| UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva (also known asUFC Vegas 77 andUFC on ESPN 49) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 15, 2023, at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A women's bantamweight bout between formerUFC Women's Bantamweight ChampionHolly Holm andMayra Bueno Silva headlined the event.[2]
A welterweight bout between formerUFC Lightweight ChampionRafael dos Anjos andVicente Luque was briefly rumored to headline the event before the announcement of the Holm/Bueno Silva bout.[3] However, the pair was moved toUFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos for unknown reasons and will headline that event.[4]
Jafel Filho and Juancamilo Ronderos were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event.[5] However, Ronderos withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and Filho was rescheduled against promotional newcomer Daniel Bárez atUFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura a week later.[6]
A heavyweight bout betweenWalt Harris andJosh Parisian was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, the bout was scrapped byUSADA due to a potential anti-doping policy violation by Harris.[8]
| Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Holly Holm | vs. | Mayra Bueno Silva | No Contest (overturned) | 2 | 0:38 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Jack Della Maddalena | def. | Bassil Hafez | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Francisco Prado | def. | Ottman Azaitar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Middleweight | Park Jun-yong | def. | Albert Duraev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:45 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Norma Dumont | def. | Chelsea Chandler | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Nazim Sadykhov | def. | Terrance McKinney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:07 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Melsik Baghdasaryan | def. | Tucker Lutz | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Viktoriya Dudakova | def. | Istela Nunes | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 0:34 | |
| Featherweight | Melquizael Costa | def. | Austin Lingo | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Evan Elder | def. | Genaro Valdez | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Azat Maksum | def. | Tyson Nam | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Munoz | def. | Carl Deaton III | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ailín Pérez | def. | Ashlee Evans-Smith | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[11]
On August 21, Bueno Silva announced that she tested positive for a substance that is consistent with the prescription medication she takes forattention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A disciplinary hearing was scheduled at theNevada State Athletic Commission's monthly meeting on August 24.[12] On October 17, the bout was overturned to a no contest after the NSAC fined and suspended Bueno Silva for four and a half months due to testing positive forritalinic acid.[9]
