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UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez (also known as UFC Long Island) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 16, 2022, at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York in the United States.
Fight card
Main card (ABC / ESPN+)
Featherweight Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodríguez
Women's Strawweight Michelle Waterson vs. Amanda Lemos
Welterweight Li Jingliang vs. Muslim Salikhov
Flyweight Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji
Featherweight Shane Burgos vs. Charles Jourdain
Women's Flyweight Lauren Murphy vs. Miesha Tate
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Middleweight Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Punahele Soriano
Bantamweight Ricky Simón vs. Jack Shore
Featherweight Bill Algeo vs. Herbert Burns
Light Heavyweight Dustin Jacoby vs. Da Un Jung
Middleweight Dwight Grant vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Women's Strawweight Jessica Penne vs. Emily Ducote
Background
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Brian Ortega and The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez is expected to headline this event.
A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez and Askar Askarov was expected to take place at the event. The pair was previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland in July 2021, but Askarov pulled out citing injury. Askarov pulled out once again in early June due to undisclosed reasons and Perez was rescheduled against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 277.
A women’s strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger and inaugural Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Brianna Fortino was expected to take place at the event. However, Fortino withdrew in early June for unknown reasons and was replaced by another former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion in Emily Ducote.
A women's flyweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion (also former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger) Lauren Murphy was originally expected for UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić but was then shifted to UFC 276 for unknown reasons. In turn, a week before that event, Murphy pulled out after she tested positive for COVID-19. They were then rescheduled for this event.
A couple of featherweight bouts featuring Bill Algeo vs. Billy Quarantillo and Herbert Burns vs. Khusein Askhabov were scheduled for this event. However, after both Quarantillo and Askhabov pulled out due to injury, Burns and Algeo were booked against each other.
Philip Rowe and Abubakar Nurmagomedov were expected to meet in a welterweight contest. However, the pairing was cancelled due to complications on both sides. Rowe has been forced to withdraw due to an injury, while Nurmagomedov is dealing with visa issues.
Jul 14 - Updated fight card & background
