UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
2023 mixed martial arts event in São Paulo
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UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis (also known as UFC Fight Night 231 and UFC on ESPN+ 89) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 4, 2023, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 4, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | |||
| City | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Attendance | 10,792[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's ninth visit to São Paulo and first since UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré in November 2019.[2]
The event was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida.[3] However, Blaydes withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis.[4]
A women's strawweight bout between Eduarda Moura and Kim So-yul was scheduled for the event.[5] However, Kim was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Montserrat Ruiz.[6] At the weigh-ins, Moura weighed in at 119.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 30% of her purse which went to Ruiz.[7]
A middleweight bout between Caio Borralho and Nursulton Ruziboev was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Ruziboev withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Abusupiyan Magomedov.[9]
A bantamweight bout between Daniel Santos and Daniel Marcos was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Victor Hugo.[11] However, the bout was scrapped after Hugo weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit.[7]
A featherweight bout between Lucas Alexander and David Onama was scheduled to take place in the preliminary card.[12] However, the bout was cancelled after Onama suffered an injury.[13]
At the weigh-ins, Ismael Bonfim weighed in at 159.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. As a result, his scheduled bout with Vinc Pichel was scrapped.[7]
A middleweight bout between Rodolfo Vieira and Armen Petrosyan was scheduled to take place on the main card, but it was scrapped after Petrosyan became ill backstage during the event.[14]
A lightweight bout between Esteban Ribovics and Elves Brener was scheduled for the event.[15] However, Ribovics withdrew due to an accident and was replaced by promotional newcomer Kaynan Kruschewsky.[16]
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Nicolas Dalby | def. | Gabriel Bonfim | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 4:33 | |
| Heavyweight | Rodrigo Nascimento | def. | Don'Tale Mayes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Abusupiyan Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Elves Brener | def. | Kaynan Kruschewsky | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:01 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Rinat Fakhretdinov | vs. | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | def. | Modestas Bukauskas | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:03 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill | def. | Denise Gomes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (119.5 lb) | Eduarda Moura | def. | Montserrat Ruiz | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:14 | |
| Lightweight | Marc Diakiese | def. | Kauê Fernandes | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[18]
- Fight of the Night: Nicolas Dalby vs. Gabriel Bonfim
- Performance of the Night: Elves Brener and Vitor Petrino
