| UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 17, 2023 (2023-06-17) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier (also known asUFC on ESPN 47 andUFC Vegas 75) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 17, 2023 at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2][3]
A featherweight bout between former interimUFC Featherweight Championship challengerJosh Emmett andIlia Topuria was expected to headline the event.[4] However, the bout was postponed one week to headlineUFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria. The UFC then opted to book a middleweight bout between formerUFC Middleweight Championship challengersMarvin Vettori andJared Cannonier as the event's new headliner.[5]
A bantamweight bout betweenRaoni Barcelos andMiles Johns was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Johns withdrew due to injury and the bout was canceled.[7]
Zhalgas Zhumagulov and formerLFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes were expected to meet in a flyweight bout.[8] However, Bunes pulled out during fight week due to a drug test subject to further analysis and Zhumagulov was rescheduled againstJoshua Van a week later atUFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.[9][10]
| Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Jared Cannonier | def. | Marvin Vettori | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Joaquim Silva | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:25 | |
| Middleweight | Armen Petrosyan | def. | Christian Leroy Duncan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | def. | Lucas Almeida | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:48 | |
| Lightweight | Manuel Torres | def. | Nikolas Motta | KO (elbow) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Welterweight | Nicolas Dalby | def. | Muslim Salikhov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Alessandro Costa | def. | Jimmy Flick | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 1:03 | |
| Bantamweight | Kang Kyung-ho | def. | Cristian Quiñonez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Flyweight | Carlos Hernandez | def. | Denys Bondar | Technical Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 4:59 | [a] |
| Women's Flyweight | Tereza Bledá | def. | Gabriella Fernandes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Dan Argueta | vs. | Ronnie Lawrence | No Contest (overturned) | 1 | 2:20 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Modestas Bukauskas | def. | Zac Pauga | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
