| UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) | |||
| Venue | Adirondack Bank Center | |||
| City | Utica, New York | |||
| Attendance | 5,063[1] | |||
| Total gate | $322,825[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes (also known asUFC Fight Night 131) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 1, 2018, atAdirondack Bank Center inUtica, New York.[2]
The event marked the promotion's first visit to Utica.[2][3]
A bantamweight bout betweenJimmie Rivera and formerWSOF Bantamweight ChampionMarlon Moraes served as the event headliner.[4][5]
Bryan Barberena was expected to faceJake Ellenberger at the event. However, on March 23, Barberena pulled out due to injury.[6] He was replaced byBen Saunders.[7]
A lightweight bout betweenThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 welterweight winnerLeonardo Santos andNik Lentz was expected to take place at this event. However, on April 28, it was reported that Santos was pulled from the event due to a hand injury.[8] He was replaced byDavid Teymur[9]
Niko Price was expected to faceBelal Muhammad at the event. However, Price was removed from the bout on May 22 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomerChance Rencountre.[10]
Hector Sandoval was expected to faceJarred Brooks at the event. However, Sandoval was removed from the bout on May 22 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomerJose Torres.[11]
FormerWSOF Women's Strawweight ChampionJessica Aguilar andJodie Esquibel were scheduled to face each other in a strawweight bout. Both women successfully weighed in, but the bout was removed from the card the day of the event by theNYSAC due to a concern over a medical issue with Aguilar.[12]
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Marlon Moraes | def. | Jimmie Rivera | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Lightweight | Gregor Gillespie | def. | Vinc Pichel | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:06 | |
| Heavyweight | Walt Harris | def. | Daniel Spitz | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Welterweight | Ben Saunders | def. | Jake Ellenberger | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| Featherweight | Julio Arce | def. | Daniel Teymur | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:55 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Sam Alvey | def. | Gian Villante | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Sijara Eubanks | def. | Lauren Murphy | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | David Teymur | def. | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | def. | Chance Rencountre | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Desmond Green | def. | Gleison Tibau | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Nathaniel Wood | def. | Johnny Eduardo | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 2 | 2:18 | |
| Flyweight | Jose Torres | def. | Jarred Brooks | KO (slam) | 2 | 2:55 | [a] |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
