UFC on ESPN 12 was a fun and intense night of fights, with upsets and finishes, capped by Fight of the Night headliner Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker. After several card changes, including short-notice replacements, some cancellations, one positive COVID-19 test (cornerman of Ramiz Brahimaj), injuries, and even a visa problem, the remaining fighters still delivered an exciting night of fights, and had all successfully made weight the previous day. UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard tweeted, "This may be one of the funnest night of fights I have seen. I have laughed and said oh shit...practically every fight I think".
The 'curse' of Paul Felder (that fighters that beat him go on to lose their next fight) continued as Dustin Poirier took a unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–46) over Dan Hooker. In the co-main event, with only his new girlfriend in his corner, the infamous Mike Perry won a unanimous decision over Mickey Gall (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Earlier in the night, short-notice replacement and underdog Julian Erosa, a TUF 22 alum, earned a Performance of the Night award for his D'Arce choke submission of favorite Sean Woodson. The remaining Performance of the Night award went to a fighter with another submission win -- former Invicta strawweight and flyweight Kay Hansen submitted former Invicta atomweight champion Jinh Yu Frey by armbar.
Full results:
Lightweight - Dustin Poirier def. Dan Hooker by unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–46)
Welterweight - Mike Perry def. Mickey Gall by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Heavyweight - Maurice Greene def. Gian Villante by submission by arm-triangle choke
Middleweight - Brendan Allen def. Kyle Daukaus by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 30–27)
Welterweight - Takashi Sato def. Jason Witt by TKO due to punches
Catchweight (150 lb) - Julian Erosa def. Sean Woodson by submission by D’Arce choke
Lightweight - Khama Worthy def. Luis Peña by submission by guillotine choke
Heavyweight - Tanner Boser def. Philipe Lins by KO due to punches
Women’s Strawweight - Kay Hansen def. Jinh Yu Frey by submission by armbar
Featherweight - Youssef Zalal def. Jordan Griffin by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
$50k perfomance bonuses went to Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker for Fight of the Night, and to Kay Hansen and Julian Erosa for their submission wins.
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