| UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev (also known asUFC Fight Night 203 andUFC on ESPN+ 61 orUFC Vegas 50) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 12, 2022 at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A light heavyweight bout between formerUFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengerThiago Santos andMagomed Ankalaev served as the event headliner.[3]
A featherweight bout betweenJoshua Culibao andDamon Jackson was scheduled for the event.[4] However, Culibao was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Kamuela Kirk.[5]
FormerKSW Women's Flyweight ChampionAriane Lipski andJJ Aldrich were scheduled to meet in a women's flyweight bout.[6] However, Lipski was removed due to undisclosed reasons and replaced byGillian Robertson.[7]
Mandy Böhm was scheduled to meetSabina Mazo in a women's flyweight bout at the event.[8] However, Böhm withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced byMiranda Maverick.[9]
A lightweight bout betweenRicky Glenn andDrew Dober was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, a week before the event, Glenn withdrew due to a torn groin and was replaced byTerrance McKinney.[11]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Ankalaev | def. | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Song Yadong | def. | Marlon Moraes | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | |
| Featherweight | Sodiq Yusuff | def. | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Khalil Rountree Jr. | def. | Karl Roberson | TKO (body kick and punches) | 2 | 0:25 | |
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | def. | Terrance McKinney | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 3:17 | |
| Middleweight | Alex Pereira | def. | Bruno Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Matthew Semelsberger | def. | A.J. Fletcher | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | def. | Gillian Robertson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Javid Basharat | def. | Trevin Jones | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Damon Jackson | def. | Kamuela Kirk | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:42 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Miranda Maverick | def. | Sabina Mazo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:15 | |
| Middleweight | Cody Brundage | def. | Dalcha Lungiambula | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Bantamweight | Guido Cannetti | def. | Kris Moutinho | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Azamat Murzakanov | def. | Tafon Nchukwi | KO (flying knee) | 3 | 0:44 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
