Completed MMA Event

UFC on ESPN 3: N'Gannou vs. Dos Santos

UFC on ESPN 3
  • Saturday 06.29.2019 at 06:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN
  • Name: UFC on ESPN 3: N'Gannou vs. Dos Santos
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Minneapolis
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Target Center
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Paul Felder, Michael Bisping
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $952,204
  • Attendance: 10,123
  • TV Ratings: 1.09M avg. viewers (1.25M peak, 553k ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Junior dos Santos vs. Francis N'Gannou   |   $50,000 bonus to N'Gannou
  • Performance of the Night
    Jussier Formiga vs. Joseph Benavidez II   |   $50,000 bonus to Benavidez
  • Performance of the Night
    Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield   |   $50,000 bonus to Menifield
  • Performance of the Night
    Vinicius Moreira vs. Eryk Anders   |   $50,000 bonus to Anders

Referees

  • Herb Dean
    dos Santos vs. N'Gannou (12)Craig vs. Menifield (7)Gordon vs. Moret (4)
  • Jason Herzog
    Formiga vs. Benavidez II (11)Dober vs. Reyes (8)Greene vs. Albini (1)
  • Vance Swerdan
    Maia vs. Martin (10)Moreira vs. Anders (5)Whitmire vs. Ribas (2)
  • Travis Metteer
    Pichel vs. Roberts (9)Ramos vs. Newson (6)Lungiambula vs. Townsend (3)

Event Discussion

freemoneyforall
freemoneyforall

06.30.2019 | 6:26 PM ET

Nganou Lewis was a bunch of ********. They should be forced to fight forever until one of them is out cold.
Pay to watch two ***********ers stand around.
freemoneyforall
freemoneyforall

06.30.2019 | 6:46 PM ET

******* monster barely hits guys and they drop.... Nganou could become a heavyweight legend.
avensis
avensis

01.16.2020 | 3:07 PM ET

How many more fights are there on his contract at N'gannou?

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Fight Predictions

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