- Saturday 12.19.2020 at 04:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Name: UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
- Also Known As: UFC Vegas 17
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC APEX
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
- TV Ratings: 413,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightStephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal | $50,000 bonus to Thompson
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Performance of the NightMarlon Moraes vs. Rob Font | $50,000 bonus to Font
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Performance of the NightMarcin Tybura vs. Greg Hardy | $50,000 bonus to Tybura
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Performance of the NightJimmy Flick vs. Cody Durden | $50,000 bonus to Flick
Referees
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Marc Goddard
Thompson vs. Neal (12), Moraes vs. Font (9), Pettis vs. Morono (7) -
Dan Miragliotta
Aldo vs. Vera (11), Tybura vs. Hardy (8), Winn vs. Arroyo (5) -
Mark Smith
Pereira vs. Williams (10), Kianzad vs. Eubanks (6), Robertson vs. Santos (4) -
Chris Tognoni
Nchukwi vs. Pickett (3), Minus vs. Giagos (1) -
Jerin Valel
Flick vs. Durden (2)
Event Discussion
12.20.2020 | 5:17 PM ET
12.21.2020 | 10:07 AM ET
Matchmaking
Neal v Chimaev
Aldo v Dillashaw
Vera v Moraes (Hear me out. Marlon just lost to Rob Font. Arguably on 3 fight skid)
Font v Kenny/Cruz winner, if he wins then title shot
Moraes v Vera
Tybura v Harris
Hardy v Spivak
12.21.2020 | 2:57 PM ET
At least I picked Canello and Defries so many upsets and ******** judging in UFC.
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Fight Predictions
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