UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
Mixed martial arts event in 2022
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UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 (also known as UFC on ESPN 34 and UFC Vegas 51) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 16, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 16, 2022 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A welterweight rematch between Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad headlined the event.[3] The pair previously met at UFC 205, where Luque won the bout via first-round knockout.[4]
A lightweight bout between Drakkar Klose and Nikolas Motta was briefly link to the event.[5] However, Motta was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Brandon Jenkins.[6]
A welterweight bout between Miguel Baeza and Dhiego Lima was scheduled for the event.[7] However, Lima announced his retirement from competition in early February and was replaced by André Fialho.[8]
A featherweight bout between Melsik Baghdasaryan and T.J. Laramie was originally booked for UFC 268, but Laramie had an MRSA infection and it was postponed. They were then expected to meet at this event.[9] In turn, Baghdasaryan pulled out for unknown reasons and Laramie was matched up against Pat Sabatini.[10]
A lightweight bout between Victor Martinez and Jordan Leavitt was scheduled for the event.[11] However, Martinez withdrew from the event for unknown reasons and was replaced by Trey Ogden.[12]
Uriah Hall was expected to meet André Muniz in a middleweight bout at the main card.[13] However, on April 2, Hall withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[14] Muniz was also pulled after promotion wasn't able to find him a replacement.[15]
A welterweight bout between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Mounir Lazzez was expected to take place at the event.[16] However, Zaleski dos Santos withdrew the week of the fight for personal reasons.[17] He was replaced by Ange Loosa.[18]
Results
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | def. | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | Technical Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 3:56 | [a] |
| Welterweight | André Fialho | def. | Miguel Baeza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Mayra Bueno Silva | def. | Wu Yanan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Pat Sabatini | def. | T.J. Laramie | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mounir Lazzez | def. | Ange Loosa | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Devin Clark | def. | William Knight | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:21 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Pannie Kianzad | def. | Lina Länsberg | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Drakkar Klose | def. | Brandon Jenkins | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:33 | |
| Lightweight | Rafa García | def. | Jesse Ronson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:50 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Martin Buday | def. | Chris Barnett | Technical Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 1:35 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Jordan Leavitt | def. | Trey Ogden | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sam Hughes | def. | Istela Nunes | Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Bantamweight | Alateng Heili | def. | Kevin Croom | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:47 | |
- Bout was stopped at 3:56 of round 3 as Borralho was deducted one point due to an accidental illegal knee which rendered Omargadzhiev unable to continue.
- García was deducted one point in round 2 due to an illegal knee.
- Bout was stopped at 1:35 of round 3 as Buday inadvertently elbowed Barnett in the back of the head rendering him unable to continue.
- Nunes was deducted one point in round 3 due to an eye poke.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]
- Fight of the Night: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Wu Yanan
- Performance of the Night: André Fialho and Drakkar Klose
