UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
| UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 15, 2025 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 254 and UFC Vegas 104 and UFC on ESPN+ 112) is an ongoing mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 15, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]A middleweight rematch between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze headlined the event.[2] The pairing previously met at UFC 286 in March 2023, with Vettori winning the fight via unanimous decision.[3]
A lightweight bout between Evan Elder and MarQuel Mederos was scheduled for this event.[4] However, it was announced that Mederos was injured, so the bout was cancelled and Elder was moved to the UFC on ESPN: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. card.[5] It was also reported that Mederos was moved to the UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg two weeks later as a replacement fighter.[6]
At the weigh-ins, two fighters missed weight:[7]
- Undefeated promotional newcomer Diyar Nurgozhay weighed in at 210.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit.
- Chidi Njokuani weighed in at 172.25 pounds, one and a quarter pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit.
Nurgozhay and Njokuani's bouts proceeded at catchweight. Nurgozhay was fined 25 percent of his individual purse which went to his opponent Brendson Ribeiro and 20 percent of Njokuani's purse went to his opponent Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.[7][8]
Results
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Roman Dolidze | def. | Marvin Vettori | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (172.25 lb) | Chidi Njokuani | def. | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | TKO (knee and elbows) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Hernandez | def. | Kurt Holobaugh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Da'Mon Blackshear | def. | Cody Gibson | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 4:09 | |
| Catchweight (210.5 lb) | Brendson Ribeiro | def. | Diyar Nurgozhay | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Featherweight | Kevin Vallejos | def. | Choi Seung-woo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:09 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | def. | Ryan Spann | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:48 | |
| Bantamweight | You Su-young | def. | AJ Cunningham | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Carlos Vera | def. | Josias Musasa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:16 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sam Hughes | def. | Stephanie Luciano | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | André Lima | def. | Daniel Barez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:05 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Priscila Cachoeira | def. | Josiane Nunes | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Carli Judice | def. | Yuneisy Duben | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:40 | |
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[10]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Carlos Vera, André Lima, Priscila Cachoeira, and Carli Judice
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2025-01-24). "Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze 2 headlines UFC Vegas card in March". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ Dylan Rush (2023-03-18). "UFC 286: Marvin Vettori captures decision against hard-hitting Roman Dolidze". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ Sportsnet Staff (2014-02-18). "UFC roundup: Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes added to UFC 313 lineup". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ Danny Segura (2025-03-13). "UFC Fight Night 254 loses one fight due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ Jason Burgos (2025-03-10). "UFC Tonight: How to watch UFC 313, final betting odds, and upcoming UFC schedule". sportsnaut.com. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ a b Staff (2025-03-14). "UFC Fight Night 254 weigh-in results: Two misses, including 4.5-pound botch". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2025-03-14). "UFC Vegas 104 weigh-in results: 2 fighters miss weight, including 1 by 4.5 pounds". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2025-03-15). "UFC Vegas 104 Bonus Report: Priscila Cachoeira one of four POTN winners". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
