| UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27) | |||
| Venue | Echo Arena | |||
| City | Liverpool,England | |||
| Attendance | 8,520[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,300,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till (also known asUFC Fight Night 130 orUFC Liverpool) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUFC that was held on May 27, 2018, at theEcho Arena inLiverpool,England.[2]
The event was initially expected to take place inDublin.[3] However, at the pre-fight press conference forUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov, the promotion indicated that the event would be contested in Liverpool. While the UFC has hosted many events across England, the event was the first contested in Liverpool.[4]
A welterweight bout between formerUFC Welterweight Championship challengerStephen Thompson andDarren Till headlined the event.[5]
A welterweight bout betweenNeil Magny andGunnar Nelson was expected to take place at this event. However, on April 28, it was reported that Nelson pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury.[6] On May 15, promotional newcomer Craig White was announced as Magny's new opponent.[7]
Promotional newcomer Don Madge was briefly linked to a bout withDavid Teymur at the event.[8] However, Madge pulled out of the fight in late April with an undisclosed injury. As a result, Teymur was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to faceNik Lentz the following week atUFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes.[9]
Salim Touahri was scheduled to faceBrad Scott at the event. However, Touahri pulled out of the fight in mid-May citing a knee injury.[10] He was replaced by promotional newcomerCarlo Pedersoli Jr.[11]
A bantamweight bout betweenDavey Grant and Manny Bermudez was expected to take place at this event. However, on May 24, it was reported that Grant was diagnosed with astaph infection, and the bout was scrapped.[12]
At the weigh-ins,Darren Till andMolly McCann both missed the required weight for their respective fights. Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit of 171. After negotiating withStephen Thompson's team, the bout proceeded at a catchweight with the stipulation that Till couldn't weigh more than 188 pounds on the day of the fight. Also, Till forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Thompson. Meanwhile, McCann weighed in at 127 pounds, 1 pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent,Gillian Robertson.[13]
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (174.5 lb) | Darren Till | def. | Stephen Thompson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | def. | Craig White | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Featherweight | Arnold Allen | def. | Mads Burnell | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:41 | |
| Featherweight | Makwan Amirkhani | def. | Jason Knight | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Cláudio Silva | def. | Nordine Taleb | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:31 | |
| Middleweight | Darren Stewart | def. | Eric Spicely | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:47 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Tom Breese | def. | Dan Kelly | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Lina Länsberg | def. | Gina Mazany | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | def. | Brad Scott | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (127 lb) | Gillian Robertson | def. | Molly McCann | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:05 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Elias Theodorou | def. | Trevor Smith | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
