''UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 206'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 64'' or ''UFC Vegas 55'') was a

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event produced by the

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that took place on May 21, 2022, at the

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facility in

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, part of the

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, United States.

Background

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion

Holly Holm Holly Rene Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist, who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional boxer. She was a multiple-time world ...

and

Ketlen Vieira Ketlen Vieira da Silva (born August 26, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 17, 2023, she is ranked #4 in the UFC women's bantam ...

headlined the event. A heavyweight bout between

Ben Rothwell Ben Rothwell (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a Heavyweight. He most notably had a 17 bout stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competed for the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL where he h ...

and former

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship 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 class ...

challenger

Alexander Gustafsson Alexander Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. Gustafsson currently competes in the light heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gustafsson spent a major part of his MMA ...

was expected to take place at this event. However, the fight was canceled after Rothwell was released from the organization in late March. Gustafsson would go on to face

Nikita Krylov Nikita Andreyevich Krylov (born March 7, 1992) is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2012, he has also competed for M-1 Global. As o ...

in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall.

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. ...

was expected to face

Jailton Almeida Jailton Jesus Almeida Junior (born June 28, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of January 24, 2023, he is #14 in the UFC heavyweight ...

in a light heavyweight bout at the event. However, Grishin pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late April. Almeida decided to move up to heavyweight and faced Parker Porter instead.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Michel Pereira vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio * Performance of the Night: Chidi Njokuani and Chase Hooper

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References