UFC 271

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 12, 2022 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States.[1]

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 12, 2022 (2022-02-12)
VenueToyota Center
CityHouston,Texas
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 UFC Fight Night 202

Background

A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Israel Adesanya and former champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) is expected to serve as the event's headliner.[2] The pairing met previously in October 2019 at UFC 243, when Adesanya knocked out Whittaker in the second round to capture the middleweight title.[3]

A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez and Matt Schnell is expected to take place at this event.[4] They were previously scheduled to meet in four different occasions (UFC 262, UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till and UFC 269), but the contest was cancelled each time due to different reasons.[5][6][7][8]

A potential middleweight title eliminator bout between Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson was scheduled for UFC 270.[9] However, the pairing was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.[10]

Fight card
Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Robert Whittaker [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Kyler Phillips vs. Marcelo Rojo
Flyweight Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
Lightweight Vinc Pichel vs. Mark Madsen
Women's Flyweight Roxanne Modafferi vs. Casey O'Neill
Light Heavyweight Carlos Ulberg vs. Fabio Cherant
Light Heavyweight Ed Herman vs. Maxim Grishin
Bantamweight Leomana Martinez vs. Ronnie Lawrence
Lightweight Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano
Middleweight A.J. Dodson vs. Jacob Malkoun
Bantamweight Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov
Welterweight Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha
  1. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

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Announced bouts

See also

References
  1. Gabriel Gonzalez (2021-12-06). "Report: UFC 271 to pake Place in Houston on February 12". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. Marc Raimondi (2021-12-12). "Israel Adesanya to defend UFC middleweight title against Robert Whittaker on Feb. 12". espn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. Brent Brookhouse (2019-10-06). "UFC 243 results, highlights: Israel Adesanya claims middleweight crown with violent TKO of Robert Whittaker". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. Clyde Aidoo (2021-12-15). "Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell rebooked for UFC 271 on February 12". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. Farah Hannoun (2021-04-21). "With Alex Perez out, Rogerio Bontorin targeted to fight Matt Schnell at UFC 262". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  6. Steve Duncan (2021-08-07). "Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell rescheduled for UFC Fight Night on September 4". mma.uno. Retrieved 2021-08-07. (in Spanish)
  7. Kristen King (2021-09-20). "Fights on Tap: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 among 15 UFC bouts announced". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  8. Alexander K. Lee (2021-12-10). "UFC 269 weigh-in results: Charles Oliveira, Amanda Nunes, challengers on weight for title fights, one bout cancelled". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  9. Nolan King and John Morgan (2021-09-27). "Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier booked for UFC 270 in January". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  10. Damon Martin (2021-12-15). "Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier shifts from UFC 270 to UFC 271". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  11. "UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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