UFC mixed martial arts event in 2020
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer was a
mixed martial arts event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 6, 2020 at the
UFC Apex facility in
Enterprise, Nevada , part of the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area , United States.
[2]
[3] It was originally planned to take place on May 9 at
Ginásio do Ibirapuera in
São Paulo , Brazil.
[4] Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic , the event was eventually postponed (see section below) .
[5] On April 21, the UFC confirmed that
UFC 249 would be moved to May 9 and UFC 250 was pushed back to June 6.
[6]
[7] In late May, the promotion confirmed the event would take place in Las Vegas.
[3]
Background
A
UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion
Henry Cejudo (also former
UFC Flyweight Champion and
2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling ) and former
WEC and two-time
UFC Featherweight Champion
José Aldo was expected to serve as the initial event headliner.
[8] However, Aldo pulled out on April 8 due to
visa issues as the event was expected to be moved to the United States (see section below) . Former two-time bantamweight champion
Dominick Cruz replaced Aldo.
[9]
A
UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between the current champion
Amanda Nunes (also the current
UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion ) and former
Invicta FC Featherweight Champion
Felicia Spencer was expected to serve as the co-headliner.
[10] Nunes announced on April 20 that she would not compete at a new proposed event for May 9 due to her desire to have a full training camp.
[11]
COVID-19 pandemic
The event was originally expected to take place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.
[4] On April 7, it was announced that the venue will be used as a
field hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic and would not be able to host the fight card.
[12]
Due to the event being expected to be relocated to the United States, several changes were made due to fighters being unable to compete due to
travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic :
[13]
UFC president
Dana White announced on April 9 that starting with UFC 249, all future events were indefinitely postponed.
[19] It was confirmed that this event was cancelled on April 20, though the UFC was still targeting a new event for the same date (not expected to be the original UFC 250).
[20] The UFC moved the previously mentioned UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Cejudo and Cruz, as well as a heavyweight bout between former
UFC Heavyweight Champion
Fabrício Werdum and
Aleksei Oleinik to the new UFC 249 date.
[21]
On May 10, it was confirmed that UFC 250 was going to take place on June 6 in the United States, with the previously mentioned UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between Nunes and Spencer expected to headline the event.
[2] This event also featured fighters that were pulled from other events previously cancelled.
[3]
A bantamweight bout between former
UFC Bantamweight Champion
Cody Garbrandt and
Raphael Assunção was scheduled for
Columbus, Ohio on March 28, at
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik .
[22] However, Garbrandt pulled out on March 12 due to kidney issues.
[23] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.
[24]
On June 4,
Ian Heinisch was removed from his scheduled bout with
Gerald Meerschaert after a
cornerman
tested positive for COVID-19 .
[25] He was then expected to be replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Ivy.
[26] However, Heinisch's cornerman was retested and cleared, allowing the original pairing to stay intact.
[27]
Results
Main card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Women's Featherweight
Amanda Nunes (c)
def.
Felicia Spencer
Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45)
5
5:00
[a]
Bantamweight
Cody Garbrandt
def.
Raphael Assunção
KO (punch)
2
4:59
Bantamweight
Aljamain Sterling
def.
Cory Sandhagen
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
1:28
[b]
Welterweight
Neil Magny
def.
Anthony Rocco Martin
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
Bantamweight
Sean O'Malley
def.
Eddie Wineland
KO (punch)
1
1:54
Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Featherweight
Alex Caceres
def.
Chase Hooper
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Ian Heinisch
def.
Gerald Meerschaert
TKO (punches)
1
1:14
Featherweight
Cody Stamann
def.
Brian Kelleher
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Maki Pitolo
def.
Charles Byrd
TKO (punches)
2
1:10
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight
Alex Perez
def.
Jussier Formiga
TKO (leg kicks)
1
4:06
Light Heavyweight
Devin Clark
def.
Alonzo Menifield
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Catchweight (150 lb)
Herbert Burns
def.
Evan Dunham
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
1:20
[28]
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
[29]
Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
Performance of the Night: Cody Garbrandt, Aljamain Sterling, Sean O'Malley and Alex Perez
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $2,293,000.
[30]
Amanda Nunes: $500,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Felicia Spencer: $125,000
Cody Garbrandt: $260,000 (includes $130,000 win bonus) def. Raphael Assunção: $79,000
Aljamain Sterling: $152,000 (includes $76,000 win bonus) def. Cory Sandhagen: $80,000
Neil Magny: $158,000 (includes $79,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Rocco Martin: $48,000
Sean O'Malley: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Eddie Wineland: $46,000
Alex Caceres: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus) def. Chase Hooper: $27,000
Ian Heinisch: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Gerald Meerschaert: $33,000
Cody Stamann: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Brian Kelleher: $33,000
Maki Pitolo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Charles Byrd: $12,000
Alex Perez: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Jussier Formiga: $98,000
Devin Clark: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Alonzo Menifield: $14,000
Herbert Burns: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Evan Dunham: $60,000
See also
References
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^
a
b Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn (2020-05-05).
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^
a
b
c Steven Marrocco (2020-05-27).
"NSAC approves UFC on ESPN 9 and UFC 250 for UFC APEX, approves new COVID-19 protocols" . mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28 .
^
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b Mark La Monica (2019-12-14).
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^ Nolan King (2020-06-04).
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^
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^ Jay Anderson (2020-06-07).
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^ Nolan King and John Morgan (2020-06-07).
"UFC 250 salaries: Amanda Nunes leads way with half-a-million-dollar purse" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07 .
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