UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas , United States |
| Products | Mixed martial arts events |
| Website | www |
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré—also referred to as UFC Fight Night 164 and UFC on ESPN+ 22'—was a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 16, 2019. The competition took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera located in São Paulo, Brazil.
Background
The main event featured a light heavyweight clash between former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and ex-Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza.
A planned light heavyweight matchup between Antônio Rogério Nogueira and Trevor Smith was called off due to an injury sustained by Nogueira; subsequently, Smith competed against Makhmud Muradov at another UFC event.
Leah Letson was originally scheduled to face Duda Santana but withdrew for reasons that were not disclosed. Following this, Santana was paired with promotional debutant Tracy Cortez, who ultimately fought against Vanessa Melo after Santana also withdrew.
Kevin Holland was removed from his bout against newcomer Antônio Arroyo in order to participate earlier on the UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman card. Although replacements such as Trevin Giles and Alessio Di Chirico were considered, Arroyo ended up competing against another debuting fighter, André Muniz.
In a middleweight bout, Jack Marshman was replaced by Wellington Turman for undisclosed reasons, altering his scheduled fight against Markus Perez.
Sam Alvey had been set to challenge former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua, but withdrew due to a broken hand; Rua instead faced off with Paul Craig.
A flyweight contest initially arranged between former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski and Priscila Cachoeira underwent multiple changes after Cachoeira tested positive for a diuretic. Following further last-minute adjustments, Lipski fought promotional newcomer Isabella de Pádua, who missed the weight limit by 4.5 pounds. Consequently, the bout proceeded at catchweight, with de Pádua forfeiting 30% of her purse to Lipski.
During weigh-ins, both Tracy Cortez and Vanessa Melo initially failed to make the bantamweight limit by half a pound, which led to a catchweight agreement without fines imposed. However, an official scale recalibration later confirmed that both fighters made weight successfully, validating their bantamweight contest.
Results
Bonus awards
Performance bonuses of $50,000 were awarded to four fighters: Charles Oliveira, James Krause, Ricardo Ramos, and Randy Brown. No Fight of the Night bonus was distributed at this event.