UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
| Company type | Event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | June 26, 2021 |
| Headquarters | Enterprise, Nevada , United States |
Area served | Las Vegas Metropolitan Area |
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov (also referred to as UFC Fight Night 190, UFC on ESPN+ 48, and UFC Vegas 30) was a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 26, 2021. The event took place at the UFC Apex facility located in Enterprise, Nevada, within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.
Background
The main event featured a heavyweight clash between the emerging contender Ciryl Gane and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov.
Originally, a middleweight contest between Anthony Hernandez and Punahele Soriano was planned but later canceled due to Hernandez sustaining a hand injury. Subsequently, Soriano was booked to fight Brendan Allen at a different event.
The lightweight encounter involving Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadžović experienced two postponements before finally occurring at this card.
A women's bantamweight matchup between Julija Stoliarenko and Julia Avila, which had been called off previously owing to Stoliarenko's issues with weight cutting, was rescheduled for this event.
In the light heavyweight division, Ed Herman withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Kennedy Nzechukwu, who faced off against Danilo Marques.
Welterweight fighter Sergey Khandozhko pulled out because of injury and was substituted by Tim Means, who competed against Nicolas Dalby.
Ramazan Emeev also withdrew from his welterweight bout with former The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 champion Warlley Alves. Promotional newcomer Jeremiah Wells accepted the fight on short notice.
Former interim UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Ovince Saint Preux fought heavyweight replacement Tanner Boser after original opponent Maxim Grishin was forced to withdraw due to visa complications.
A flyweight contest between former title contender Tim Elliott and Su Mudaerji was canceled following Mudaerji's knee injury that required surgical intervention.
Bonus awards
Exceptional performances were rewarded with $50,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Timur Valiev vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Performance of the Night: Kennedy Nzechukwu and Marcin Prachnio