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UFC Fight Night 180 Ortega vs The Korean Zombie

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Sun 18th October 2020 6:00am Local
Sun 18th October 2020 12:00am UTC

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2020

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UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 180, UFC on ESPN+ 38 and UFC Fight Island 6) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Background
Without fans in attendance, the promotion did not have to make consideration for the local timing of the event, so the plan was to proceed with normal timing for prime time hours on the east coast of North America. The main card was scheduled to begin at 3:00 am (October 18) local time in Abu Dhabi, with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 12:00 am Gulf Standard Time.

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung served as the event headliner. The duo were previously scheduled to main event UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie in December 2019. However, Ortega pulled out of the fight with a knee injury and was replaced by former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.

A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade and former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Jessica Eye was briefly linked to the event. However, the pairing never materialized due to lingering injuries for Eye. Andrade faced another former flyweight title challenger in Katlyn Chookagian instead.

A heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Shamil Abdurakhimov was expected to take place at this event. The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC 249, but Gane was forced to pull out of the event after he suffered a pneumothorax in training. Subsequently, the pairing was rescheduled and cancelled on three other occasions for various reasons. First at UFC 251, then briefly for UFC 253 and UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley. The bout fell through once again as Abdurakhimov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons on September 28 and Gane was expected to face promotional newcomer Ante Delija. However, that bout was also cancelled on October 14 due to contractual issues with Delija, seemingly related to his previous deal with the PFL.

A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Magomed Mustafaev was scheduled for the event, but Moicano withdrew on September 15 for personal reasons. He was replaced by former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot. In turn, Mustafaev pulled out in early October due to undisclosed reasons. Gamrot faced fellow promotional newcomer Guram Kutateladze instead.

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov was briefly linked to the event. However, Oezdemir pulled out of the fight in early October citing a knee injury. A replacement could not be found and Krylov was removed from the card.

Muslim Salikhov was expected to face Cláudio Silva in a welterweight bout at the event. However, it was announced on October 4 that Salikhov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by James Krause.

A middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Makhmud Muradov was briefly scheduled to take place at this event, before being moved two weeks later to UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva.

Mounir Lazzez was expected to face David Zawada in a welterweight bout at the event. However, it was reported on October 6 that Lazzez tested positive for COVID-19 and would not compete. In turn, Zawada was removed from the card.

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Result List

01	Brian Ortega	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
01	Chan Sung Jung	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
02	Jéssica Andrade	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
02	Katlyn Chookagian	UFC Flyweight Women	LOSS
03	Modestas Bukauskas	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
03	Jimmy Crute	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
04	Claudio Silva	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
04	James Krause	UFC Welterweight	WIN
05	Jonathan Martinez	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
05	Thomas Almeida	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
06	Mateusz Gamrot	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
06	Guram Kutateladze	UFC Lightweight	WIN
07	Gillian Robertson	UFC Flyweight Women	WIN
07	Poliana Botelho	UFC Flyweight Women	LOSS
08	JunYong Park	UFC Middleweight	WIN
08	John Phillips	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
09	Fares Ziam	UFC Lightweight	WIN
09	Jamie Mullarkey	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
10	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	ACA Mens	LOSS
10	Maxim Grishin	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN

Result Description

Featherweight Brian Ortega def. Chan Sung Jung Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00
Women’s Flyweight Jéssica Andrade def. Katlyn Chookagian TKO (body punches) 1 4:57
Light Heavyweight Jimmy Crute def. Modestas Bukauskas KO (punches) 1 2:01
Welterweight James Krause def. Cláudio Silva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Jonathan Martinez def. Thomas Almeida Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
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Lightweight Guram Kutateladze def. Mateusz Gamrot Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Gillian Robertson def. Poliana Botelho Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Jun Yong Park def. John Phillips Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–25) 3 5:00
Lightweight Farès Ziam def. Jamie Mullarkey Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Maxim Grishin def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov TKO (punches) 2 4:58
Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov def. Mark Striegl KO (punches) 1 0:51

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