UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
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| UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 11, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Enterprise Center | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |||
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UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento (also known as UFC on ESPN 56) is an ongoing mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship taking place on May 11, 2024, at the Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[1][2]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's second visit to St. Louis and first since UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi in January 2018.[2]
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento is expected to headline the event.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between Carlos Ulberg and Alonzo Menifield was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on March 30, but it was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.[4]
A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and Michael Johnson was expected to take place at the event, but it was scrapped after Johnson withdrew.[5]
A welterweight bout between Jared Gooden and Kevin Jousset was scheduled for the event.[6] However, due to medical reasons, Gooden was unable to compete and the bout was cancelled.[7]
Results
| Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | vs. | Rodrigo Nascimento | ||||
| Welterweight | Joaquin Buckley | vs. | Nursulton Ruziboev | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | vs. | Carlos Ulberg | ||||
| Lightweight | Carlos Diego Ferreira | vs. | Mateusz Rębecki | ||||
| Featherweight | Alex Caceres | vs. | Sean Woodson | ||||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | vs. | Robelis Despaigne | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Chase Hooper | vs. | Viacheslav Borshchev | ||||
| Lightweight | Esteban Ribovics | def. | Terrance McKinney | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Tabatha Ricci | def. | Tecia Pennington | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Trey Waters | def. | Billy Goff | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | def. | Jake Hadley | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Veronica Hardy | def. | JJ Aldrich | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
See also
References
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-02-25). "UFC targeting St. Louis as destination for upcoming card on May 11". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-03-11). "UFC officially announces return to St. Louis". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Simon Samano (2024-03-30). "UFC announces Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento as St. Louis event headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-02-20). "Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg moves from UFC Atlantic City to new date". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Giancarlo Aulino (2024-04-08). ""Run that Arman fight back" - Fans react to Michael Johnson pulling out of UFC St. Louis clash against Matt Frevola". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Raghuwanshi, Vipin (2024-02-23). "Jared Gooden vs Kevin Jousset Bout Reported for UFC May 11 Event". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN 56 loses welterweight bout for 'medical reasons'". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
