UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis

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UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)
Venue Ginásio do Ibirapuera
City São Paulo, Brazil
Attendance 10,792[1]
Event chronology
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis (also known as UFC Fight Night 231 and UFC on ESPN+ 89) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 4, 2023, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's ninth visit to São Paulo and first since UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré in November 2019.[2]

The event was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida.[3] However, Blaydes withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis.[4]

A women's strawweight bout between Eduarda Moura and Kim So-yul was scheduled for the event.[5] However, Kim was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Montserrat Ruiz.[6] At the weigh-ins, Moura weighed in at 119.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 30% of her purse which went to Ruiz.[7]

A middleweight bout between Caio Borralho and Nursulton Ruziboev was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Ruziboev withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Abus Magomedov.[9]

A bantamweight bout between Daniel Santos and Daniel Marcos was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Victor Hugo.[11] However, the bout was scrapped after Hugo weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit.[7]

A featherweight bout between Lucas Alexander and David Onama was scheduled to take place in the preliminary card.[12] However, the bout was cancelled after Onama suffered an injury.[13]

At the weigh-ins, Ismael Bonfim weighed in at 159.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. As a result, his scheduled bout with Vinc Pichel was scrapped.[7]

A middleweight bout between Rodolfo Vieira and Armen Petrosyan was scheduled to take place on the main card, but it was scrapped after Petrosyan became ill backstage during the event.[14]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Jailton Almeida def. Derrick Lewis Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) 5 5:00
Welterweight Nicolas Dalby def. Gabriel Bonfim TKO (knees and punches) 2 4:33
Heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento def. Don'Tale Mayes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Caio Borralho def. Abus Magomedov Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (165 lb) Elves Brener def. Kaynan Kruschewsky KO (punch) 1 4:01
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Vitor Petrino def. Modestas Bukauskas KO (punch) 2 1:03
Women's Strawweight Angela Hill def. Denise Gomes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (119.5 lb) Eduarda Moura def. Montserrat Ruiz TKO (punches) 2 2:14
Lightweight Marc Diakiese def. Kauê Fernandes Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[16]

  • Fight of the Night: Nicolas Dalby vs. Gabriel Bonfim
  • Performance of the Night: Elves Brener and Vitor Petrino

See also

References

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