| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) | |||
| Venue | Times Union Center | |||
| City | Albany,New York | |||
| Attendance | 6,216[1] | |||
| Total gate | $411,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov (also known asUFC Fight Night 102) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on December 9, 2016, atTimes Union Center inAlbany,New York[2]
This event was the first that the organization hosted in Albany.[2]
A heavyweight bout betweenDerrick Lewis andShamil Abdurakhimov served as the event headliner.[3]
A middleweight bout betweenJosh Samman andOluwale Bamgbose was briefly linked to the event. However the pairing never materialized as Samman died on October 5, 2016.[4] Joe Gigliotti was tabbed as his replacement.[3] In turn, Bamgbose pulled out of the fight in mid-November citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerGerald Meerschaert.[5]
Promotional newcomerCharlie Ward was expected to faceRandy Brown at the event. However, Ward was pulled from the event in early November due to allegedvisa issues which restricted his travel and was replaced by fellow newcomerBrian Camozzi.[6]
Zubaira Tukhugov was scheduled to faceTiago Trator at the event. However, on November 14, Tukhugov was pulled from the card after being notified byUSADA of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected earlier.[7] On November 28, Tukhugov was replaced by promotional newcomerShane Burgos.[8]
Aljamain Sterling was expected to faceRaphael Assunção at the event. However, Sterling pulled out of the fight on November 23 citing injury.[9] Assunção was subsequently removed from the card with the pairing expected to be rescheduled for a future event.[10][11]
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia women's strawweight winnerTatiana Suarez was expected to faceJuliana Lima at the event. However, Suarez pulled out of the fight on November 23 citing injury.[12] She was replaced on December 2 by promotional newcomerJJ Aldrich.[13]
Patrick Cummins was expected to faceGian Villante at the event. However, Cummins pulled out of the fight on December 2 citing astaph infection.[14] He was replaced by promotional newcomerSaparbek Safarov.[15]
At the weigh-ins,Justine Kish came in at 116.4 lb, 0.4 lb over the women's strawweight limit of 116 lb. As a result, Kish was fined 20% of her purse, which went to her opponentAshley Yoder and the bout proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight.[16]
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | def. | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:42 | |
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | def. | Anthony Hamilton | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Sean O'Connell | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:36 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Gian Villante | def. | Saparbek Safarov | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 2:54 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Catchweight (116.4 lb) | Justine Kish | def. | Ashley Yoder | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Brian Camozzi | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 1:25 | |
| Middleweight | Gerald Meerschaert | def. | Joe Gigliotti | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Middleweight | Andrew Sanchez | def. | Trevor Smith | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Shane Burgos | def. | Tiago Trator | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Marc Diakiese | def. | Frankie Perez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ryan Janes | def. | Keith Berish | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Juliana Lima | def. | JJ Aldrich | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[18]
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