UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Date: June 9, 2018
Venue: United Center
Location: Chicago, Illinois
gate: $2,550,000
attendance: 18,117
PPV BuyRate: 250K
Fighter Awards & Bonuses ($50,000 each)
– Fight of the Night: Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero (Romero forfeited his bonus due to missing weight)
– Performance of the Night: Curtis Blaydes
– Performance of the Night: Charles Oliveira
UFC 225 Fight Card
Main Card (at 10 p.m. ET on Pay-Per-View)
- Robert Whittaker(c) def. Yoel Romero by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)*
- Colby Covington def. Rafael dos Anjos by Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)**
- Holly Holm def. Megan Anderson by Decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Tai Tuivasa def. Andrei Arlovski by Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mike Jackson def. CM Punk by Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Prelims (at 8 p.m. ET on FS1)
- Curtis Blaydes def. Alistair Overeem by TKO (elbows) at 2:56 of R3
- Cláudia Gadelha def. Carla Esparza by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Mirsad Bektic def. Ricardo Lamas by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Chris de la Rocha def. Rashad Coulter by TKO (punches) at 3:53 of R2
Early Prelims (at 6:15 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass)
- Anthony Smith def. Rashad Evans by KO (knee) at 0:53 of R1
- Sergio Pettis def. Joseph Benavidez by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
- Charles Oliveira def. Clay Guida by Submission (guillotine choke) at 2:18 of R1
- Dan Ige def. Mike Santiago by TKO (punches) at 0:50 of R1
*UFC middleweight championship
*Interim UFC welterweight championship
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