''UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 201'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 59'' and ''UFC Vegas 48'') was a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
that took place on February 19, 2022, at the
UFC Apex
UFC Apex (stylised as UFC APEX) is a live events and production center in Enterprise, Nevada, operated and owned by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The facility was chosen in part due to its close proximity to the UFC Performance Instit ...
facility in
Enterprise, Nevada
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, part of the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
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, United States.
Background
A lightweight bout between former
UFC Lightweight Champion
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael Souza dos Anjos (; born October 26, 1984) is a Brazilian American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former UFC Light ...
and
Rafael Fiziev
Rafael Fiziev (born March 5, 1993) is an Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter, who currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #6 in the ...
was expected to serve as the event headliner.
However, the bout was postponed to
UFC 272
''UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 5, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...
due to visa issues with Fiziev. Instead, a light heavyweight bout between
Johnny Walker and
Jamahal Hill
Jamahal Hill (born May 19, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 6, 2022, he is #7 in the UFC light heavyweight ...
served as the main event.
Jim Miller and Nikolas Motta met in a lightweight bout at this event.
They were originally booked for
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann in last September, but Miller
tested positive for COVID-19 a week before that event and was pulled from the contest.
John Makdessi
John Makdessi (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Makdessi was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 3, 1985, ...
was expected to face
Nasrat Haqparast
Nasrat Haqparast (born August 22, 1995) is a German mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Lightweight division in the UFC.
Background
Haqparast was born in Germany to Afghan parents from Kandahar who came as refugees from ...
in a lightweight bout. However, Makdessi pulled out due to injury and the pairing was scrapped.
A heavyweight bout between
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who previously fought in the Heavyweight division of the UFC. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, Latifi has also competed in Sha ...
and
Alexander Romanov was expected to take place at the event. However, Romanov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.
A middleweight bout featuring
Julian Marquez
Julian Felipe Marquez (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Marquez was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, a ...
and
Kyle Daukaus
Kyle Alexander Daukaus (; born February 27, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the younger brother of fellow UFC fighter Chris Daukaus.
Background
Dauka ...
was scheduled for the event. However, Marquez was pulled from the event due to undisclosed reasons.
He was replaced by
Jamie Pickett
Jamie Russell Pickett (born August 29, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Pickett lived with his grandparents growing up in Chinquapin, North Carol ...
and the contest took place at a catchweight of 195 pounds.
Austin Lingo
Austin Lingo (born July 10, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Early life
Lingo began training in martial arts at a young age after his father found out heâ ...
and
Jonathan Pearce were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. However, Lingo pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.
He was replaced by Christian Rodriguez.
A bantamweight bout between
Mario Bautista
Mario Bautista (born July 1, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competing in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Bautista was born in Winnemucca, Nevada, United States. He sta ...
and
Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha (born February 15, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in the bantamweight division. A professional since 2013, he has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.
Mixed martial ...
was scheduled for this event.
[ ] However, Taha had to pull out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jay Perrin.
At the weigh-ins,
Gabriel BenÃtez
Gabriel Apolinar BenÃtez (born June 15, 1988) is a Mexican mixed martial artist. He was a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1'', and he competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Ba ...
weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent David Onama.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
*Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
* Performance of the Night: Jamahal Hill, Kyle Daukaus, David Onama, and Stephanie Egger
See also
*
List of UFC events
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*
List of current UFC fighters
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