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UFC on ESPN 1: N'Gannou vs. Velasquez

UFC on ESPN 1
  • Sunday 02.17.2019 at 09:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
  • Name: UFC on ESPN 1: N'Gannou vs. Velasquez
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Phoenix
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena
  • Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,409,447
  • Attendance: 14,269
  • TV Ratings: 1.46M avg. viewers (1.67M peak, 988k ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie   |   $50,000 bonus to Gracie
  • Fight of the Night
    Bryan Barberena vs. Vicente Luque   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Luke Sanders vs. Renan Barão   |   $50,000 bonus to Sanders

Referees

  • Jason Herzog
    Velasquez vs. N'Gannou (12)Calvillo vs. Casey (10)Barberena vs. Luque (8)Holtzman vs. Lentz (3)
  • Keith Peterson
    Vick vs. Felder (11)Caceres vs. Gracie (9)Fili vs. Jury (7)Bermudez vs. Lopez (5)
  • Ryan Brueggeman
    Rivera vs. Sterling (6)Albu vs. Whitmire (1)
  • Al Guinee
    Lee vs. Evans-Smith (4)Sanders vs. Barão (2)

Event Discussion

AnAlias
AnAlias

02.19.2019 | 9:38 PM ET



freemoneyforall
freemoneyforall

02.20.2019 | 11:25 PM ET

Cain Velasquez gets a six month medical suspension
freemoneyforall
freemoneyforall

02.20.2019 | 11:28 PM ET

Paul felder out indefinitely after surgery on his collapsed lung!

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Fight Predictions

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