''UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 181'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 39'' and ''UFC Vegas 12'') was a

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event produced by the

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that took place on October 31, 2020 at the

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facility in

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, part of the

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, United States.

Background

A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion

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and Uriah Hall served as the headliner. The pairing was initially scheduled to meet at

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in May 2016. However, Silva pulled out due to

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, which required a

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was expected to face

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in a flyweight bout at the event. However, Paiva pulled out of the fight on September 11 citing a knee injury. He was replaced by Zhalgas Zhumagulov and their contest was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. A middleweight bout between

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and

Sean Strickland Sean Thomas Strickland (born February 27, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, he is the former King of ...

was expected to take place at the event. However, Turman pulled out on September 29 due to COVID-19

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that prevented him from training after his two-week quarantine period for

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ended on September 24. He was replaced by

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. A middleweight bout between

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and

Makhmud Muradov Makhmud Muradov (born 8 February 1990) is a Tajik-born Uzbek

was briefly scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie two weeks earlier, before being moved to this event. However, Jotko pulled out of the bout due to a broken toe and he was replaced by

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. In turn, the bout then suffered another setback during fight week as Muradov tested positive for COVID-19 and had to pull out. Holland faced promotional newcomer Charlie Ontiveros. Aaron Phillips was expected to face

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in a bantamweight bout at the event, but Phillips pulled out on October 20 due to an undisclosed injury. Yanez faced promotional newcomer Victor Rodriguez. A day before the event, a women's flyweight bout between

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and

Cortney Casey Cortney Ann Casey (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Casey is of Mexican descent. A former Divisi ...

was scrapped due to Cachoeira having weight cut issues. At the weigh-ins, Jack Marshman and Cole Williams missed weight for their respective bouts. Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Williams weighed in at 175.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were each fined a percentage of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Sean Strickland and Jason Witt.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded. *Performance of the Night: Kevin Holland, Alexander Hernandez, Adrian Yanez and Miles Johns

Aftermath

On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the

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(NSAC) issued a six-month suspension and $2,245.36 ($1,800 + $445.36 in legal fees) fine for Charlie Ontiveros due to a failed drug test related to this event. His results showed the presence of DHCMT M3 metabolites.

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Aftermath

See also

References