UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	February 3, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance	Not announced
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 235, UFC on ESPN+ 93 and UFC Vegas 85) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 3, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.^[2]

Background

A middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov headlined the event.^[3]

A flyweight bout between Nate Maness and Azat Maksum was expected to take place at the event.^[4] However, Maness pulled out in early January due to injury and was replaced by former LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson.^[5]

William Gomis was expected to face Melsik Baghdasaryan in a featherweight bout at this event.^[6] However, Gomis pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in early January and the bout was scrapped.^[7]

Kiefer Crosbie and Themba Gorimbo were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout.^[8] However on January 5, it was announced that Crosbie pulled out due to an injury.^[7] Pete Rodriguez was announced as the replacement.^[9]

A welterweight bout between Muslim Salikhov and Randy Brown took place at the event.^[10] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 296 last December, but Brown withdrew due to illness.^[11]

At the weigh-ins, Luana Carolina weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight with Carolina forfeiting an 20 percentage of her purse, which went to her opponent former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Julija Stoliarenko.^[12]

Results

Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Nassourdine Imavov	def.	Roman Dolidze	Decision (majority) (49–44, 47–47, 48–46)	5	5:00	^[a]
Lightweight	Renato Moicano	def.	Drew Dober	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Randy Brown	def.	Muslim Salikhov	KO (punches)	1	3:17
Women's Flyweight	Natália Silva	def.	Viviane Araújo	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Aliaskhab Khizriev	vs.	Makhmud Muradov	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	1	0:11	^[b]
Welterweight	Charles Radtke	def.	Gilbert Urbina	TKO (punches)	1	4:47
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight	Molly McCann	def.	Diana Belbiţă	Submission (armbar)	1	4:59
Flyweight	Charles Johnson	def.	Azat Maksum	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Themba Gorimbo	def.	Pete Rodriguez	TKO (punches)	1	0:32
Featherweight	Lee Jeong-yeong	def.	Blake Bilder	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (129 lb)	Luana Carolina	def.	Julija Stoliarenko	TKO (punches)	3	4:52
Lightweight	Marquel Mederos	def.	Landon Quiñones	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Jamal Pogues	def.	Thomas Petersen	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

^ Imavov was deducted one point in round 4 due to an illegal soccer kick.
^ Accidental eye poke rendered Muradov unable to continue.

^[13]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[14]

Fight of the Night: Charles Johnson vs. Azat Maksum
Performance of the Night: Randy Brown and Molly McCann

References

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^ Andrew, David (December 9, 2023). "Nathan Maness slated to face undefeated prospect Azat Maksum at UFC Fight Night 235". sherdog.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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^ Riddle, Mathew (January 5, 2024). "UFC Fight Night 235 takes a hit as 2 fighters pulled from card". si.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ King, Nolan (January 11, 2024). "UFC rebooks Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov after last-minute cancellation". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ Segura, Danny (December 14, 2023). "UFC 296 loses second fight in less than 24 hours after scratched prelim". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "UFC Fight Night 235 weigh-in results: Prelim fighter misses mark by two pounds". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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^ Taylor, Chris (February 3, 2024). "UFC Vegas 85 Bonus Report: Randy Brown one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.