UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez

UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	November 10, 2018
Venue	Pepsi Center
City	Denver, Colorado
Attendance	11,426
Total gate	$946,706
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez (also known as UFC Fight Night 139) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 10, 2018, at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, United States.^[2]

Background

The UFC celebrated its 25th anniversary at this event, given its first event took place on November 12, 1993, in Denver at the now-demolished McNichols Sports Arena.^[3] UFC officials went to a throwback theme for the event, using the original UFC logo, and non-Fox related television graphics were based on the original pay-per-view broadcast.^[4]

A featherweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar and former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Chan Sung Jung was expected to serve as the event headliner.^[5] However, on October 26, it was reported that Edgar pulled out due to injury and was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez.^[6]

Ricardo Ramos was expected to face Ricky Simón at the event. However, on October 15, it was reported that Ramos pulled out due to a hand injury, and in turn, Simon was removed from the card as well.^[7]^[8]

A lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Chris Gruetzemacher was expected to take place at the event. However, on October 19, it was reported Gruetzemacher withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Thiago Moisés.^[9]

A women's strawweight bout between Maycee Barber and Maia Stevenson was expected to take place at the event. However, on October 20, it was reported that Stevenson pulled out from the event due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Hannah Cifers.^[10]

A light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and Saparbek Safarov was expected to take place at the event. However it was reported on October 21 that Safarov pulled out from the event for undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped.^[11]

Jordan Espinosa was expected to face Mark De La Rosa at the event. However, on November 4, it was reported that Espinosa pulled out from the event and was replaced by Joby Sanchez.^[12]

A bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challengers Ray Borg and Joseph Benavidez was expected to take place at the event. However, Borg pulled out on November 7 due to medical issues and the bout was cancelled.^[13]

At the weigh-ins, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington weighed in at 138 lb, 2 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 lb. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and the bout proceeded at catchweight.^[14]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Yair Rodríguez	def.	Chan Sung Jung	KO (elbow)	5	4:59	^[a]
Welterweight	Donald Cerrone	def.	Mike Perry	Submission (armbar)	1	4:46
Catchweight (138 lb)	Germaine de Randamie	def.	Raquel Pennington	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Beneil Dariush	def.	Thiago Moisés	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–26)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Maycee Barber	def.	Hannah Cifers	TKO (punches)	2	2:01
Lightweight	Michael Trizano	def.	Luis Peña	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Strawweight	Ashley Yoder	def.	Amanda Cooper	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bobby Moffett	vs.	Chas Skelly	No Contest (overturned)	2	2:43	^[b]
Lightweight	Davi Ramos	def.	John Gunther	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:57
Lightweight	Devonte Smith	def.	Julian Erosa	KO (punches)	1	0:46
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight	Eric Shelton	def.	Joseph Morales	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Mark De La Rosa	def.	Joby Sanchez	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00

^ Tied for latest finish in UFC history.
^ Originally a technical submission (brabo choke) win for Moffett; overturned after Skelly appealed the loss due to a controversial referee call.^[15]

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:^[17]

Fight of the Night: Yair Rodríguez vs. Chan Sung Jung
Performance of the Night: Yair Rodríguez and Donald Cerrone

Aftermath

On June 24, 2020, it was announced that Bobby Moffett's submission win against Chas Skelly was overturned by the Colorado Office of Combative Sports after Skelly appealed the loss due to a referee call. Its stoppage was considered highly controversial at the time, as the referee waved off the fight in the midst of a submission sequence.^[15]