| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig (also known asUFC Fight Night 232, UFC on ESPN+ 90 andUFC Vegas 82) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 18, 2023, at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A middleweight bout between formerLFA Middleweight ChampionBrendan Allen andPaul Craig headlined the event.[3]
A featherweight bout betweenJeka Saragih and Jesse Butler was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Butler withdrew due to injury and was briefly replaced by Charlie Campbell.[5] The promotion then announced that Lucas Alexander would step in and face Saragih instead.[6] At the weigh-ins, Alexander weighed in at 148 pounds, two pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Alexander being fined 20% of his purse which went to Saragih.[7]
A middleweight bout between promotional newcomerCésar Almeida andChristian Leroy Duncanwas scheduled for the event.[8] However, Almeida was pulled out from the event for medical reasons.[9] He was replaced by Denis Tiuliulin.[10]
Jonny Parsons was expected to faceUroš Medić in a welterweight bout at the event.[11] However, Parsons was pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomerMyktybek Orolbai.[10]
At the weigh-ins, Rafael Estevam weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The fight proceeded at catchweight with Estevam being fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Charles Johnson.[7]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Paul Craig | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 0:38 | |
| Welterweight | Michael Morales | def. | Jake Matthews | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chase Hooper | def. | Jordan Leavitt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Bantamweight | Payton Talbott | def. | Nick Aguirre | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 0:58 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Ribas | def. | Luana Pinheiro | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 3 | 3:53 | |
| Welterweight | Myktybek Orolbai | def. | Uroš Medić | Submission (neck crank) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Joanderson Brito | def. | Jonathan Pearce | Submission (ninja choke) | 2 | 3:54 | |
| Bantamweight | Jose Johnson | def. | Chad Anheliger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:49 | |
| Middleweight | Christian Leroy Duncan | def. | Denis Tiuliulin | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:24 | |
| Heavyweight | Mick Parkin | def. | Caio Machado | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Jeka Saragih | def. | Lucas Alexander | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ailín Pérez | def. | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Trey Ogden | vs. | Nikolas Motta | No Contest (premature stoppage) | 3 | 3:11 | [a] |
| Catchweight (128 lb) | Rafael Estevam | def. | Charles Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
