UFC 238
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2019
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 8, 2019 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
01Background
The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and current UFC Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo and former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes. Two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw was suspended on March 20 due to a failed drug test in relation to his January loss against Cejudo for the flyweight title and therefore opted to vacate his title before having it stripped. Cejudo became the third man to become UFC champion in two divisions simultaneously and fourth fighter overall (after Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 and Amanda Nunes at UFC 232), as well as the seventh person overall to win a title in different divisions.
A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Eye was the co-main event on the card.
A strawweight bout between Felice Herrig and Yan Xiaonan was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported on April 30 that Herrig withdrew from the event after suffering a torn ACL and was replaced by former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill.
02Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Henry Cejudo | def. | Marlon Moraes | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:51 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Jessica Eye | KO (head kick) | 2 | 0:26 | |
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | def. | Donald Cerrone | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Petr Yan | def. | Jimmie Rivera | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Blagoy Ivanov | def. | Tai Tuivasa | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Tatiana Suarez | def. | Nina Ansaroff | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Alexa Grasso | def. | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Calvin Kattar | def. | Ricardo Lamas | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Yan Xiaonan | def. | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Darren Stewart | def. | Bevon Lewis | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | def. | Grigory Popov | KO (punch) | 2 | 4:47 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Katlyn Chookagian | def. | Joanne Calderwood | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
03Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone
- Performance of the Night: Henry Cejudo and Valentina Shevchenko
Sources and credits
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