UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports entertainment |
| Founded | July 13, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Sacramento, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd—also referred to as UFC Fight Night 155 or UFC on ESPN+ 13'—was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and took place on July 13, 2019, at the Golden 1 Center located in Sacramento, California.
Background
The main event featured a women's bantamweight clash between the first-ever Women’s Featherweight Champion, Germaine de Randamie, and challenger Aspen Ladd.
This occasion also marked the comeback of former WEC Featherweight Champion, ex-UFC Bantamweight Championship contender, and 2017 inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame, Urijah Faber. After a 30-month hiatus from competition, Faber returned to face hometown fighter Ricky Simón in a bantamweight matchup.
A women’s strawweight contest initially planned between Cynthia Calvillo and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Lívia Renata Souza underwent changes when Calvillo withdrew due to a broken foot injury. Souza instead squared off against another former Invicta FC Strawweight titleholder, Brianna Van Buren.
In the middleweight division, a bout scheduled between Karl Roberson and John Phillips was modified after Phillips pulled out owing to injury. His spot was filled by promotional newcomer Wellington Turman.
A bantamweight fight that was originally set to feature Olympic silver medalist wrestler and former UFC Women’s Bantamweight title challenger Sara McMann against the inaugural UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Nicco Montaño was altered when McMann withdrew with an injury. She was replaced by bantamweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate, Julianna Peña.
Martin Day was slated to compete against Benito Lopez, but withdrew due to knee surgery, leading to his replacement by Vince Morales.
Gian Villante exited his scheduled bout with Mike Rodríguez for undisclosed reasons and was substituted by promotional newcomer John Allan.
An injury forced Beneil Dariush to withdraw from his fight against Drakkar Klose, which resulted in Klose being removed from the card with plans for rescheduling at a later event.
Bonus awards
Each awarded fighter received $50,000 bonuses as follows:
- Fight of the Night: No award given.
- Performance of the Night: Urijah Faber, Josh Emmett, Andre Fili, and Jonathan Martinez
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter payouts reported to the California State Athletic Commission amounted to a total of $1,274,000. These amounts do not include sponsorship earnings or UFC "fight night" bonuses.
- Germaine de Randamie: $90,000 ($45,000 win bonus) defeated Aspen Ladd: $35,000
- Urijah Faber: $340,000 ($170,000 win bonus) defeated Ricky Simón: $23,000
- Josh Emmett: $98,000 ($49,000 win bonus) defeated Mirsad Bektić: $38,000
- Karl Roberson: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) defeated Wellington Turman: $12,000
- Marvin Vettori: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) defeated Cezar Ferreira: $45,000
- John Allan: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) defeated Mike Rodríguez: $20,000
- Andre Fili: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) defeated Sheymon Moraes: $21,000
- Julianna Peña: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) defeated Nicco Montaño: $30,000
- Ryan Hall: $70,000 ($35,000 win bonus) defeated Darren Elkins: $62,000
- Jonathan Martinez: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) defeated Pingyuan Liu: $14,000
- Briana Van Buren: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) defeated Lívia Renata Souza: $12,000
- Benito Lopez: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) defeated Vince Morales: $14,000
Aftermath
On August 13, 2019, the California State Athletic Commission revealed that John Allan had a positive test result for tamoxifen following a post-fight screening. As a consequence, he was subjected to a one-year suspension, monetary penalties, and the overturning of his victory over Mike Rodríguez to a no contest.