| UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09) | |||
| Venue | Save Mart Center | |||
| City | Fresno, California | |||
| Attendance | 7,605[1] | |||
| Total gate | $568,290[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega (also known asUFC Fight Night 123) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 9, 2017, atSave Mart Center inFresno, California.[2]
While the UFC has hosted many events inNorthern California, the event marked the promotion's first visit to Fresno.[2] FormerZuffa subsidiaryStrikeforce previously contested five events in Fresno, the most recent inOctober 2010.[3]
A featherweight bout betweenCub Swanson andBrian Ortega served as the event headliner.[4][5][6]
Promotional newcomerJohn Phillips was expected to faceEryk Anders at the event. However, Phillips was removed from the card on November 2 and was replaced by fellow newcomerMarkus Perez Echeimberg.[7]
Rani Yahya was expected to faceAljamain Sterling at this event. However, Yahya was forced to pull out from the card on November 7 due to injury.[8] He was replaced by formerWSOF Bantamweight ChampionMarlon Moraes.[9]
Bryan Caraway was expected to faceLuke Sanders at the event. However, on November 20, Caraway pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons.[10] He was replaced byAndre Soukhamthath.[11]
Carls John de Tomas andAlex Perez were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event. However, theCSAC elected to move the bout to the bantamweight division as they were concerned with De Tomas weight during fight week.[12]
Benito Lopez was fined 10% of his show money by the CSAC due to shoving his opponentAlbert Morales at the weigh-ins ceremony. That money will go directly to the commission.[13]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Brian Ortega | def. | Cub Swanson | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:22 | |
| Featherweight | Gabriel Benítez | def. | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Moraes | def. | Aljamain Sterling | KO (knee) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| Lightweight | Scott Holtzman | def. | Darrell Horcher | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | def. | Markus Perez Echeimberg | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–25, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Benito Lopez | def. | Albert Morales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Alexis Davis | def. | Liz Carmouche | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Andre Soukhamthath | def. | Luke Sanders | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Bantamweight | Alex Perez | def. | Carls John de Tomas | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 1:54 | |
| Bantamweight | Frankie Saenz | def. | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Alejandro Pérez | def. | Iuri Alcântara | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Davi Ramos | def. | Chris Gruetzemacher | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 0:50 | |
| Middleweight | Trevin Giles | def. | Antônio Braga Neto | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:27 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theCalifornia State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $866,000.[16]
^Benito Lopez was fined 10 percent of his purse ($1,000) for shoving his opponent at the weigh-ins ceremony. That money went directly to the commission.
On December 29, it was announced that Carl John de Tomas failed aUSADA drug test stemming from his appearance at this event following his weigh-in.[17] On February 5, he accepted a one-year suspension.[18]
