| UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev (also known asUFC on ESPN 39 andUFC Vegas 58) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 9, 2022, at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A lightweight bout between formerUFC Lightweight ChampionRafael dos Anjos andRafael Fiziev headlined the event.[3] They were previously scheduled to headlineUFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill, but the bout was postponed toUFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev.[4] Fiziev was once again forced to withdraw as hetested positive for COVID-19 a week before that event.[5]
A women's flyweight bout betweenAntonina Shevchenko andCortney Casey took place at this event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet atUFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera, but the bout was postponed to this event due to Shevchenko injuring her knee in training.[6]
A middleweight bout between Josh Fremd and Tresean Gore was scheduled for the event.[7] However, Fremd was pulled from the fight due to injury and replaced byCody Brundage.[8]
FormerUFC Bantamweight ChampionCody Garbrandt andRani Yahya were expected to meet in a bantamweight bout.[9] However, Yahya withdrew in mid June due to a neck injury and the bout was scrapped.[10]
A middleweight bout betweenJamie Pickett andAbdul Razak Alhassan was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Alhassan pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Denis Tiuliulin.[12] The bout was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and moved toUFC 279.[13]
Sijara Eubanks was scheduled to faceMaryna Moroz in a women's flyweight bout at this event.[14] However, the pair was moved toUFC Fight Night 210 due to undisclosed reasons.[15]
A featherweight bout betweenAustin Lingo and David Onama was scheduled for the event.[16] Lingo pulled out during fight week and was replaced by promotional newcomer Garrett Armfield.[17][18]
A women's flyweight bout betweenCynthia Calvillo andNina Nunes was expected to take place at the event.[19] However, the day of the event, Nunes withdrew due to illness and the bout was canceled.[20]
Charly Arnolt debuted as an interviewer at the event.[21][22]
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Rafael Fiziev | def. | Rafael dos Anjos | KO (punches) | 5 | 0:18 | |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Armen Petrosyan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Said Nurmagomedov | def. | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Chase Sherman | def. | Jared Vanderaa | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:10 | |
| Bantamweight | Aiemann Zahabi | def. | Ricky Turcios | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jamie Mullarkey | def. | Michael Johnson | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Cody Brundage | def. | Tresean Gore | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Antonina Shevchenko | def. | Cortney Casey | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | David Onama | def. | Garrett Armfield | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:13 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | def. | Karl Roberson | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 2:19 | |
| Bantamweight | Saidyokub Kakhramonov | def. | Ronnie Lawrence | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[24]
