UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
2024 mixed martial event in Nevada, US
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UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 235, UFC on ESPN+ 93 and UFC Vegas 85) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 3, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 3, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov headlined the event.[3]
A flyweight bout between Nate Maness and Azat Maksum was expected to take place at the event.[4] However, Maness pulled out in early January due to injury and was replaced by former LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson.[5]
William Gomis was expected to face Melsik Baghdasaryan in a featherweight bout at this event.[6] However, Gomis pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in early January and the bout was scrapped.[7]
Kiefer Crosbie and Themba Gorimbo were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout.[8] However on January 5, it was announced that Crosbie pulled out due to an injury.[7] Pete Rodriguez was announced as the replacement.[9]
A welterweight bout between Muslim Salikhov and Randy Brown took place at the event.[10] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 296 last December, but Brown withdrew due to illness.[11]
At the weigh-ins, Luana Carolina weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight with Carolina forfeiting an 20 percentage of her purse, which went to her opponent former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Julija Stoliarenko.[12]
Results
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Roman Dolidze | Decision (majority) (49–44, 47–47, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Drew Dober | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | def. | Muslim Salikhov | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:17 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Natália Silva | def. | Viviane Araújo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Aliaskhab Khizriev | vs. | Makhmud Muradov | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 1 | 0:11 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Charles Radtke | def. | Gilbert Urbina | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Molly McCann | def. | Diana Belbiţă | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | def. | Azat Maksum | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Themba Gorimbo | def. | Pete Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:32 | |
| Featherweight | Lee Jeong-yeong | def. | Blake Bilder | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (129 lb) | Luana Carolina | def. | Julija Stoliarenko | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:52 | |
| Lightweight | Marquel Mederos | def. | Landon Quiñones | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jamal Pogues | def. | Thomas Petersen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Imavov was deducted one point in round 4 due to an illegal soccer kick.
- Accidental eye poke rendered Muradov unable to continue.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[14]
- Fight of the Night: Charles Johnson vs. Azat Maksum
- Performance of the Night: Randy Brown and Molly McCann
