UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
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| The poster for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | |
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 4, 2023 (2023年02月04日) |
| Venue | UFC Apex |
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States |
| Attendance | Not announced[1] |
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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac (also known as UFC Fight Night 218, UFC on ESPN+ 76 and UFC Vegas 68) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 4, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
Background
[edit ]The organization originally targeted a return to Seoul, South Korea to host the event.[3] Instead, the event was moved to the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.[2]
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac headlined the event.[2] The pair was previously expected to headline UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba in November 2022, but while the event was in progress, Lewis was forced to withdraw due to non-COVID, non-weight-cutting illness, and the bout was cancelled.[4] However, Lewis later confirmed that he had, in fact, contracted COVID-19.[5]
A women's Strawweight bout between Loma Lookboonmee and Elise Reed was scheduled for the event.[6] However, the pair was moved to UFC 284 for undisclosed reasons.[7]
The four finals of Road to UFC Season 1 took place at this event.[8]
ESPN reporter Laura Sanko made her UFC color commentary debut at this event, becoming the first female color commentator in the modern UFC era to call an event from the booth.[9]
A women's flyweight bout between Kim Ji-yeon and Mandy Böhm was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Böhm was forced to withdraw before the event started due to illness, and the bout was cancelled.[11]
Results
[edit ]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Serghei Spivac | def. | Derrick Lewis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:05 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Devin Clark | def. | Jung Da-un | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | def. | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Choi Doo-ho | vs. | Kyle Nelson | Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Adam Fugitt | def. | Yusaku Kinoshita | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:36 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Anshul Jubli | def. | Jeka Saragih | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 3:44 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Lee Jeong-yeong | def. | Yi Zha | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Rinya Nakamura | def. | Toshiomi Kazama | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:33 | [d] |
| Flyweight | Park Hyun-sung | def. | Choi Seung-guk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:11 | [e] |
| Middleweight | Park Jun-yong | def. | Denis Tiuliulin | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Jesús Santos Aguilar | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 4:20 | |
- ^ Choi was deducted 1 point in Round 3 due to a headbutt.
- ^ Road to UFC Lightweight Tournament Final.
- ^ Road to UFC Featherweight Tournament Final.
- ^ Road to UFC Bantamweight Tournament Final.
- ^ Road to UFC Flyweight Tournament Final.
Bonus awards
[edit ]The following fighters received 50,000ドル bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Serghei Spivac, Anshul Jubli, Rinya Nakamura, and Tatsuro Taira
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Mike Bohn (2023年02月05日). "UFC Fight Night 218 post-event facts: Derrick Lewis' struggles continue". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023年02月05日.
- ^ a b c Mike Heck (2022年12月15日). "Derrick Lewis vs. Sergey Spivak rebooked to headline UFC Vegas 68". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2022年10月19日). "First fights reported for UFC Seoul on Feb. 24, 2023". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2022年11月22日). "Derrick Lewis reportedly hospitalized, UFC Fight Night 215 headliner vs. Sergey Spivak canceled mid-event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
- ^ Danny Segura (2023年02月01日). "Derrick Lewis: COVID-19 reason why original booking vs. Serghei Spivac fell through". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023年02月02日.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2022年11月07日). "UFC books Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed for Feb. 4 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022年11月07日.
- ^ Steve Duncan (2022年12月22日). "Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed rescheduled for UFC 284". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022年12月22日. (in Spanish)
- ^ Staff (2022年11月22日). "Anshul Jubli set to compete at UFC Seoul". asianmma.com. Retrieved 2022年12月04日.
- ^ Staff (2023年01月30日). "Laura Sanko to make UFC color commentary debut at UFC Fight Night 218". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023年01月30日.
- ^ Staff (2022年10月20日). "Ji Yeon Kim faces Mandy Bohm at UFC Seoul". asianmma.com. Retrieved 2022年10月20日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023年02月04日). "UFC Vegas 68 loses Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim just hours before the event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023年02月04日.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
- ^ Staff (2023年02月05日). "UFC Fight Night 218 bonuses: Serghei Spivac's domination worthy of an extra 50,000ドル". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023年02月05日.