UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis (also known as UFC on Fox 24) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 15, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.[2][3]
| UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 15, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Sprint Center | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Attendance | 12,171[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,081,193 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event was the first that the UFC has hosted in the state of Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area.[2]
A UFC Flyweight Championship match between current champion Demetrious Johnson and Wilson Reis headlined this event.[4] The pairing was originally booked for UFC 201, but Johnson pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was scrapped.[5]
UFC officials were initially targeting a featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barão and Choi Doo-ho to serve as the event headliner.[6] However, as the announcement of the pairing began to circulate, Choi declined the bout, and as a result, Barao was rescheduled against a different opponent at another event.[7]
Results
edit| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | def. | Wilson Reis | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:49 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Rose Namajunas | def. | Michelle Waterson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:47 | |
| Middleweight | Robert Whittaker | def. | Ronaldo Souza | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 3:28 | |
| Featherweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Tom Duquesnoy | def. | Patrick Williams | TKO (elbow and punch) | 2 | 0:28 | |
| Lightweight | Rashid Magomedov | def. | Bobby Green | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | def. | Louis Smolka | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Augusto Mendes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Devin Clark | def. | Jake Collier | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Anthony Smith | def. | Andrew Sanchez | KO (head kick and punches) | 3 | 3:52 | |
| Welterweight | Zak Cummings | def. | Nathan Coy | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Ketlen Vieira | def. | Ashlee Evans-Smith | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
Bonus awards
editThe following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[9]
- Fight of the Night: Tim Elliott vs. Louis Smolka
- Performance of the Night: Demetrious Johnson and Robert Whittaker
Records set
editWith his win, Johnson tied Anderson Silva's record for most consecutive title defenses (10).[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Staff (2017-04-15). "UFC on FOX 24 attendance: Thrilling card proves highest-earning sports event in venue history". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ a b Farzin Vousoughian (2017-01-27). "UFC expected to hold first event in Kansas City in April". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2017-02-03). "A closer look at the UFC's 2017 schedule". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2017-03-04). "Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis, 'Jacare' Souza vs. Robert Whittaker set for UFC on FOX 24". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-07-08). "Demetrious Johnson injured, out of UFC 201 title fight with Wilson Reis". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Dale Jordan (2017-02-12). "Renan Barao vs. Doo Ho Choi headlines UFC on FOX 24 in Kansas City, Missouri". mmamad.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ Jim Edwards (2017-02-12). "Why Doo Ho Choi versus Renan Barao isn't happening". mmamad.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-15). "UFC on FOX 24 bonuses: History maker Demetrious Johnson among the night's winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-15). "UFC on FOX 24 results: Demetrious Johnson submits Wilson Reis, ties Anderson Silva's record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.