| UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield (also known asUFC Fight Night 219,UFC on ESPN+ 77, andUFC Vegas 69) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 18, 2023, at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A bantamweight bout betweenMarlon Vera and former interimUFC Bantamweight Championship challengerCory Sandhagen was expected to headline the event.[3] However, the bout was moved toUFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen for unknown reasons.[4] As a result, a women's flyweight bout between formerUFC Women's Flyweight Championship challengerTaila Santos andErin Blanchfield was promoted to main event status.[5] However, just one week out from the event, Santos withdrew after her cornermen were denied visas into the United States, and was replaced by formerUFC Women's Strawweight ChampionJéssica Andrade.[6][7]
A middleweight bout betweenGerald Meerschaert andAbusupiyan Magomedov was expected to take place at the event.[8] They were previously scheduled to meet atUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus but Magomedov was forced to pull from the event due to visa issue.[9] In turn, Magomedov once again pulled out due to visa issues and the bout was scrapped.[10]
A light heavyweight bout betweenWilliam Knight andMarcin Prachnio took place at the event.[11] They were previously scheduled to meet atUFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba but the bout was scrapped for undisclosed reasons.[12]
A light heavyweight bout between former interimUFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengerOvince Saint Preux and2018 PFL heavyweight tournament winnerPhilipe Lins took place at the event.[13] They were previously scheduled to meet atUFC 282 but Lins withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reason.[14]
A welterweight bout between Billy Goff andThemba Gorimbo was expected to take place at the event.[15] However, Goff withdrawal due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by A.J. Fletcher.[16]
A welterweight bout betweenRamiz Brahimaj andCarlston Harris was scheduled for the event.[17] However, Brahimaj was pulled from the event citing neck injury.[18] The UFC then opted to booked Harris againstAbubakar Nurmagomedov atUFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on March 11.[19]
A lightweight bout betweenJoe Solecki andBenoît Saint-Denis was scheduled for the event.[20] However, Saint-Denis withdrew from the bout citing ankle injury.[21] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Carl Deaton III and the bout was moved toUFC Fight Night: Krylov vs. Spann a week later.[22]
A lightweight bout betweenJim Miller andGabriel Benítez was expected to take place at the event.[23] However, Benítez withdrew due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced byAlexander Hernandez.[24]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | Jéssica Andrade | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:37 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Zac Pauga | def. | Jordan Wright | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jamal Pogues | def. | Josh Parisian | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Marcin Prachnio | def. | William Knight | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Hernandez | def. | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Nazim Sadykhov | def. | Evan Elder | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 0:38 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Mayra Bueno Silva | def. | Lina Länsberg | Submission (kneebar) | 2 | 4:45 | |
| Featherweight | Jamall Emmers | def. | Khusein Askhabov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Philipe Lins | def. | Ovince Saint Preux | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:49 | |
| Welterweight | A.J. Fletcher | def. | Themba Gorimbo | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:37 | |
| Flyweight | Clayton Carpenter | def. | Juancamilo Ronderos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:13 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]
