UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva

[8] He was replaced by Zhalgas Zhumagulov and their contest was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs.

[12] A middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Makhmud Muradov was briefly scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs.

[14] In turn, the bout then suffered another setback during fight week as Muradov tested positive for COVID-19 and had to pull out.

Both of their bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were each fined a percentage of their individual purses, which went to their opponents Sean Strickland and Jason Witt.

[22] On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) issued a six-month suspension and $2,245.36 ($1,800 + $445.36 in legal fees) fine for Charlie Ontiveros due to a failed drug test related to this event.

UFC president Dana White announced that this would be Anderson Silva 's final fight in the UFC. He is considered one of the greatest of all time and still holds the record for most consecutive wins in the organization (16) and longest title reign in UFC history (2,457 days). [ 3 ] [ 4 ]