| UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) | |||
| Venue | Ergo Arena | |||
| City | Gdańsk/Sopot,Poland | |||
| Attendance | 11,138[1] | |||
| Total gate | $677,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till (also known asUFC Fight Night 118) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship held on October 21, 2017 atErgo Arena inGdańsk,Poland.[2]
This event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Gdańsk and the second in Poland, afterUFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in April 2015.[2]
The promotion was initially targeting a middleweight bout betweenThiago Santos and promotional newcomerMichał Materla to headline the event.[3] However it was revealed on 1 September that Materla had reneged on his agreement with the UFC and was re-signing with the Polish regional promotionKSW.[4] In turn, Santos was removed from the card and facedJack Hermansson a week later atUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida.[5]
Subsequently, a welterweight bout between formerUFC Lightweight Championship challengerDonald Cerrone andDarren Till was tabbed as the event headliner.[6][7]
A heavyweight bout betweenDmitry Smolyakov and promotional newcomerAdam Wieczorek was initially scheduled to take place atUFC 214. However, the bout was removed from that card for undisclosed reasons on July 17 and was expected take place at this event.[8] In turn, Smolyakov was removed from the event on October 4 and was replaced byAnthony Hamilton.[9] The bout was scratched a day before the event due to "safety concerns," as a fewLechia Gdańskultras – extreme and sometimes violentsupporters of the local football team – showed up just prior to the weigh-ins. Wieczorek is a supporter ofRuch Chorzów, a Lechia Gdańsk rival team. The fighters were absent from ceremonial weigh-ins due to that reason, but the bout was eventually canceled and rescheduled forUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura a month later.[10][11]
Promotional newcomer Przemysław Mysiala was expected to faceJimi Manuwa at the event.[12] However, Mysiala could not resign fromAbsolute Championship Berkut, therefore the bout never materialized.[13]
Teemu Packalén was expected to faceMarcin Held at the event. However Packalen pulled out of the fight on October 5 citing a knee injury.[14] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Nasrat Haqparast.[15]
Trevor Smith was expected to faceRamazan Emeev at the event. However, Smith pulled out of the bout in early October citing injury and was replaced bySam Alvey.[16]
On October 15, it was announced thatJim Wallhead pulled out of his welterweight bout againstThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 middleweight winnerWarlley Alves due to an injury.[17] He was replaced by promotional newcomerSalim Touahri.[18]
At the weigh-ins, Alvey missed the middleweight limit of 185 pounds, coming in at 189 pounds. He was fined 20% of his purse and his bout with Emeev proceeded at a catchweight.[19]
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Darren Till | def. | Donald Cerrone | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:20 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | def. | Jodie Esquibel | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | def. | Devin Clark | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:02 | |
| Middleweight | Oskar Piechota | def. | Jonathan Wilson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Marcin Held | def. | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brian Kelleher | def. | Damian Stasiak | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:39 | |
| Catchweight (189 lb) | Ramazan Emeev | def. | Sam Alvey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Andre Fili | def. | Artem Lobov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Warlley Alves | def. | Salim Touahri | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Aspen Ladd | def. | Lina Länsberg | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:33 | |
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Felipe Arantes | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[21]
