''UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 200'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 58'' and ''UFC Vegas 47'') was a

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(MMA) event produced by the

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that took place on February 5, 2022 at the

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facility in

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, part of the

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, United States.

Background

A middleweight bout between

Jack Hermansson Jack Berndhard Hermansson (born 10 June 1988) is a Swedish and Norwegian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former middleweight champion in ...

and

Sean Strickland Sean Thomas Strickland (born February 27, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. ...

served as the event headliner. A light heavyweight bout between

Danilo Marques Danilo Marques (born December 26, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes for Professional Fighters League in the Heavyweight division. He has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Light Heavyweight divis ...

and

Jailton Almeida Jailton Jesus Almeida Júnior (born 28 June 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of June 24, 2025, he is #5 in the UFC heavyweig ...

was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez. However, the bout was rescheduled due to Marques getting injured and it is now expected to take place at this event. A flyweight bout between Malcolm Gordon and Denys Bondar was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate. However, Gordon withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and the pairing was rescheduled for this date.

Ian Heinisch Ian Edward Heinisch (born August 5, 1988) is an American former mixed martial artist who previously competed in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for the World Series ...

was expected to face

Sam Alvey Sam Alvey (born May 6, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the current Karate Combat Heavyweight Champion. A professional MMA competi ...

in a middleweight bout. Heinisch pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late December and was replaced by

Phil Hawes Philip Nicholas Fitzgerald Hawes (born January 8, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hawes started out as a standout wrestler, winning a natio ...

. In turn, Hawes withdrew from the bout during fight week due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by

Brendan Allen Brendan Cody Allen (born December 28, 1995) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, he has also competed for the ...

, with the bout being moved up to light heavyweight. At the weigh-ins,

Steven Peterson Steven Timothy Peterson (born May 29, 1990) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. Peterson competed in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since ...

weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent

Julian Erosa Julian Ricardo Dulican Erosa (born July 31, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Erosa is also a former CageSport Featherweight and Lightweight Champ ...

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson * Performance of the Night: Shavkat Rakhmonov and Chidi Njokuani :

Aftermath

On April 19, it was reported that

Miles Johns Miles Xavier Johns (born March 30, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance whe ...

tested positive for

adderall Adderall and Mydayis are trade names for a combination drug containing four salts of amphetamine. The mixture is composed of equal parts racemic amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, which produces a (3:1) ratio between dextroamphetamine and l ...

in a urine test collected at the day of the event. As a result, he was received a six-month suspension, along with a $3,450 fine, which amounts to 15 percent of his fight purse.

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Aftermath

See also

References