''UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade'' was a

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event produced by the

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that was held on May 11, 2019, at

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Background

The event was originally expected to be held at

Arena da Baixada Estádio Mario Celso Petraglia (Formerly known as Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães), also known as Ligga Arena for sponsorship reasons or Arena da Baixada, is a stadium located in Curitiba, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil. It is the h ...

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. However, the event was relocated to

, after the UFC failed to come to terms with Athletico Paranaense. A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion

Rose Namajunas Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight ...

and Jéssica Andrade served as the event headliner. A bout between former bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia and

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took place at the event. The match up was originally scheduled to take place in August 2018 at UFC 227, but Correia pulled out of that event, citing injury. At the weigh-ins, Correia weighed in at 141 pounds, 5 pounds over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. As a result, Correia was fined 30 percent of her purse, and the bout proceeded at a catchweight. A bantamweight bout between

Talita Bernardo Talita de Oliveira Neves Bernardo (born March 4, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), currently competing in the bantamweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. She also had a stint in t ...

and Jessica-Rose Clark was scheduled at the event. However, it was reported on April 3, 2019 Clark pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Melissa Gatto. In turn, Gatto was pulled from the fight in the days leading up to the event and replaced by Viviane Araújo. A flyweight bout between Luana Carolina and Wu Yanan was scheduled at the event. However it was reported on April 22, 2019 that Wu pulled out of the bout due to injury and she was replaced by

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. A bantamweight bout between

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and Raoni Barcelos at the event. However, it was reported on May 1, 2019 that Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by newcomer Carlos Huachin. A lightweight bout between

Carlos Diego Ferreira Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacate ...

and Francisco Trinaldo was scheduled to take place as part of the main card. However, Ferreira was forced out of the bout on weigh-in day as he was deemed medically unfit due to a weight cutting issue. As a result, the bout was cancelled.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Jéssica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas *Performance of the Night: Jéssica Andrade and Warlley Alves

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References