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''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') 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 November 5, 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, part of the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
, United States.


Background

A featherweight bout between
Bryce Mitchell Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mitchell appeared in the reality television series '' ...
and
Movsar Evloev Movsar Evloev (born February 11, 1994) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently competing in the featherweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2014, he has also competed at M-1 Global, where he is the former bantamweight ch ...
was expected to headline the event. However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury and the bout was scrapped. A women's strawweight bout between
Marina Rodriguez Marina Alcalde Rodriguez (born April 29, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA). She currently competes in the Strawweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 8, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women's stra ...
and
Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 8, 2022, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, and as o ...
was originally expected to take place at
UFC 280 ''UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background A UFC Lightweight Champions ...
, but was postponed to this event for unknown reasons. After the original main event was cancelled, they were promoted to the headliner spot. A women's flyweight bout between
Miranda Maverick Miranda Rachelle Maverick (born July 1, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She competed in Flyweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships. As of ...
and
Shanna Young Shanna Marie Leonard Young (born February 20, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. She has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Young, following her younger brother, ...
took place at this event. The pair was previously scheduled for
UFC 278 ''UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 20, 2022, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Background The event marked the promotion' ...
, but the bout was cancelled on the day of the weigh-ins as Young was hospitalized due to weight cut issues.
Neil Magny Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...
and Daniel Rodriguez were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo in October 15, but Rodriguez withdrew due to an elbow infection. They were then rescheduled for this event. Jailton Almeida and
Maxim Grishin Maxim Anthony Grishin (born May 2, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Grishin was the former M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight Champion ...
were previously scheduled to meet in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira, but the latter pulled out due to undisclosed reasons back then. They were rebooked for this event in a catchweight of 220 pounds, after Almeida was in need of a new opponent as
Shamil Abdurakhimov Shamil Gentovich Abdurakhimov (born September 2, 1981) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently fighting in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 13, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC heavywe ...
pulled out due to undisclosed reasons of their heavyweight bout at
UFC 280 ''UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Background A UFC Lightweight Champions ...
. The bout was reportedly scrapped from this card on fight week due to undisclosed reasons. At the weigh-ins, a record-tying four fighters missed weight: *
Grant Dawson Grant Dawson (born February 20, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 19, 2022, he is #15 in the UFC lightweight rankings. Background Daws ...
weighed in at 157.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. *
Benito Lopez Benito Francisco Lopez (born 6 April 1994) is an American mixed martial artist. He most competed in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Combat career Mixed martial arts career Early career In April 201 ...
weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. *Carlos Candelario weighed in at 127.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. *Ramona Pascual weighed in at 137 pounds, one pound over the bantamweight non-title limit. All four bouts proceeded at catchweight. Dawson was fined 30% of his purse while Lopez, Candelario, and Pascual were fined 20% of their individual purses which went to their opponents Mark Madsen,
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 ...
, Jake Hadley, and Tamires Vidal, respectively.
Josh Parisian Joshua Wayne Parisian (born June 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC. Background Parisian grew up in Escanaba, Michigan, before moving from Martinsburg, West Virginia before the secon ...
was expected to face
Chase Sherman Chase Sherman (born November 16, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former bare-knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2014, he has competed for the UFC and Titan FC. Background Born and raised in D'Ibervill ...
in a heavyweight bout. However, he pulled out of the fight hours before it was scheduled to take place due to medical issues.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded. *Performance of the Night: Neil Magny, Mario Bautista, Polyana Viana, and Tamires Vidal


James Krause betting controversy

Just before the event took place, the UFC was informed by sources that suspicious betting patterns had been observed for the fight between
Darrick Minner Darrick Minner (born April 28, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Auburn, Nebraska and raised in Nebraska City, Minner wrestled at Nebra ...
and
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke , birth_date = , birth_place = Yili, Xinjiang, China , death_date = , death_place = , death_cause = , residence = , nationality = Chinese , ethnicity = Kazakh , height = , weight_lb ...
. Hours before the fight, Nuerdanbieke's odds to win moved significantly in his favor, thus causing the
Nevada State Athletic Commission The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, ...
to open an investigation. Suspicion arose when Minner, coached by UFC veteran James Krause, threw a kick and showed signs of injury to his leg, kicking with that same leg once more before being finished by technical knockout seconds later. This caused many to speculate that Minner knowingly fought with an injury and purposely lost the fight, and that Krause, who had been very open about betting on fights, placed a bet on Nuerdanbieke. On November 18, the Nevada State Athletic Commission informed the UFC and Krause that Krause’s license was suspended and would remain so during the course of the investigation. The UFC also announced that any fighter who chose to continue to be coached by Krause or who continued to train in his gym would be banned from participating in future UFC events until the investigation concludes.


See also

* List of UFC events * List of current UFC fighters * 2022 in UFC


References

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