UFC_Fight_Night_125
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2018
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders (also known as UFC Fight Night 125) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 3, 2018, at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03) | |||
| Venue | Arena Guilherme Paraense | |||
| City | Belém, Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 10,144 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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While the UFC has hosted several events in Northeast Brazil, the event marked the promotion's first visit to Pará in the country's North region.[2]
A middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Eryk Anders headlined this event.[3]
Luis Henrique was scheduled to face Timothy Johnson at the event. However, Henrique was removed from the pairing in early December and was replaced by Marcelo Golm.[4]
At the weigh-ins Michel Prazeres weighed in at 161 pounds, 5 pounds over the lightweight non title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Prazeres was fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Desmond Green.[5] Pedro Munhoz also missed weight, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non title fight upper limit of 136 pounds. In turn, his bout against former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller bantamweight winner John Dodson was pulled from the card after Dodson declined to take the fight.[6] Meanwhile, Prazeres was supposed to weigh a maximum of 173 pounds on the night of the event for the fight to proceed as scheduled, but according to Green's camp, Prazeres weighed in at 180 pounds. Despite that, Green still accepted the fight and Prazeres gave him 40% of his purse.[7]
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Lyoto Machida | def. | Eryk Anders | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko | def. | Priscila Cachoeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:25 | |
| Catchweight (161 lb) | Michel Prazeres | def. | Desmond Green | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Marcelo Golm | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Douglas Silva de Andrade | def. | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Thiago Santos | def. | Anthony Smith | TKO (body kick and punches) | 2 | 1:03 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Sérgio Moraes | def. | Tim Means | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alan Patrick | def. | Damir Hadžović | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Polyana Viana | def. | Maia Stevenson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Bantamweight | Iuri Alcântara | def. | Joe Soto | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 1:06 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Joseph Morales | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:34 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[9]
- Fight of the Night: Thiago Santos vs. Anthony Smith
- Performance of the Night: Valentina Shevchenko and Iuri Alcântara
- Staff (2018-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 125 draws announced 10,144 attendance in Belem, Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- Staff (2017-10-29). "UFC makes debut in Belém, Brazil, with UFC Fight Night event on Feb. 3". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- Max Freedman (2017-12-14). "Lyoto Machida battles rising-star Eryk Anders in UFC Belém headliner". mma-today.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- Marcel Dorff (2017-12-07). "Marcelo Golm replaces Luis Henrique de Oliveira against Tim Johnson during UFC Belem" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- Staff (2018-02-02). "UFC Fight Night 125 weigh-ins: Eryk Anders on mark on second try, but two miss". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- Guilherme Cruz (2018-02-02). "John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz off of UFC Belem". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- Guilherme Cruz (2018-02-03). "UFC Belem at risk of losing another main card fight (updated)". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- "UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- Staff (2018-02-04). "UFC Fight Night 125 bonuses: Valentina Shevchenko's domination among night's winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.