Baggrund og optakt til UFC 292
UFC 292 blev afholdt den 19. august 2023 i TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. Dette var UFC’s syvende besøg i Boston, det første siden UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman i oktober 2019. Hovedbegivenheden var en kamp om UFC Bantamweight Championship mellem den forsvarende mester Aljamain Sterling og udfordreren Sean O’Malley.
Co-main eventet var en kamp om UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship mellem den forsvarende to gange mester Zhang Weili og udfordreren Amanda Lemos. Eventet inkluderede også finalerne i The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler.
Hvem kæmpede ved UFC 292?
Main card
- Sean O’Malley vs. Aljamain Sterling (UFC Bantamweight Championship)
- Zhang Weili vs. Amanda Lemos (UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship)
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Neil Magny (Welterweight)
- Mario Bautista vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (Bantamweight)
- Marlon Vera vs. Pedro Munhoz (Bantamweight)
Preliminary card
- Brad Tavares vs. Chris Weidman (Middleweight)
- Gregory Rodrigues vs. Denis Tiuliulin (Middleweight)
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Austin Hubbard (Lightweight, The Ultimate Fighter Final)
- Brad Katona vs. Cody Gibson (Bantamweight, The Ultimate Fighter Final)
Early preliminary card
- Andre Petroski vs. Gerald Meerschaert (Middleweight)
- Natália Silva vs. Andrea Lee (Women’s Flyweight)
- Karine Silva vs. Maryna Moroz (Women’s Flyweight)
Hvordan gik kampene ved UFC 292?
Main card
- Sean O’Malley besejrede Aljamain Sterling via TKO (slag) i 2. runde, 0:51 (UFC Bantamweight Championship)
- Zhang Weili besejrede Amanda Lemos via unanimous decision (50–43, 50–44, 49–45) efter 5 runder (UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship)
- Ian Machado Garry besejrede Neil Magny via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, 30–24) efter 3 runder (Welterweight)
- Mario Bautista besejrede Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) efter 3 runder (Bantamweight)
- Marlon Vera besejrede Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) efter 3 runder (Bantamweight)
Preliminary card
- Brad Tavares besejrede Chris Weidman via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) efter 3 runder (Middleweight)
- Gregory Rodrigues besejrede Denis Tiuliulin via KO (albuer) i 1. runde, 1:43 (Middleweight)
- Kurt Holobaugh besejrede Austin Hubbard via submission (triangle choke) i 2. runde, 2:39 (Lightweight, The Ultimate Fighter Final)
- Brad Katona besejrede Cody Gibson via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) efter 3 runder (Bantamweight, The Ultimate Fighter Final)
Early preliminary card
- Andre Petroski besejrede Gerald Meerschaert via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) efter 3 runder (Middleweight)
- Natália Silva besejrede Andrea Lee via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) efter 3 runder (Women’s Flyweight)
- Karine Silva besejrede Maryna Moroz via submission (guillotine choke) i 1. runde, 4:59 (Women’s Flyweight)
Hvem fik bonus ved UFC 292?
Følgende bonusser på $50.000 blev uddelt ved UFC 292:
- Fight of the Night: Brad Katona vs. Cody Gibson
- Performance of the Night: Sean O’Malley og Zhang Weili
Publikumsantal og indtægter
- Publikum: 18.293
- Total gate: $7.247.654,86