| UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20) | |||
| Venue | O2 World | |||
| City | Berlin, Germany | |||
| Attendance | 8,155[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne (also known asUFC Fight Night 69) was amixed martial arts event held on June 20, 2015, atO2 World inBerlin, Germany.[2]
The event was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challengersAlexander Gustafsson andGlover Teixeira.[2] However, Gustafsson pulled out of the bout on May 1 due to an injury. In turn, Teixeira was removed from the card entirely and was rescheduled to faceOvince Saint Preux on August 8, 2015, atUFC Fight Night 73.[3] Subsequently, aUFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current championJoanna Jędrzejczyk and formerInvicta FC Atomweight championJessica Penne was announced as the new event headliner.[4][5]
Makwan Amirkhani was expected to faceDiego Rivas at the event.[6] However, shortly after the bout was announced, Rivas was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons. Amirkhani remained on the card to face Masio Fullen.[7]
A welterweight bout betweenSérgio Moraes andPeter Sobotta was originally booked forUFC Fight Night 64. However, the bout was cancelled due to Sobotta being injured. Moraes remained on the card against a different opponent. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[8] On June 9, the fight was scrapped once again as Moraes pulled out for undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Steve Kennedy.[9]
A light heavyweight bout betweenNikita Krylov andMarcos Rogério de Lima was briefly linked to this event. However the pairing was moved a week later toUFC Fight Night 70.[10]
Derek Brunson was expected to faceKrzysztof Jotko at the event. However, Brunson pulled out of the fight on June 9 citing a rib injury and was briefly replaced byUriah Hall.[11] Three days after the booking, Hall was removed due to an allegedvisa issue. In turn, Jotko was removed from the card entirely.[12]
Mike Wilkinson was expected to face Alan Omer at the event. However, Wilkinson suffered a shoulder injury and was removed from the card. Wilkinson was replaced by promotional newcomerArnold Allen.[13]
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Jessica Penne | TKO (punches and knee) | 3 | 4:22 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Tatsuya Kawajiri | def. | Dennis Siver | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Peter Sobotta | def. | Steve Kennedy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Lightweight | Nick Hein | def. | Łukasz Sajewski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Makwan Amirkhani | def. | Masio Fullen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:41 | |
| Lightweight | Mairbek Taisumov | def. | Alan Patrick | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| Featherweight | Arnold Allen | def. | Alan Omer | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:41 | |
| Featherweight | Noad Lahat | def. | Niklas Bäckström | Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Scott Askham | def. | Antônio dos Santos Jr. | TKO (punches and knees) | 1 | 2:52 | |
| Lightweight | Magomed Mustafaev | def. | Piotr Hallmann | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 3:24 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Ulka Sasaki | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:26 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
