UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2

UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 144 or UFC on ESPN+ 2) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 2, 2019 at Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.[2]

UFC Fight Night: Assunçao vs. Moraes II
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Assunçao vs. Moraes II.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)
VenueCentro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste
CityFortaleza, Brazil
Attendance10,040[1]
Event chronology
UFC 233 (cancelled) UFC Fight Night: Assunçao vs. Moraes II UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

Background

The event marked the third that the promotion has hosted in the state capital of Ceará, following UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum in June 2013, and UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum in March of 2017.[2]

A rematch between Raphael Assunção and former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes served as the event headliner.[3] The pairing previously met in June 2017 at UFC 212 with Assunção winning the fight via split decision.[4]

As a result of the cancellation of UFC 233, a middleweight bout between Markus Perez and promotional newcomer Anthony Hernandez was rescheduled for this event.[5]

A strawweight bout between Marina Rodriguez and Alexa Grasso was scheduled to take place at this event. However, it was reported on December 17 that Rodriguez pulled out of the event due to a hand injury.[6] The pair was rescheduled to UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje.[7]

Dmitry Sosnovskiy was scheduled to face Junior Albini at the event. However Sosnovskiy pulled out of the fight in early January after undergoing surgery to correct a recent injury. Albini instead faced promotional newcomer Jairzinho Rozenstruik.[8]

At the weigh-ins, Sarah Frota and former WSOF Flyweight Champion Magomed Bibulatov both missed the required weight for their respective fights. Frota weighed in at 123 pounds, 7 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116. Meanwhile, Bibulatov weighed in at 127 pounds, 1 pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. Bibulatov was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Rogério Bontorin, while Frota surrendered 40 percent of her purse to former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Lívia Renata Souza.[9]

Results
Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Marlon Moraes def. Raphael Assunção Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:17
Featherweight José Aldo def. Renato Moicano TKO (punches) 2 0:44
Welterweight Demian Maia def. Lyman Good Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:38
Lightweight Charles Oliveira def. David Teymur Submission (anaconda choke) 2 0:55
Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker def. Justin Ledet TKO (spinning back fist and punches) 1 0:15
Catchweight (123 lb) Lívia Renata Souza def. Sarah Frota Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight Markus Perez def. Anthony Hernandez Submission (anaconda choke) 2 1:07
Women's Flyweight Mara Romero Borella def. Taila Santos Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Thiago Alves def. Max Griffin Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Júnior Albini TKO (head kick and punches) 2 0:54
Featherweight Geraldo de Freitas def. Felipe Colares Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov def. Ricardo Ramos TKO (spinning back kick to the body and punches) 1 2:28
Catchweight (127 lb) Rogério Bontorin def. Magomed Bibulatov Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00

    [10]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]

    • Fight of the Night: None awarded
    • Performances of the Night: Marlon Moraes, José Aldo, Charles Oliveira and Johnny Walker

    See also

    References
    1. Jon Fuentes (2019-02-02). "UFC on ESPN+ 2 bonuses & attendance revealed". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
    2. Guilherme Cruz (2018-10-19). "UFC returns to Fortaleza, Brazil in February". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
    3. Jay Pettry (2018-11-29). "Raphael Assuncao, Marlon Moraes to rematch at UFC Fight Night 144". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
    4. Dave Doyle (2017-06-03). "UFC 212 results: Raphael Assuncao spoils Marlon Moraes' UFC debut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
    5. Staff (2018-12-12). "Multiple UFC 233 fights get new dates, locations after Jan. 26 card scratched". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
    6. Guilherme Cruz (2018-12-17). "Marina Rodriguez injured, out of UFC Fortaleza fight with Alexa Grasso". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
    7. Raphael Marinho. "After a draw in her UFC debut, Marina Rodriguez faces Alexa Grasso on March 30th" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
    8. Marcel Dorff (2019-01-02). "Surinamese Jairzinho Rose Bush meets Junior Albini during UFC Fortaleza" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
    9. Jay Pattry (2019-02-02). "UFC on ESPN+ 2 weigh-in results: two heavy; one off by seven pounds". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
    10. "UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
    11. Staff (2019-02-03). "UFC on ESPN+ 2 bonuses: Marlon Moraes, Jose Aldo among $50,000 winners in Fortaleza". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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