{{Short description|UFC mixed marial arts event in 2020}} {{Infobox MMA event |name= UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira |image= UFC_on_ESPN+_28.jpg |promotion= Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= {{start date|2020|03|14}} |venue= Ginásio Nilson Nelson |city= Brasília, Brazil |attendance= None (behind closed doors)<ref name="COVID-19">{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/03/ufc-on-espn-plus-28-brasilia-brazil-no-fans-coronavirus-pandemic-mma-sports|title=Coronavirus pushes UFC on ESPN+ 28 behind closed doors in Brasilia: Reports|author=Simon Head|date=2020-03-11|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref> |gate= |previousevent= UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero |followingevent= UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards }}
'''''UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 170''''' and '''''UFC on ESPN+ 28''''') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil.<ref name="Tavaresvs.CarlosJ">{{Cite web|url=https://mmadna.nl/hawaiiaan-brad-tavares-treft-antonio-carlos-junior-tijdens-ufc-brasilia/|title=Hawaiian Brad Tavares meets Antonio Carlos Junior during UFC Brasilia|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Redactie|date=2019-12-03|access-date=2019-12-03}} {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/12/antonio-carlos-junior-brad-tavares-ufc-brasilia|title=Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Brad Tavares added to UFC Brasilia in March|date=2019-12-03|author=Farah Hannoun|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>
==Background== A lightweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira served as the event headliner.<ref name="BrasiliaHeadliner">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/1/14/21065576/kevin-lee-charles-oliveira-ufc-brasilia-mma|title=Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira set to headline UFC Brasilia in March|date=2020-01-14|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Guilherme Cruz and Damon Martin|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight winner Antônio Carlos Júnior was scheduled for the event. However, Tavares was forced to pull out of the fight due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/combate/noticia/brad-tavares-sofre-lesao-e-esta-fora-da-luta-contra-cara-de-sapato-no-ufc-brasilia.ghtml|title=Brad Tavares injured and out of fight against Cara de Sapato at UFC Brasília|publisher=globoesporte.globo.com|author=Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho|date=2019-12-31|access-date=2019-12-31}} {{in lang|pt}}</ref> He was replaced by Makhmud Muradov.<ref name="MakhmudMuradov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Makhmud-Muradov-Steps-in-Against-Antonio-Carlos-Jr-at-UFC-Brasilia-168293|title=Makhmud Muradov steps in against Antonio Carlos Jr. at UFC Brasilia|publisher=sherdog.com|author=Jay Pettry|date=2020-01-04|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref> In turn, Júnior suffered an unspecified injury and the bout was cancelled from the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/01/antonio-carlos-junior-injured-makhmud-muradov-fight-scratched-from-ufc-on-espn-28|title=Antonio Carlos Junior injured, Makhmud Muradov fight scratched from UFC on ESPN+ 28|date=2020-01-13|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Mike Bohn|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref>
A women's strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and Amanda Ribas was scheduled for the event. However, VanZant was forced to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury. VanZant requested to reschedule the bout one month later, but Ribas decided to remain at the event and Randa Markos stepped in as the replacement.<ref name="Markos">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Paige-VanZant-Out-Randa-Markos-In-Against-Amanda-Ribas-at-UFC-Brasilia-169165|title=Report: Paige VanZant out, Randa Markos in against Amanda Ribas at UFC Brasilia|publisher=sherdog.com|author=Jay Pettry|date=2020-01-24|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>
A flyweight bout between Su Mudaerji and Bruno Gustavo da Silva was scheduled for the event. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Mudaerji was forced to withdraw from the event as he would not travel to prepare for the fight and was replaced by promotional newcomer David Dvořák.<ref name="Dvořák">{{Cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/combate/noticia/epidemia-de-coronavirus-complica-treinos-de-su-mudaerji-no-tibete-e-atleta-sai-do-card-do-ufc-brasilia.ghtml|title=Coronavirus epidemic complicates Su Mudaerji's training in Tibet and athlete leaves UFC card|publisher=globoesporte.globo.com|author=Marcelo Barone|date=2020-02-08|access-date=2020-02-08}} {{in lang|pt}}</ref>
At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed in at 158.5 lb, 2.5 lb over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156 pounds. He was fined 20% of his purse and his bout with Oliveira proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/03/ufc-on-espn-plus-28-brasilia-kevin-lee-charles-oliveira-weigh-in-results/amp?__twitter_impression=true|title=UFC on ESPN+ 28 weigh-in results: Kevin Lee misses weight|date=2020-03-13|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Mike Bohn|access-date=2020-03-13|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604003458/https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/03/ufc-on-espn-plus-28-brasilia-kevin-lee-charles-oliveira-weigh-in-results/amp?__twitter_impression=true|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===COVID-19 pandemic=== On March 12, the UFC announced that this event would take place behind closed doors (for the first time in the promotion's history) after Ibaneis Rocha, the governor of the Federal District (where Brasília is located), announced that large gatherings will be suspended or closed for a period of 5 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="COVID-19" /> Both the UFC's planned Thursday media day and Friday ceremonial weigh-ins were cancelled ahead of the card, with the official early morning weigh-ins being the only official fighter obligations that remained ahead of fight night.<ref name="COVID-19" /> In response, UFC president Dana White stated "We [The UFC] always go overboard with health and safety, and that’s what we’re going to do here", although none of the fighters were tested for the COVID-19 virus by the commission leading up to the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/dana-white-ufc-coronavirus-president-donald-trump-022940222.html|title=After urging from President Trump, Dana White says he'll keep holding UFC events despite coronavirus|publisher=au.sports.yahoo.com|author=Jack Baer|date=2020-03-13|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2020/3/13/21179202/ufc-brasilia-fighters-are-not-being-tested-by-commission-for-coronavirus-lee-oliveira-mma-espn|title=UFC Brasilia fighters not being tested for Coronavirus|author=Dan Hiergesell|date=2020-03-13|publisher=mmamania.com|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)}} {{MMAevent bout |Catchweight (158.5 lb) |Charles Oliveira |def. |Kevin Lee |Submission (guillotine choke) |3 |0:28 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Gilbert Burns |def. |Demian Maia |TKO (punches) |1 |2:34 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Renato Moicano |def. |Damir Hadžović |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |0:44 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Light Heavyweight |Nikita Krylov |def. |Johnny Walker |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Francisco Trinaldo |def. |John Makdessi |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Flyweight |Brandon Moreno |def. |Jussier Formiga |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Strawweight |Amanda Ribas |def. |Randa Markos |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–25, 30–25) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos |def. |Alexey Kunchenko |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Enrique Barzola |vs. |Rani Yahya |Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Flyweight |Maryna Moroz |def. |Mayra Bueno Silva |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Flyweight |David Dvořák |def. |Bruno Gustavo da Silva |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Bantamweight |Bea Malecki |def. |Veronica Macedo |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes=yes}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-march-14-2020|title=UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira|date=17 December 2019 |publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref>
==Bonus awards== The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.<ref>{{cite web|title=UFC Brasilia Bonuses: Gilbert Burns topples Demian Maia for $50,000 |url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-brasilia-fighter-bonuses-gilbert-burns-stops-demian-maia-to-take-the-torch-and-50k|publisher=mmaweekly.com|author=Staff|date=2020-03-14|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> *'''Fight of the Night: Maryna Moroz vs. Mayra Bueno Silva''' *'''Performance of the Night: Charles Oliveira''' and '''Gilbert Burns'''
== See also == {{Portal|Martial Arts|Brazil}} * List of UFC events * List of current UFC fighters * 2020 in UFC
== References == {{Reflist}} {{UFC Events}} {{2020 in mixed martial arts}}
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