UFC Fight Night 215: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba (also known as UFC Vegas 65) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 19, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Ion Cuțelaba vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu Heavyweight Chase Sherman vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta Welterweight André Fialho vs. Muslim Salikhov Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena vs. Danny Roberts
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Flyweight Charles Johnson vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov Women's Flyweight Jennifer Maia vs. Maryna Moroz Bantamweight Vince Morales vs. Miles Johns Bantamweight Kevin Natividad vs. Ricky Turcios Women's Strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Maria Oliveira Bantamweight Brady Hiestand vs. Fernie Garcia Women's Flyweight Natália Silva vs. Tereza Bleda
Background
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak was expected to headline the event. However, while the event was in progress, Lewis was forced withdraw due to non-weight cutting illness and the bout was cancelled. As a result, Kennedy Nzechukwu and Ion Cuțelaba instead headlined the event.
Jack Shore was expected to face Kyler Phillips in a bantamweight bout. However, Shore suffered "a serious knee injury" and is not expect to return to competition before the end of 2022. As a result, Phillips was pulled from the event.
A light heavyweight bout between William Knight and Marcin Prachnio was scheduled for the event. However, the bout was scrapped a week before the event for undisclosed reasons.
A middleweight bout between Rodolfo Vieira and Cody Brundage was expected to take place at the event. However, Vieira pulled out from the event due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped.
Vince Morales was expected to face José Johnson in a bantamweight bout. However, Johnson pulled out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns.
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