| UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) | |||
| Venue | Jeunesse Arena | |||
| City | Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 15,193[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 110,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 11, 2019, atJeunesse Arena inRio de Janeiro,Brazil.[2]
The event was originally expected to be held atArena da Baixada inCuritiba.[3] However, the event was relocated toJeunesse Arena inRio de Janeiro, after the UFC failed to come to terms withAthletico Paranaense.[4]
AUFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current championRose Namajunas andJéssica Andrade served as the event headliner.[5][6]
A bout between former bantamweight title challengerBethe Correia andIrene Aldana took place at the event.[7] The match up was originally scheduled to take place in August 2018 atUFC 227, but Correia pulled out of that event, citing injury.[8] At the weigh-ins, Correia weighed in at 141 pounds, 5 pounds over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. As a result, Correia was fined 30 percent of her purse, and the bout proceeded at a catchweight.[9]
A bantamweight bout betweenTalita Bernardo andJessica-Rose Clark was scheduled at the event. However, it was reported on April 3, 2019 Clark pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerMelissa Gatto.[10] In turn, Gatto was pulled from the fight in the days leading up to the event and replaced byViviane Araújo.[11]
A flyweight bout betweenLuana Carolina andWu Yanan was scheduled at the event. However it was reported on April 22, 2019 that Wu pulled out of the bout due to injury and she was replaced byPriscila Cachoeira.[12]
A bantamweight bout betweenSaid Nurmagomedov andRaoni Barcelos at the event. However, it was reported on May 1, 2019 that Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by newcomer Carlos Huachin.[13]
A lightweight bout betweenCarlos Diego Ferreira andFrancisco Trinaldo was scheduled to take place as part of the main card. However, Ferreira was forced out of the bout on weigh-in day as he was deemed medically unfit due to a weight cutting issue. As a result, the bout was cancelled.[14]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Rose Namajunas (c) | KO (slam) | 2 | 2:58 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Jared Cannonier | def. | Anderson Silva | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | def. | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Laureano Staropoli | def. | Thiago Alves | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (141 lb) | Irene Aldana | def. | Bethe Correia | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:24 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Spann | def. | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Lightweight | Thiago Moisés | def. | Kurt Holobaugh | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Warlley Alves | def. | Sérgio Moraes | KO (punch) | 3 | 4:13 | |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | B.J. Penn | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Luana Carolina | def. | Priscila Cachoeira | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Raoni Barcelos | def. | Carlos Huachin | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:49 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Viviane Araújo | def. | Talita Bernardo | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:48 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[16]
