| UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green (also known asUFC Fight Night 202,UFC on ESPN+ 60 andUFC Vegas 49) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A lightweight bout betweenIslam Makhachev andBeneil Dariush was expected to serve as the event headliner.[3] However on February 16, it was reported that Dariush withdrew from the event due to an ankle injury and was replaced byBobby Green on just 10 days notice at a catchweight of 160 pounds.[4]
A lightweight bout betweenFarès Ziam andTerrance McKinney took place at the event.[5] The pair was previously booked forUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate in last November, but it was scrapped a few hours before taking place due to one of McKinney's cornermentesting positive for COVID-19.[6]
A heavyweight bout betweenJairzinho Rozenstruik andMarcin Tybura was scheduled for the event.[7] However in mid-January, the bout was moved toUFC 273.[8]
A women's bantamweight bout betweenWu Yanan andJosiane Nunes was scheduled for the event.[9] However, Wu was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by promotional newcomer Jennifer Gonzalez.[10] In turn, Gonzalez was released from UFC one week ahead of the event for undisclosed reasons (later revealed to be related to anUSADA incident).[11][12] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Ramona Pascual.[13]
Makhmud Muradov was expected to faceMisha Cirkunov in a middleweight bout at the event.[14] However, Muradov pulled out in late January due to a hand injury and was replaced byWellington Turman.[15][16]
A light heavyweight bout betweenRyan Spann andIon Cuțelaba was expected to take place at the event.[17] However in early February, Spann was injured[18] and the bout was rescheduled forUFC Fight Night 209.[19]
Jonny Parsons and Michael Gillmore were expected to meet in a welterweight bout at the event.[20] However, Parsons withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced byRamiz Brahimaj.[21]
A women's strawweight bout was scheduled to take place at the event betweenHannah Goldy and formerInvicta FC Atomweight ChampionJinh Yu Frey.[22] However on February 23, Goldy withdrew due to illness and the bout was scrapped.[23]
At the weigh-ins,Rong Zhu weighed in at 160 pounds, four pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 40% of his purse, which went to his opponentIgnacio Bahamondes.[24]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Islam Makhachev | def. | Bobby Green | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Middleweight | Wellington Turman | def. | Misha Cirkunov | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:29 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Priscila Cachoeira | def. | Ji Yeon Kim | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Joel Álvarez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:57 | |
| Middleweight | Armen Petrosyan | def. | Gregory Rodrigues | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Ignacio Bahamondes | def. | Rong Zhu | Submission (brabo choke) | 3 | 1:40 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Josiane Nunes | def. | Ramona Pascual | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Terrance McKinney | def. | Farès Ziam | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:11 | |
| Featherweight | Jonathan Martinez | def. | Alejandro Pérez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ramiz Brahimaj | def. | Micheal Gillmore | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Flyweight | Carlos Hernández | def. | Victor Altamirano | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]
