Completed MMA Event

UFC on ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler

UFC on ESPN 5
  • Saturday 08.03.2019 at 12:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN
  • Name: UFC on ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Newark
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Prudential Center
  • Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Interviews: Jon Anik | Backstage: Laura Sanko
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $687,778
  • Attendance: 10,427
  • TV Ratings: 680,000 avg. viewers (945k peak, 523k ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast   |   $50,000 bonus to Haqparast
  • Fight of the Night
    Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilová   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Matt Schnell vs. Jordan Espinosa   |   $50,000 bonus to Schnell

Referees

  • Keith Peterson
    Covington vs. Lawler (12)Silva vs. Haqparast (10)
  • Herb Dean
    Guida vs. Miller (11)Meerschaert vs. Giles (9)Goldy vs. Granger (1)
  • Gasper Oliver
    Holtzman vs. Ma (8)Schnell vs. Espinosa (4)
  • Gary Copeland
    Stošić vs. Nzechukwu (7)Gall vs. Touahri (6)Silva vs. Williams (2)
  • Liam Kerrigan
    Shevchenko vs. Pudilová (5)Borella vs. Murphy (3)

Event Discussion

CarteLL
CarteLL

08.06.2019 | 6:08 PM ET





Moorlady
Moorlady

08.11.2019 | 3:19 AM ET

Apparently, you can pull energy out of the universe if you have a black hole.  So, check.
ImperatorFishrat
ImperatorFishrat

08.11.2019 | 5:38 AM ET

sounds easy enough.

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