UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 --- UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs Green
UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill (also known as UFC Vegas 48) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 19, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill
Catchweight (195 lb) Kyle Daukaus vs. Jamie Pickett
Heavyweight Parker Porter vs. Alan Baudot
Lightweight Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta
Middleweight Joaquin Buckley vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight Jonathan Pearce vs. Christian Rodriguez
Bantamweight Mario Bautista vs. Jay Perrin
Featherweight Gabriel Benítez vs. David Onama
Women's Bantamweight Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Stephanie Egger
Featherweight Chas Skelly vs. Mark Striegl
Women's Strawweight Diana Belbiţă vs. Gloria de Paula
Bantamweight Chad Anheliger vs. Jesse Strader
Background
A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, the bout was postponed to UFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev. A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill is now expected to serve as the main event.
Jim Miller and Nikolas Motta are scheduled to meet in a lightweight bout at this event. They were originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann in last September, but Miller tested positive for COVID-19 a week before that event and was pulled from the contest.
A heavyweight bout between Ilir Latifi and Alexander Romanov was expected to take place at the event. However, Romanov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.
A middleweight bout featuring Julian Marquez and Kyle Daukaus was scheduled for the event. However, Marquez was pulled from the event due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Jamie Pickett and the contest will take place at a catchweight of 195 pounds.
Austin Lingo and Jonathan Pearce were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. However, Lingo pulled out due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Christian Rodriguez.
A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Khalid Taha was scheduled for this event. However, Taha had to pull out off the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer Jay Perrin.
