UFC 240
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2019
UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 27, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
01Background
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Max Holloway and former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar headlined the event. The pairing was scheduled twice before, first at UFC 218 and then at UFC 222, but scrapped for Edgar and Holloway injuries, respectively.
A women's flyweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy and Mara Romero Borella was initially scheduled for this event. On June 20, matchmakers moved the bout a week ahead to UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler.
A heavyweight bout between Tanner Boser and Giacomo Lemos was scheduled. On July 25, the bout was scrapped due to Lemos testing positive for an unspecified banned substance.
02Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg | def. | Felicia Spencer | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | def. | Niko Price | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:39 | |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Krzysztof Jotko | def. | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Viviane Araújo | def. | Alexis Davis | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Hakeem Dawodu | def. | Yoshinori Horie | TKO (head kick) | 3 | 4:09 | |
| Featherweight | Gavin Tucker | def. | Seung Woo Choi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:17 | |
| Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Sarah Frota | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:13 | |
| Welterweight | Erik Koch | def. | Kyle Stewart | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
03Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Performance of the Night: Geoff Neal and Hakeem Dawodu
Sources and credits
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