- Saturday 05.15.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Toyota Center
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,110,000
- Attendance: 16,000
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 300,000 | TV Ratings: 787,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card
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UFC Vacant Lightweight Championship
KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground and Pound
0:19 Round 2 of 5, 5:19 Total12Main Event
155
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
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cancelled185 lbsBout Rescheduled Due to COVID-19 ...
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightCharles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler | $75,000 bonus to Oliveira
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Fight of the NightShane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza | $75,000 bonus to each fighter
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Performance of the NightSean Soriano vs. Christos Giagos | $75,000 bonus to Giagos
Referees
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Dan Miragliotta
Oliveira vs. Chandler (12), Grundy vs. Vannata (6) -
Mike Beltran
Ferguson vs. Dariush (11), Burgos vs. Barboza (8), Mazany vs. Cachoeira (3) -
Kerry Hatley
Schnell vs. Bontorin (10), Cerminara vs. Araujo (9), Pickett vs. Wright (5) -
Jacob Montalvo
Souza vs. Muniz (7), Aguilar vs. Lutz (2) -
Jeff Rexroad
Lee vs. Shevchenko (4), Soriano vs. Giagos (1)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Event Discussion
05.20.2021 | 4:44 PM ET
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/5/20/22445932/report-jacare-souza-released-from-ufc-following-broken-arm-loss-andre-muniz-mma-news
Jacare has apparently been released from the UFC...
05.21.2021 | 4:22 AM ET
Also, is the left hook becoming the most powerful tool in MMA? We've seen multiple championships decided by it in the last two years.
05.21.2021 | 9:05 AM ET
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 262 is closed for new predictions. 4,330 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 262 Leaderboard
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