Completed MMA Event

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

UFC 222
  • Saturday 03.03.2018 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,367,672
  • Attendance: 12,041
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 260,000 | TV Ratings: 905,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims, 1.07M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega   |   $50,000 bonus to Ortega
  • Fight of the Night
    Sean O'Malley vs. Andre Soukhamthath   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Beneil Dariush vs. Alexander Hernandez   |   $50,000 bonus to Hernandez

Referees

  • Herb Dean
    Cyborg vs. Santos (12)Struve vs. Arlovski (9)Pyle vs. Ottow (3)
  • Jason Herzog
    Edgar vs. Ortega (11)Zingano vs. Vieira (8)Dariush vs. Hernandez (6)
  • Mark Smith
    O'Malley vs. Soukhamthath (10)Lombard vs. Dollaway (4)Johnson vs. Milstead (1)
  • Chris Tognoni
    Dern vs. Yoder (7)Dodson vs. Munhoz (5)Caraway vs. Stamann (2)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 222 is closed for new predictions. 1,736 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 222 Leaderboard

  • MMA Junkie : Now focused on MMA, Maria Henderson not pressured by husband Benson's legacy: 'We're two different people'
  • MMA Junkie : Rising Japanese star Tatsuro Taira booked for UFC return vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
  • MMA Junkie : Cat Zingano: Cris Cyborg is 'kind of a crazy lady yelling from the street corner right now'
  • MMAFighting.com : Sergei Pavlovich, Curtis Blaydes take center stage in new UFC Vegas 71 poster
  • MMA Junkie : Randi Field 'would love' for Bellator to open women's strawweight division
  • MMAFighting.com : Sean O’Malley reveals he won’t serve as UFC 288 backup fighter: ‘If one of those dorks pull out, reschedule it’
  • MMA Junkie : Leah McCourt sees 'massive implications' in Bellator 293 bout vs. Cat Zingano
  • MMA Junkie : Israel Adesanya on Alex Pereira rematch at UFC 287: 'This is my last shot'
  • MMAFighting.com : DAMN! They Were Good: Remembering the ‘Smooth’ career of Benson Henderson
  • MMA Junkie : Standout wrestler Bryce Meredith 'stoked to be in this new world' at Bellator 293
  • MMAFighting.com : Carl Froch declares he’d face Conor McGregor ‘in the cage,’ McGregor responds
  • MMA Junkie : Curtis Blaydes doesn't expect Ciryl Gane to evolve his grappling game after Jon Jones UFC title loss
  • MMAFighting.com : Paddy Pimblett admits Jared Gordon fight ‘a lot closer than I thought,’ but scoffs at alleged UFC favoritism
  • MMA Junkie : Olivier Aubin-Mercier: 'Showman' Shane Burgos won't win PFL season because he takes too many risks
  • MMA Weekly : Chris Weidman recounts foot injury that’s sidelined him from MMA for more than 2 years
  • MMAFighting.com : UFC San Antonio medical suspensions: Daniel Pineda among 4 fighters receiving longest layoffs
  • MMA Junkie : After undergoing '16 surgeries,' Ryan Hall targets fall return: 'We're on the back end of it'
  • MMAFighting.com : Anthony Pettis expects Roy Jones Jr. to be ‘surprised’ by his boxing skill, will decide future after match
  • MMA Junkie : UFC on ESPN 43 medical suspensions: Cory Sandhagen faces more time off than Marlon Vera
  • MMA Junkie : Chris Weidman relives horrific leg break, eyes July return: 'This is not meant for human beings to deal with'