2 Arena
CityLondon, England
Attendance17,813[1]
Total gate$4,320,679[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2

Background

A heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall headlined the event.[3]

Former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Darren Till and Jack Hermansson were originally expected to headline UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori in December 2020, but the middleweight bout was scrapped after Till was injured.[4] They were then expected to meet at this event.[5] In turn, Till pulled out once again due to injury on July 6 and was replaced by Chris Curtis.[6]

Results
Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes def. Tom Aspinall TKO (knee injury) 1 0:15
Middleweight Jack Hermansson def. Chris Curtis Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett def. Jordan Leavitt Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:46
Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov def. Alexander Gustafsson KO (punches) 1 1:07
Women's Flyweight Molly McCann def. Hannah Goldy TKO (spinning back elbow and punches) 1 3:52
Light Heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir def. Paul Craig Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Ľudovít Klein def. Mason Jones Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Marc Diakiese def. Damir Hadžović Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Nathaniel Wood def. Charles Rosa Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Jonathan Pearce def. Makwan Amirkhani TKO (punches) 2 4:10
Flyweight Muhammad Mokaev def. Charles Johnson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jai Herbert def. Kyle Nelson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Victoria Leonardo def. Mandy Böhm Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Nicolas Dalby def. Cláudio Silva Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00

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    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[8]

    • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
    • Performance of the Night: Paddy Pimblett, Nikita Krylov, Molly McCann and Jonathan Pearce

    See also

    References
    1. Mike Bohn (2022-07-24). "UFC Fight Night 208 post-event facts: Molly McCann's second spinning elbow makes history". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
    2. Staff (2022-04-28). "UFC headed back to The O2 in London for July 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
    3. Mike Bohn (2022-04-30). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall slated for UFC London main event on July 23". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
    4. Brett Okamoto (2020-11-06). "Injured Darren Till won't fight Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
    5. Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun (2022-04-30). "Darren Till meets Jack Hermansson at UFC London in July". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
    6. Danny Segura and Mike Bohn (2022-07-06). "Darren Till injured, out of Jack Hermansson bout at UFC Fight Night 208 in London". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
    7. "UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
    8. Dan Hiergesell (2022-07-23). "UFC London bonuses: Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann lead $50K winners". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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