| UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 25, 2018 (2018-08-25) | |||
| Venue | Pinnacle Bank Arena | |||
| City | Lincoln, Nebraska | |||
| Attendance | 6,409[1] | |||
| Total gate | $478,337[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
| ||||
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick (also known asUFC Fight Night 135) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 25, 2018 atPinnacle Bank Arena inLincoln, Nebraska, United States.[2]
The show was the UFC’s third visit to Nebraska, with the previous two events contested inOmaha.[2]
A lightweight bout between formerWSOF Lightweight ChampionJustin Gaethje andAl Iaquinta was expected to serve as the event headliner.[3] However on June 28, it was announced that Iaquinta withdrew from the bout and was replaced byJames Vick.[4]
Bryan Barberena was expected to faceJake Ellenberger atUFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes. However, Barberena pulled out of the fight citing a leg injury and the bout was scrapped.[5] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[6]
Alexa Grasso was expected to face formerInvicta FC Strawweight ChampionAngela Hill at the event, but pulled out on July 19 due to a knee spasm.[7] She was replaced byCortney Casey.[8]
Antônio Braga Neto was expected to faceThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia light heavyweight winnerAndrew Sanchez at the event. However, Neto was removed from the bout on August 2 due to undisclosed personal issues and replaced by Markus Perez.[9]
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Justin Gaethje | def. | James Vick | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Featherweight | Michael Johnson | def. | Andre Fili | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Cortney Casey | def. | Angela Hill | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Barberena | def. | Jake Ellenberger | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:26 | |
| Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | John Moraga | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:08 | |
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | def. | Tim Williams | KO (head kick) | 3 | 4:42 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Welterweight | James Krause | def. | Warlley Alves | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 2:28 | |
| Bantamweight | Cory Sandhagen | def. | Iuri Alcântara | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:01 | |
| Middleweight | Andrew Sanchez | def. | Markus Perez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mickey Gall | def. | George Sullivan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Joanne Calderwood | def. | Kalindra Faria | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 4:57 | |
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | def. | Jon Tuck | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | Luke Sanders | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:31 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[11]
