UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
VenueAmerican Airlines Center
CityDallas, Texas
Attendance14,073[1]
Total gate$1,700,000[1]
Buyrate130,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 8, 2018 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.[3]

Background

The event was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between then current champion Tyron Woodley and Darren Till. Due to a nasal issue that required surgery, the interim champion Colby Covington was not available for this event. He was also expected to be stripped of his title as soon as the Woodley/Till bout took place.[4] The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner Kamaru Usman submitted medicals and weighed in as an official replacement for the bout.[5]

A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between then champion Nicco Montaño and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship title challenger Valentina Shevchenko was expected to take place at the event, as the co-headliner.[6] However, before the weigh-ins, Montaño was transported to a hospital due to the effects of weight cutting and the title bout with Shevchenko was cancelled.[7] Later that day, UFC president Dana White announced that Montaño was stripped of the title and that Shevchenko will fight for the vacant belt "as soon as she's able".[8]

A featherweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Zabit Magomedsharipov was scheduled for the event. However, Rodríguez pulled out of the fight on August 23 citing injury.[9] He was replaced by Brandon Davis.[10]

Ryan Benoit was scheduled to face Roberto Sanchez at the event. However, Benoit pulled out of the fight in late August for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Jarred Brooks.[11]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c) def. Darren Till Submission (brabo choke) 2 4:19 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Strawweight Jéssica Andrade def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz KO (punch) 1 1:58
Featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Brandon Davis Submission (Suloev Stretch kneebar)[12] 2 3:46
Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera def. John Dodson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Niko Price KO (punch) 1 0:43
Preliminary Card (FX)
Women's Strawweight Tatiana Suarez def. Carla Esparza TKO (punches and elbows) 3 4:33
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Cody Stamann Submission (Suloev Stretch kneebar) 2 3:42
Welterweight Geoff Neal def. Frank Camacho KO (head kick) 2 1:23
Middleweight Darren Stewart def. Charles Byrd TKO (elbow and punches) 2 2:17
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Diego Sanchez def. Craig White Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jim Miller def. Alex White Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:29
Women's Bantamweight Irene Aldana def. Lucie Pudilová Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Jarred Brooks def. Roberto Sanchez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

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

  • Fight of the Night: Irene Aldana vs. Lucie Pudilová
  • Performance of the Night: Tyron Woodley and Jéssica Andrade

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Matt Erickson (2018-09-09). "UFC 228 draws announced 14,073 attendance for $1.7 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. ↑ "UFC 228: Woodley Vs. Till Reportedly Does Awful PPV Numbers". www.punditarena.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2018-07-08). "UFC announces rest of 2018 schedule from September through end of year". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  4. ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (2018-07-24). "Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till slated for UFC 228". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ↑ Brett Okamoto (2018-08-10). "Kamaru Usman tagged as backup for Tyron Woodley-Darren Till title fight". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2018-07-18). "Nicco Montaño to defend flyweight title vs. Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 228". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  7. ↑ Staff (2018-09-07). "Nicco Montano out of UFC 228 flyweight title fight vs. Valentina Shevchenko". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  8. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2018-09-07). "Dana White says Nicco Montaño is no longer the UFC women's flyweight champion". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  9. ↑ Harry Davies (2018-08-23). "Injury forces Yair Rodriguez out of UFC 228 fight vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  10. ↑ Staff (2018-08-28). "Brandon Davis steps in to face Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 228". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  11. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2018-09-02). ""The Monkey God" Jarred Brooks tackles "6 days notice" fight against Roberto Sanchez" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  12. ↑ Robbie Fox (2018-09-10). "Before this weekend, there was only one Suloev Stretch kneebar in UFC history...now, there are three". barstoolsports.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  13. ↑ "UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  14. ↑ Matt Erickson (2018-09-09). "UFC 228 bonuses: Tyron Woodley, Jessica Andrade among $50,000 winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
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