| UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) | |||
| Venue | TD Garden | |||
| City | Boston,Massachusetts | |||
| Attendance | 12,066[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,124,765[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman (also known asUFC on ESPN 6) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2019 at theTD Garden inBoston,Massachusetts.[2][3]
A light heavyweight bout betweenDominick Reyes and formerUFC Middleweight ChampionChris Weidman served as the event headliner.[4]
A featherweight bout betweenZabit Magomedsharipov andCalvin Kattar was scheduled to take place at this event. However, in mid-September promotion officials elected to reschedule the pairing for "UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Volkov",[5] which was later retitled toUFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar.[6] The fight was moved for undisclosed reasons.[7]
A middleweight bout betweenBrendan Allen andEric Spicely was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Spicely was forced to withdraw from the event due to an undisclosed reason.[9] He was replaced byKevin Holland.[10]
At the weigh-ins,Deron Winn andManny Bermudez missed the required weight for their respective fights. Winn weighed in at 188.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186. Bermudez weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit of 146. Both bouts were held at a catchweight. Winn and Bermudez were fined 20% of their purse, which went to their opponentsDarren Stewart andCharles Rosa respectively.[11]
| Main Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Dominick Reyes | def. | Chris Weidman | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:43 | |
| Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | def. | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Greg Hardy | vs. | Ben Sosoli | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | def. | Jonathan Pearce | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Maycee Barber | def. | Gillian Robertson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| Catchweight (188.5 lb) | Darren Stewart | def. | Deron Winn | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Charles Rosa | def. | Manny Bermudez | Verbal Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Molly McCann | def. | Diana Belbiţă | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Sean Woodson | def. | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Randy Costa | def. | Boston Salmon | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Kevin Holland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:38 | |
| Heavyweight | Tanner Boser | def. | Daniel Spitz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[1]
