| UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) | |||
| Venue | Rogers Place | |||
| City | Edmonton,Alberta,Canada | |||
| Attendance | 16,232[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,028,307[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 100,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship held on September 9, 2017, atRogers Place inEdmonton, Alberta,Canada.[3][4]
The promotion was initially planning a PPV event for August 19 at a venue to be in announced in theUnited States (presumablySeattle), possibly withUFC Flyweight Champion and Seattle-area residentDemetrious Johnson. However, those plans were nixed on June 26, though no exact reason was given.[4] Therefore, an originally scheduled UFC 216 to be held atRogers Place inEdmonton, Alberta,Canada, on September 9 was renamed as UFC 215.[3]
While the UFC has hosted many events across Canada, the event was the first held in Edmonton (second in Alberta, afterUFC 149 in 2012).Zuffa hosted aWorld Extreme Cagefighting event,WEC 49, atRexall Place in Edmonton in June 2010.[3]
AUFC Flyweight Championship bout between current championDemetrious Johnson andRay Borg was expected to serve as the event headliner. If successful in his title defense, Johnson would have become the UFC fighter with most title defenses of all time, with a total of eleven.[5] In turn, the fight was canceled a day before the event, as Borg was forced to withdraw from the fight on Thursday evening due to illness. According to multiple sources, Borg was battling an illness and was deemed unfit to fight by UFC doctors. His illness was unrelated to his weight cut, sources say.[6] The fight was later rescheduled forUFC 216 the following month.[7]
AUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current championAmanda Nunes and multiple-timeMuay Thai world championValentina Shevchenko took place at this event.[8] The pairing met previously in March 2016 atUFC 196, with Nunes winning by unanimous decision.[9] The pairing was initially expected to meet again atUFC 213.[10] However, the bout was canceled just hours before the event started as Nunes pulled out, citing an illness despite being medically cleared to fight.[11] Due to the cancelation of the Johnson-Borg bout, this fight acted as the new main event.[6]
A women's bantamweight bout betweenSara McMann andKetlen Vieira was expected to take place atUFC 214, but on July 7 it was announced that the bout was moved to this event.[12]
FormerUFC Heavyweight ChampionJunior dos Santos was expected to faceFrancis Ngannou, but on August 18 it was announced that he was pulled from the card after being notified byUSADA of a potential doping violation. He was flagged after an out-of-competition drug test conducted August 10.[13] Dos Santos tested positive forhydrochlorothiazide and his team is currently working on testing supplements as a possible source for it.[14] In turn, Ngannou was removed from the card after promotion officials deemed that a suitable opponent could not be arranged.[15][16]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Valentina Shevchenko | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Rafael dos Anjos | def. | Neil Magny | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Flyweight | Henry Cejudo | def. | Wilson Reis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:25 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ilir Latifi | def. | Tyson Pedro | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Stephens | def. | Gilbert Melendez | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ketlen Vieira | def. | Sara McMann | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:16 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Sarah Moras | def. | Ashlee Evans-Smith | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:51 | |
| Featherweight | Ricky Glenn | def. | Gavin Tucker | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–24, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alex White | def. | Mitch Clarke | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:36 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Arjan Bhullar | def. | Luis Henrique | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kajan Johnson | def. | Adriano Martins | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:49 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[18]
