UFC Fight Night 217: Imavov vs Strickland, VEGAS 67

UFC Fight Night on January 14, 2023, also known as UFC Fight Night 217 or UFC Vegas 67, aired from the UFC Apex Center, Enterprise, near Las Vegas, NV.

MAIN CARD

Also Check: UFC Vegas 67 Live Results

1. Main Event: Nassourdine Imavov vs Shane Strickland – Light Heavyweight bout

• Note: Originally, the main event was announced to be a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov. On January 9, 2023, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that Gastelum pulled out of the bout due to an injury to his mouth. Shane Strickland stepped up to replace him in the main event against Imavov. The fight was turned into a Light Heavyweight bout due to short notice for Strickland.
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• Results: Shane Strickland won via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

2. Dan Ige vs Damon Jackson – Featherweight Bout

• Results: Dan Ige won via KO (punch) at 4:13 of round 2

3. Punahele Soriano vs Roman Kopylov – Middleweight Bout

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• Results: Roman Kopylov won via TKO at 3:19 of round 2

4. Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington – Women’s Bantamweight bout

• Results: Raquel Pennington won via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

5. Umar Nurmagomedov vs Raoni Barcelos – Bantamweight Bout

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• Results: Umar Nurmagomedov won via KO (punch) at 4:40 of round 1

PRELIMS

1. Mateus Mendonça vs Javid Basharat – Bantamweight Bout

• Note: This was UFC debut UFC fight for Mateus Mendonça.
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• Results: Javid Basharat won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

2. Mateusz Rębecki vs Nick Fiore – Lightweight Bout

• Note: Mateusz Rębecki himself confirmed via his Twitter account that he would fight against Omar Morales at this event. Later, Rębecki’s management announced that Morales was out of the fight and Nick Fiore would replace him at the event. This was the debut bout for both Mateusz Rębecki and Nick Fiore.
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• Results: Mateusz Rębecki won via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

3. Claudio Ribeiro vs Abdul Razak Alhassan – Welterweight Bout

• Note: This was the UFC debut fight for Claudio Ribeiro.
• Result: Abdul Razak Alhassan won via KO (punches) at 0:28 of round 2

4. Allan Nascimento vs Carlos Hernandez – Flyweight bout

• Results: Allan Nascimento won via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:16 of round 1

5. Dan Argueta vs Nick Aguirre – Featherweight bout

• Originally, Dan Argueta vs Isaac Dulgarian was scheduled for the event, but Dulgarian pulled out from the bout due to undisclosed reasons. Nick Aguirre replaced him on the card for his UFC debut.
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• Results: Dan Argueta won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

6. Charles Johnson vs Jimmy Flick – Flyweight bout

• Note: Originally, Jeff Molina was scheduled to fight against Jimmy Flick for this event. But Molina pulled out from the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Charles Johnson.
• Results: Charles Johnson won via TKO (Punches) at 4:33 of round 1

Canceled bouts

• Dan Argueta vs Isaac Dulgarian (Dulgarian pulled out)
• Jeff Molina vs Jimmy Flick (Molina pulled out)
• Jarno Errens vs David Onama (Errens shoulder injury)
• Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov (Geoff Neal injury)
• Mateusz Rębecki vs Omar Morales (Morales pulled out)
• Priscila Cachoeira vs Sijara Eubanks(Eubanks did not weigh in due to weight management issues)

PERFORMANCE BONUS

• Dan Ige – Performance of the Night($50,000)
• Roman Kopylov – Performance of the Night($50,000)
• Umar Nurmagomedov – Performance of the Night($50,000)
• Allan Nascimento – Performance of the Night($50,000)

PROMOTIONAL GUIDELINE PAY

• Sean Strickland – $16000 (18 UFC Fights)
• Nassourdine Imavov – $6000 (6 UFC Fights)
• Dan Ige – $11000 (13 UFC Fights)
• Damon Jackson – $6000 (10 UFC Fights)
• Roman Kopylov – $4500 (4 UFC Fights)
• Punahele Soriano – $6000 (6 UFC Fights)
• Raquel Pennington – $16000 (17 UFC Fights)
• Ketlen Vieira – $6000 (10 UFC Fights)
• Umar Nurmagomedov – $4500 (4 UFC Fights)
• Raoni Barcelos – $6000 (9 UFC Fights)
• Javid Basharat – $4000 (3 UFC Fights)
• Mateus Mendonça – $4000 (1 UFC Fight)
• Abdul Razak Alhassan – $11000 (11 UFC Fights)
• Claudio Ribeiro – $4000 (1 UFC Fight)
• Mateusz Rębecki – $4000 (1 UFC Fight)
• Nick Fiore – $4000 (1 UFC Fight)
• Allan Nascimento – $4000 (3 UFC Fights)
• Carlos Hernández – $4000 (2 UFC Fights)
• Daniel Argueta – $4000 (2 UFC Fights)
• Nick Aguirre – $4000 (1 UFC Fight)
• Charles Johnson – $4000 (3 UFC Fights)
• Jimmy Flick – $4000 (2 UFC Fights)