UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane also known as UFC Fight Night 186, UFC on ESPN+ 44, and UFC Vegas 20) is scheduled to take place on February 27, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Dominick Reyes and former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka was expected to serve as the event headliner.
However, it was announced in late January that Reyes had been forced from the contest with an injury. Subsequently, Procházka was also removed from the card and the pairing is expected to be left intact and scheduled for a future event. As a result, a heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane (originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Chimaev two weeks later) will now serve as the main event.
Main card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Bout: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane
Light Heavyweight bout: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Nikita Krylov
Women's Flyweight bout: Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Bantamweight Bout: Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder
Featherweight bout: Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight bout: Alexander Hernandez vs. Thiago Moisés
Women's Bantamweight bout: Sabina Mazo vs. Alexis Davis
Bantamweight bout: Vince Cachero vs. Ronnie Lawrence
Light Heavyweight bout: Dustin Jacoby vs. Maxim Grishin
A welterweight bout between Randy Brown and face Alex Oliveira was expected to happen at the event. However, Brown pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event due to undisclosed reasons. Promotion officials have not announced whether or not Oliveira would remain on the card against a replacement, or rescheduled for another event.
Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera are also expected to face at the event. They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 on November 2015, when Rivera won via split decision. They were originally booked for a planned January 30 date, but the event never materialized.
The pairing was then rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny, before being moved once more, as they were booked to UFC 258 due to undisclosed reasons. The bout was then delayed again due to a positive COVID-19 test for someone within the two camps during the week leading up to that event.
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