| UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11) | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise,Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,471[1] | |||
| Total gate | $8,000,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 500,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 11, 2021, at theT-Mobile Arena inParadise,Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[3][4]
AUFC Lightweight Championship bout between current championCharles Oliveira and former interim championDustin Poirier served as the event headliner.[5]
AUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current championAmanda Nunes (also currentUFC Women's Featherweight Champion) andThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winnerJulianna Peña took place at the event.[6] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place atUFC 265, but it was postponed after Nunestested positive for COVID-19.[7]
AUFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current championBrandon Moreno and former championDeiveson Figueiredo was expected to take place at the event.[8] The pairing first met atUFC 256 on December 12, 2020, resulting in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title).[9] Their second meeting took place atUFC 263 on June 12, where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round.[10] Subsequently, the bout was moved toUFC 270 due to the addition of a welterweight bout betweenJorge Masvidal andLeon Edwards.[11] Masvidal later withdrew due to injury in early November and the bout was scrapped.[12]
A flyweight bout between former title challengerAlex Perez andMatt Schnell had been rescheduled forUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till.[13] They were originally expected to meet atUFC 262, before Perez was forced to pull out due to undisclosed reasons.[14] They were then booked again atUFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, before being shifted to this event.[13] However, the bout was yet again postponed for unknown reasons to this event.[15] At the weigh-ins, Perez weighed in at 126.25 pounds (57.27 kg), which was 0.25 pounds (0.11 kg) over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Shortly after, officials announced that the bout had been cancelled as Schnell was forced to withdraw due to a medical issue.[16]
A women's flyweight bout betweenMontana De La Rosa andMaycee Barber was expected to take place at the event.[17] However, De La Rosa pulled out of the fight in early October citing injury and she was replaced byErin Blanchfield.[18][19] In turn, Barber withdrew in early November due to undisclosed reasons.[20]Miranda Maverick was announced as her replacement.[21]
A middleweight bout betweenAndré Muniz and Dricus Du Plessis was scheduled for the event.[22] However, Du Plessis withdrew from the event due to injury and was replaced byEryk Anders.[23]
A heavyweight bout betweenAugusto Sakai andTai Tuivasa was scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate, but it was scrapped due to visa issues.[24] It took place at this event instead.[25]
At the weigh-ins,Priscila Cachoeira weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at a catchweight and she was fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponentGillian Robertson.[16]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:02 | [a] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def. | Amanda Nunes (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:26 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | def. | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Kai Kara-France | def. | Cody Garbrandt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | def. | Raulian Paiva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def. | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa | def. | Augusto Sakai | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:26 | |
| Middleweight | Bruno Silva | def. | Jordan Wright | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | André Muniz | def. | Eryk Anders | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:13 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | Miranda Maverick | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ryan Hall | def. | Darrick Minner | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Tony Kelley | def. | Randy Costa | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:15 | |
| Catchweight (129 lb) | Gillian Robertson | def. | Priscila Cachoeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:59 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[27]
