| UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) | |||
| Venue | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
| City | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |||
| Attendance | 14,101[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,491,128.63.[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria (also known asUFC on ABC 5) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 24, 2023 at theVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena inJacksonville, Florida, United States.[2]
The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Jacksonville and first sinceUFC 273 in April 2022.[2]
A featherweight bout between former interimUFC Featherweight Championship challengerJosh Emmett andIlia Topuria was originally expected to serve as the main event ofUFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier one week earlier, but it was rescheduled to headline this event instead.[3]
FormerLFA Middleweight ChampionGregory Rodrigues and Dennis Tiuliulin were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at the main card.[4] However, the bout was postponed toUFC 292 due to an undisclosed withdrawal of Tiuliulin.[5]
A lightweight bout between Trevor Peek and Victor Martinez was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Martinez withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Chepe Mariscal.[7]
Punahele Soriano was expected to face Sedriques Dumas in a middleweight bout at the event.[8] However, on June 15 it was announced that Soriano pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced byCody Brundage.[9]
At the weigh-ins, Loik Radzhabov and Kleydson Rodrigues missed weight. Radzhabov weighed in at 157.25 pounds and Rodrigues weighed in at 129 pounds, one and quarter pounds over the lightweight and three pounds over the flyweight non-title fights limit respectively. Radzhabov's bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponentMateusz Rębecki. As a result of the weight miss, Rodrigues's bout withTatsuro Taira was cancelled.[10]
| Main Card (ABC / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Ilia Topuria | def. | Josh Emmett | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–42, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Maycee Barber | def. | Amanda Ribas | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 3:42 | |
| Heavyweight | Austen Lane | vs. | Justin Tafa | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 1 | 0:29 | [a] |
| Featherweight | David Onama | def. | Gabriel Santos | KO (punch) | 2 | 4:13 | |
| Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Bruno Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Philip Rowe | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Wellington Turman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (157.25 lb) | Mateusz Rębecki | def. | Loik Radzhabov | TKO (punch) | 2 | 2:36 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Tabatha Ricci | def. | Gillian Robertson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Joshua Van | def. | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chepe Mariscal | def. | Trevor Peek | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jack Jenkins | def. | Jamall Emmers | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Sedriques Dumas | def. | Cody Brundage | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
