UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne

UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
Venue O2 World
City Berlin, Germany
Attendance 8,155[1]
Event chronology

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UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne (also known as UFC Fight Night 69) was a mixed martial arts event held on June 20, 2015 at O2 World in Berlin, Germany.[2]

Background

The event was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira.[2] However, Gustafsson pulled out of the bout on May 1 due to an injury. In turn, Teixeira was removed from the card entirely and was rescheduled to face Ovince Saint Preux on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73.[3] Subsequently, a UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and former Invicta FC Atomweight champion Jessica Penne was announced as the new event headliner.[4][5]

Makwan Amirkhani was expected to face Diego Rivas at the event.[6] However, shortly after the bout was announced, Rivas was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons. Amirkhani remained on the card to face Masio Fullen.[7]

A welterweight bout between Sérgio Moraes and Peter Sobotta was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2. However, the bout was cancelled due to Sobotta being injured. Moraes remained on the card against a different opponent. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[8] On June 9, the fight was scrapped once again as Moraes pulled out for undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Steve Kennedy.[9]

A light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov and Marcos Rogério de Lima was briefly linked to this event. However the paring was moved a week later to UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero.[10]

Derek Brunson was expected to face Krzysztof Jotko at the event. However, Brunson pulled out of the fight on June 9 citing a rib injury and was briefly replaced by Uriah Hall.[11] Three days after the booking, Hall was removed due to an alleged visa issue. In turn, Jotko was removed from the card entirely.[12]

Mike Wilkinson was expected to face Alan Omer at the event. However, Wilkinson suffered a shoulder injury and was removed from the card. Wilkinson was replaced by promotional newcomer Arnold Allen.[13]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) def. Jessica Penne TKO (punches and knee) 3 4:22 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Dennis Siver Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Peter Sobotta def. Steve Kennedy Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:57
Lightweight Nick Hein def. Łukasz Sajewski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Makwan Amirkhani def. Masio Fullen Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:31
Lightweight Mairbek Taisumov def. Alan Patrick TKO (head kick and punches) 2 1:30
Featherweight Arnold Allen def. Alan Omer Submission (ninja choke) 3 1:41
Featherweight Noad Lahat def. Niklas Bäckström Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Scott Askham def. Antônio dos Santos Jr. KO (punches and knees) 1 2:52
Lightweight Magomed Mustafaev def. Piotr Hallmann TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 3:24
Bantamweight Taylor Lapilus def. Yuta Sasaki TKO (punches) 2 1:26
  1. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2015-06-20). "UFC Fight Night 69 draws an announced 8,155 fans". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. 1 2 Staff (2015-03-30). "Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira to headline UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  3. ↑ Mike Bohn (2015-05-20). "Ovince Saint Preux vs. Glover Teixeira gets UFC Fight Night 74 main event slot". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  4. ↑ Staff (2015-05-01). "Gustafsson out vs. Teixeira, Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne headlines UFC Fight Night 69". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  5. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 69: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne fight card lineup finalized; Hein vs. Sajewski kicks off 4 fight main card". The MMA Report. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  6. ↑ Sean Bio (2015-04-02). "Niklas Backstrom vs. Noad Lahat, Makwan Amirkhani vs. Diego Rivas added to UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  7. ↑ Ryan O'Leary (2015-04-16). "Makwan Amirkhani Joins UFC in Berlin Card". mmaviking.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  8. ↑ Staff (2015-05-05). "Peter Sobotta vs. Sergio Moraes re-booked for UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-06-09). "With Sergio Moraes out, Peter Sobotta gets new UFC Fight Night 69 opponent". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  10. ↑ Karim Zidan (2015-05-15). "TUF Brazil: 4 Finale in Florida gets Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero main event". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  11. ↑ Staff (2015-06-09). "Uriah Hall replaces Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  12. ↑ Staff (2015-06-12). "Three days after UFC Fight Night 69 booking, Uriah Hall pulled from card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  13. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-06-15). "Newcomer Allen in for Wilkinson in Berlin". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  14. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  15. ↑ Matt Erickson (2015-06-20). "UFC Fight Night 69 bonuses: You're damn right Jedrzejczyk got $50,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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