| UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate (also known asUFC Fight Night 198,UFC on ESPN+ 56, andUFC Vegas 43) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 20, 2021 at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A women's bantamweight bout betweenKetlen Vieira and formerStrikeforce andUFC Women's Bantamweight ChampionMiesha Tate headlined the event.[3] The pairing was originally expected to take place atUFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont, but it was pulled from the card when Tatetested positive for COVID-19.[4]
A bantamweight bout betweenRani Yahya andKyung Ho Kang took place at this event.[5] They were originally scheduled to meet atUFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland, but Yahya tested positive for COVID-19 and the pairing was postponed.[6]
A women's flyweight bout betweenJoanne Wood andAlexa Grasso was scheduled for the event.[7] However, Grasso was forced to pull out from the event due to injury and was replaced byTaila Santos.[8]
A featherweight bout betweenGavin Tucker andPat Sabatini was scheduled for the event.[9] However, Tucker had to pull out of the bout in late October and was replaced by Tucker Lutz.[10]
A women's strawweight bout between formerInvicta FC Atomweight Champion andUFC Women's Strawweight Championship challengerJessica Penne andLuana Pinheiro was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, Penne withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced bySam Hughes.[12]
A women's strawweight bout betweenLoma Lookboonmee andCheyanne Buys was scheduled for the event.[13] However, Buys withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced byLupita Godinez.[14]
A flyweight bout betweenMalcolm Gordon and Denys Bondar was scheduled for this event.[15] However, Gordon withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reason and the pairing was rescheduled forUFC Fight Night 201.[16]
A light heavyweight bout betweenMarcin Prachnio andAzamat Murzakanov was scheduled for this event.[17] However, due to visa issues, the bout was scrapped.[18]
A heavyweight bout betweenAugusto Sakai andTai Tuivasa was scheduled for this event.[19] However, the pairing was scrapped due to visa issues and it is now expected to take place atUFC 269.[20][21]
A lightweight bout betweenFarès Ziam andTerrance McKinney was scheduled for this event.[22] However, it was scrapped a few hours before taking place due to one of McKinney's cornermen testing positive for COVID-19.[23]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ketlen Vieira | def. | Miesha Tate | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Michael Chiesa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Taila Santos | def. | Joanne Wood | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:49 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def. | Kang Kyung-ho | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Adrian Yañez | def. | Davey Grant | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | def. | Tucker Lutz | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Rafa García | def. | Natan Levy | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Lupita Godinez | def. | Loma Lookboonmee | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Cody Durden | def. | Aori Qileng | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | def. | Sean Soriano | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Luana Pinheiro | def. | Sam Hughes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[25]
