| UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08) | |||
| Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
| City | Dallas, Texas | |||
| Attendance | 14,073[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,700,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 130,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 8, 2018 atAmerican Airlines Center inDallas, Texas.[3]
The event was headlined by aUFC Welterweight Championship bout between then current championTyron Woodley andDarren Till. Due to a nasal issue that required surgery, the interim championColby Covington was not available for this event. He was also expected to be stripped of his title as soon as the Woodley/Till bout took place.[4]The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winnerKamaru Usman submitted medicals and weighed in as an official replacement for the bout.[5]
AUFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between then championNicco Montaño and formerUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship title challengerValentina Shevchenko was expected to take place at the event, as the co-headliner.[6] However, before the weigh-ins, Montaño was transported to a hospital due to the effects of weight cutting and the title bout with Shevchenko was cancelled.[7] Later that day, UFC presidentDana White announced that Montaño was stripped of the title and that Shevchenko will fight for the vacant belt "as soon as she's able".[8]
A featherweight bout betweenThe Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winnerYair Rodríguez andZabit Magomedsharipov was scheduled for the event. However, Rodríguez pulled out of the fight on August 23 citing injury.[9] He was replaced byBrandon Davis.[10]
Ryan Benoit was scheduled to faceRoberto Sanchez at the event. However, Benoit pulled out of the fight in late August for undisclosed reasons and was replaced byJarred Brooks.[11]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley (c) | def. | Darren Till | Submission (brabo choke) | 2 | 4:19 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:58 | |
| Featherweight | Zabit Magomedsharipov | def. | Brandon Davis | Submission (Suloev Stretch kneebar)[12] | 2 | 3:46 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Abdul Razak Alhassan | def. | Niko Price | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Tatiana Suarez | def. | Carla Esparza | TKO (punches and elbows) | 3 | 4:33 | |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Cody Stamann | Submission (Suloev Stretch kneebar) | 2 | 3:42 | |
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | def. | Frank Camacho | KO (head kick) | 2 | 1:23 | |
| Middleweight | Darren Stewart | def. | Charles Byrd | TKO (elbow and punches) | 2 | 2:17 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Diego Sanchez | def. | Craig White | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Alex White | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Irene Aldana | def. | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Jarred Brooks | def. | Roberto Sanchez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[14]
