Summary
UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 27, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2]
| UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 27, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Rogers Place | |||
| City | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 12,144[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.4 million[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between champion Max Holloway and former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar headlined the event.[3] The pairing was scheduled twice before, first at UFC 218 and then at UFC 222, but scrapped for Edgar and Holloway injuries, respectively.[4][5]
A women's flyweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy and Mara Romero Borella was initially scheduled for this event. On June 20, matchmakers moved the bout a week ahead to UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler.[6]
A heavyweight bout between Tanner Boser and Giacomo Lemos was scheduled. On July 25, the bout was scrapped due to Lemos testing positive for an unspecified banned substance.[7]
Results edit
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg | def. | Felicia Spencer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | def. | Niko Price | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:39 | |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Krzysztof Jotko | def. | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Viviane Araújo | def. | Alexis Davis | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Hakeem Dawodu | def. | Yoshinori Horie | TKO (head kick) | 3 | 4:09 | |
| Featherweight | Gavin Tucker | def. | Seung Woo Choi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:17 | [b] |
| Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Sarah Frota | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:13 | |
| Welterweight | Erik Koch | def. | Kyle Stewart | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ Tucker was deducted a point in Round 2 due to an illegal knee to a downed opponent.
Bonus awards edit
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[9]
- Fight of the Night: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Performance of the Night: Geoff Neal and Hakeem Dawodu
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Jon Fuentes (2019-07-28). "UFC 240 Bonuses, Attendance & Gate". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2019-05-15). "Holloway vs. Edgar set to headline UFC 240 in Edmonton". ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2019-05-13). "Champ Max Holloway returns to featherweight, meets Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 in Edmonton". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2017-11-11). "Frankie Edgar injured, off UFC 218 title fight vs. Max Holloway". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2018-02-03). "UFC 222 explores options for main event after Max Holloway injury". espn.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ Staff (2018-06-20). "Octagon returns to Newark on August 3". ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-26). "Giacomo Lemos fails drug test, out of UFC 240 fight with Tanner Boser". msn.com. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ "UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2019-07-28). "UFC 240 Bonuses! Neal's Vicious TKO Finish Leads $50K Winners". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.