| UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13) | |||
| Venue | Golden 1 Center | |||
| City | Sacramento, California | |||
| Attendance | 10,306[1] | |||
| Total gate | $938,734.17[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd (also known asUFC Fight Night 155 orUFC on ESPN+ 13) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 13, 2019 atGolden 1 Center inSacramento, California.[2][3]
A women's bantamweight bout between the inauguralUFC Women's Featherweight ChampionGermaine de Randamie andAspen Ladd served as the event headliner.[4]
The event marked the return of formerWEC Featherweight Champion, formerUFC Bantamweight Championship challenger and 2017UFC Hall of Fame inducteeUrijah Faber who returned to action 30 months after announcing his retirement, to fight in his hometown. He facedRicky Simón in a bantamweight bout.[5]
A women's strawweight bout betweenCynthia Calvillo and formerInvicta FC Strawweight ChampionLívia Renata Souza was scheduled for this event. However it was reported on June 7, that Calvillo broke her foot and was forced to pull out of the bout.[6] Souza instead faced fellow former Invicta FC Strawweight championBrianna Van Buren.[7]
A middleweight bout betweenKarl Roberson andJohn Phillips was scheduled for this event. However on June 14, it was reported that Phillips was pulled from the bout due to injury and he was replaced by promotional newcomerWellington Turman.[8]
A bantamweight bout between2004 Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and formerUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challengerSara McMann and inauguralUFC Women's Flyweight ChampionNicco Montaño (alsoThe Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion flyweight winner) was scheduled for this event. However, it was reported on June 19, that McMann pulled out of the bout citing an injury and she was replaced byThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winnerJulianna Peña.[9]
Martin Day was expected to faceBenito Lopez at the event. However on June 24, Day pulled out of the bout due to a knee surgery and was replaced byVince Morales.[10]
Gian Villante was expected to faceMike Rodríguez at the event. However, Villante pulled out on July 4 due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by promotional newcomerJohn Allan.[11]
Beneil Dariush was expected to faceDrakkar Klose at the event. However on July 7, Dariush pulled out due to an injury.[12] As a result, UFC officials removed Klose from the card and he is expected to be scheduled for a future event instead.[13]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Germaine de Randamie | def. | Aspen Ladd | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | def. | Ricky Simón | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:46 | |
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Mirsad Bektić | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:25 | |
| Middleweight | Karl Roberson | def. | Wellington Turman | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Marvin Vettori | def. | Cezar Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | John Allan | vs. | Mike Rodríguez | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Andre Fili | def. | Sheymon Moraes | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:07 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def. | Nicco Montaño | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ryan Hall | def. | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jonathan Martinez | def. | Liu Pingyuan | KO (knee) | 3 | 3:54 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Brianna Van Buren | def. | Lívia Renata Souza | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Benito Lopez | def. | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[1]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theCalifornia State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,274,000.[16]
On August 13, 2019, it was announced by theCalifornia State Athletic Commission thatJohn Allan tested positive fortamoxifen in a fight night test. He faced a one-year suspension, fines, and the reversal of his decision win againstMike Rodríguez to a no contest.[17]
