UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill (also known as UFC Fight Night 223, UFC Vegas 73, and UFC on ESPN+ 81) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 20, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2][3]

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 20, 2023 (2023-05-20)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi

Background

A women's bantamweight rematch between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana was expected to headline the event.[4] The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards in 2019 which Pennington won by split decision.[5] They were also briefly expected to headline UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen, but the bout never materialized.[6] In turn, Aldana was pulled from the contest in early May in order to serve as a replacement in a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout against current champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 289.[7] Pennington will serve as a backup for that event.[8]

As a result, a women's strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill was moved from UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida one week prior to instead headline this event.[9]

A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Emily Ducote and Polyana Viana was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simón.[10] The pairing was eventually rescheduled for this event for undisclosed reasons.[11] In turn, Viana withdrew from the bout and was replaced by former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion Lupita Godinez at a catchweight of 120 pounds.[12]

A middleweight bout between Abdul Razak Alhassan and Brunno Ferreira was expected to take place at this event.[13] However, the bout was moved to UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov for unknown reasons.[14]

A flyweight bout between Clayton Carpenter and Stephen Erceg was expected to take place at this event, but it was postponed due Erceg having visa issues.[15]

At the weigh-ins, Vanessa Demopoulos and Orion Cosce missed weight. Demopoulos weighed in at 117.5 pounds and Cosce weighed in at 172.5 pounds, both one and half pounds over the women's strawweight and welterweight non-title fights limit respectively. Both bouts proceeded at catchweight with both being fined 20 percent of their purses, which went to their opponents: former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger (also former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion) Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Gilbert Urbina respectively.[16]

Results
Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Strawweight Mackenzie Dern def. Angela Hill Decision (unanimous) (49–43, 49–44, 49–44) 5 5:00
Middleweight Anthony Hernandez def. Edmen Shahbazyan TKO (elbows and punches) 3 1:01
Catchweight (120 lb) Lupita Godinez def. Emily Ducote Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley def. André Fialho TKO (head kick) 2 4:15
Lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira def. Michael Johnson KO (punch) 2 1:50
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Viacheslav Borshchev def. Hayisaer Maheshate TKO (punches) 2 2:37
Catchweight (117.5 lb) Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Vanessa Demopoulos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (172.5 lb) Gilbert Urbina def. Orion Cosce TKO (front kick and knees) 2 2:55
Heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento def. Ilir Latifi Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Chase Hooper def. Nick Fiore Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Natália Silva def. Victoria Leonardo TKO (punches and head kick) 1 2:58
Welterweight Themba Gorimbo def. Takashi Sato Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

    [17]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[18]

    • Fight of the Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill
    • Performance of the Night: Carlos Diego Ferreira and Viacheslav Borschev

    See also

    References
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    2. Shaun Al-Shatti (2023-04-18). "Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana 2 announced for UFC Vegas 73 main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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    5. Heather Harshman (2019-07-19). "UFC San Antonio results: Raquel Pennington snaps skid with split-decision win over Irene Aldana". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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    8. Farah Hannoun (2023-05-05). "Dana White: Raquel Pennington will be backup for Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana title fight at UFC 289". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
    9. Simon Samano (2023-05-08). "Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill shifts from UFC on ABC 4 to UFC Fight Night 224 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
    10. Diego Ribas (2023-02-27). "UFC books Polyana Viana vs Emily Ducote to April card". agfight.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
    11. Nolan King (2023-04-25). "UFC Fight Night 223 hit with three changes in days leading up to fight card". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
    12. Jay Anderson (2023-05-08). "Loopy Godinez replaces Polyana Viana against Emily Ducote at UFC Vegas 73". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
    13. Hubert Zdun (2023-02-23). "Abdul Razak Alhassan will face Bruno Ferreira at a UFC event in May". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-16. (in Polish)
    14. Krishna Venki (2023-04-21). "Middleweight fight moved and reportedly added to UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
    15. Mitchell Woodcock (2023-05-12). "West Australian Stephen Erceg's UFC debut against Clayton Carpenter delayed because of visa troubles". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
    16. Alexander K. Lee (2023-05-19). "UFC Vegas 73 weigh-in results: Mackenzie Dern, Angela Hill hit the mark for headliner, two fighters miss". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
    17. "UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
    18. Matthew Wells (2023-05-20). "UFC Fight Night 224 bonuses: Diego Ferriera's crushing KO among four $50,000 winners". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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