UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC on Fox 25) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 22, 2017, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.[2]
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 22, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| City | Uniondale, New York | |||
| Attendance | 11,918[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,088,332[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event was the first that the UFC has hosted on Long Island.[2]
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum.[3]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung was originally in the works to headline or co-headline this event.[4] The pairing was originally slated to take place in July 2013 at UFC 162, but Jung was pulled from the bout in favor of a title fight against then champion José Aldo at UFC 163.[5] On May 12, the bout was confirmed for UFC 214.[6]
A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante and Patrick Cummins was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in December 2016. However, Cummins pulled out a week before the event due to a staph infection.[7] The fight eventually took place at this event.[8]
A heavyweight bout between Christian Colombo and Damian Grabowski was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira. However, the pairing was scrapped as both fighters sustained injuries in the weeks leading up to the event.[9] The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event.[10] Subsequently, Colombo was removed from the fight on June 22 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Chase Sherman.[11]
Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Rafael Natal, but pulled out in the weeks leading up to the event due to a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Eryk Anders.[12]
Results
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | def. | Kelvin Gastelum | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:45 | |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Dennis Bermudez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Patrick Cummins | def. | Gian Villante | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Thomas Almeida | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | def. | Lyman Good | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | def. | Rafael Natal | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:54 | |
| Welterweight | Alex Oliveira | def. | Ryan LaFlare | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Heavyweight | Chase Sherman | def. | Damian Grabowski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Jeremy Kennedy | def. | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | def. | Brian Kelleher | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Heavyweight | Júnior Albini | def. | Timothy Johnson | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:51 | |
| Featherweight | Shane Burgos | def. | Godofredo Pepey | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Wade | def. | Frankie Perez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[14]
- Fight of the Night: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Lyman Good
- Performance of the Night: Alex Oliveira and Júnior Albini