''UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 38'' and ''UFC Vegas 57'') 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
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that took place on June 25, 2022, at the
UFC Apex facility in
Enterprise, Nevada, part of the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
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, United States.
Background
A lightweight bout between
Arman Tsarukyan
Arman Nairovich Tsarukyan (; born October 11, 1996) is a Georgia-born Armenian and Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 17, 2023, ...
and former
KSW Featherweight and
Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot
Mateusz Gamrot (born December 11, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gamrot is a former KSW Featherweight Champion and KSW Lightwei ...
headlined the event.
A flyweight bout between
Tagir Ulanbekov
Tagir Radzhabovich Ulanbekov (russian: Тагир Раджабович Уланбеков; born July 8, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He i ...
and
Tyson Nam
Tyson Ka'eo Nam (born October 6, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division for UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Nam has formerly competed for World Series of Fighting, Elite ...
was expected to take place at the event, despite never being officially announced.
They were originally expected to meet a year earlier at
UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige, but the matchup did not take place due to an undisclosed illness for Ulanbekov.
Former
UFC Flyweight Championship
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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 ...
challenger (also
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner)
Tim Elliott
Timothy Samuel Elliott (born December 24, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former Titan FC Flyweight Champion. He has been profes ...
was expected to face
Amir Albazi
Amir Albazi (born October 27, 1993) is an Iraqi mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the UFC. As of December 19, 2022, he is #7 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
Early life
Amir was born in Baghdad. When he was seven ...
in a flyweight bout. However, Elliott pulled out in mid June due to
anterior cruciate ligament
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(ACL) and
meniscus
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*Meniscus (liquid)
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injuries. Albazi was rescheduled against
Francisco Figueiredo
Francisco Figueiredo (born October 23, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the younger brother of the two-time and former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Fi ...
at
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' ...
.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
* Fight of the Night: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Arman Tsarukyan
* Performance of the Night: Shavkat Rakhmonov, Josh Parisian, and Thiago Moisés
See also
*
List of UFC events
*
List of current UFC fighters
*
2022 in UFC
The year 2022 is the 29th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Despite the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the promotion's UFC Apex continued h ...
References
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