UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
Final UFC on Fox event before ESPN deal.
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2, also known as UFC on Fox 31, was a mixed martial arts event held on December 15, 2018, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It marked the promotion's first event at the newly built venue and the end of the UFC's seven-year broadcast relationship with Fox.
Quick Facts
- Promotion
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Date
- 15 December 2018
- Venue
- Fiserv Forum
- City
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Attendance
- 9,010
- Gate
- $616,633
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Background
The event was the first UFC event at Fiserv Forum, following two previous Milwaukee events at Bradley Center. It also concluded the UFC's seven-year partnership with Fox, as a new broadcast deal with ESPN was scheduled to begin in January 2019. This was the last UFC event on network television until UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar in January 2021. The lightweight rematch between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta headlined the card; Iaquinta had won their first meeting at UFC 169 in February 2014 by unanimous decision. Erik Koch was originally scheduled to face Dwight Grant in a welterweight bout but was removed on November 28 for undisclosed reasons, with Zak Ottow stepping in. A women's flyweight bout between Jessica-Rose Clark and Andrea Lee was cancelled on weigh-in day after Clark was hospitalized due to a weight cutting issue and deemed medically unfit to compete.
Reported payout
The disclosed payout to fighters, as reported to Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services, totaled $1,216,000 and excluded sponsor money, locker room bonuses, and fight night bonuses. Al Iaquinta earned $138,000 ($69,000 win bonus) for defeating Kevin Lee, who received $84,000. Edson Barboza made $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus) against Dan Hooker's $75,000. Charles Oliveira received the highest payout at $180,000 ($90,000 win bonus) for his win over Jim Miller, who took $68,000. Other notable payouts included Rob Font ($92,000) and Sergio Pettis ($33,000), and Zak Ottow ($20,000) versus Dwight Grant ($21,000).
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