UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Mixed martial arts event in 2025
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UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira (also known as UFC on ESPN 70) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 12, 2025, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[2]
| UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira | ||||
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The poster for UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 12, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Bridgestone Arena | |||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Attendance | 17,007[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,189,826[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Nashville and first since UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font in August 2023.[2]
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and undefeated prospect Tallison Teixeira headlined the event.[3]
Junior Tafa faced Tuco Tokkos in a light heavyweight bout at this event.[4] They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo in May, but both Tafa and Tokkos were forced to withdraw due to an injury.[5][6][7]
A middleweight bout between Ateba Gautier and Robert Valentin was scheduled for this event.[8] However, the bout was moved to UFC 318 one week later for unknown reasons.[9]
Results
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | def. | Tallison Teixeira | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Welterweight | Gabriel Bonfim | def. | Stephen Thompson | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Steve Garcia | def. | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Morgan Charrière | def. | Nate Landwehr | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:27 | |
| Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | def. | Austen Lane | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:16 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tuco Tokkos | def. | Junior Tafa | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:25 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Chris Curtis | def. | Max Griffin | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Chidi Njokuani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Eduarda Moura | def. | Lauren Murphy | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Valter Walker | def. | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Lightweight | Mike Davis | def. | Mitch Ramirez | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 4:08 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Fatima Kline | def. | Melissa Martinez | TKO (head kick and punches) | 3 | 2:36 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[11]
- Fight of the Night: Morgan Charrière vs. Nate Landwehr
- Performance of the Night: Valter Walker and Fatima Kline
