Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 123: Swanson vs. Ortega

UFC Fight Night 123
  • Saturday 12.09.2017 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: SaveMart Center
  • Location: Fresno, California, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Felder
  • Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Paul Felder
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $568,290
  • Attendance: 7,605
  • TV Ratings: 870,000 avg. viewers (707k FS1 prelims, 1.03M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Cub Swanson vs. Brian Ortega   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Cub Swanson vs. Brian Ortega   |   $50,000 bonus to Ortega
  • Performance of the Night
    Marlon Moraes vs. Aljamain Sterling   |   $50,000 bonus to Moraes

Referees

  • Mike England
    Swanson vs. Ortega (13)
  • Mark Smith
    Knight vs. Benítez (12)Anders vs. Perez (9)
  • Michael Bell
    Moraes vs. Sterling (11)Lopez vs. Morales (8)
  • Mike Beltran
    Holtzman vs. Horcher (10)
  • Frank Trigg
    Davis vs. Carmouche II (7)Saenz vs. Dvalishvili (4)Neto vs. Giles (1)
  • Josh Rosenthal
    Sanders vs. Soukhamthath (6)Alcântara vs. Perez (3)
  • Mark Lawley
    Perez vs. de Tomas (5)Gruetzemacher vs. Ramos (2)

Fight Predictions

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