
- 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
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Performance of the NightJoaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast | $50,000 bonus to Haqparast
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Fight of the NightAntonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilová | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
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Performance of the NightMatt Schnell vs. Jordan Espinosa | $50,000 bonus to Schnell


Referees
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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
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC on ESPN 5 is closed for new predictions. 2,157 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC on ESPN 5 Leaderboard
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58%42%
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