UFC Fight Night 242
| UFC Fight Night 243 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 24, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night 243 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 101 and UFC Vegas 96) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 24, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1][2][3][4][5]
Announced bouts
- Middleweight bout: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert[5]
- Middleweight bout: José Medina vs. Zachary Reese[1]
- Lightweight bout: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop[2]
- Featherweight bout: Dennis Buzukja vs. Danny Silva[1]
- Middleweight bout: Roman Kopylov vs. Brunno Ferreira[6]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes[7]
- Welterweight bout: Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Nolan King (2024-06-24). "UFC summer schedule mapped out with 11 events in five cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ a b Mike Heck (2024-06-26). "Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop set for Aug. 24 UFC event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-06-27). "UFC News: Main Event Confirmed for September Fight Night, Ex-Champion Also Added". MMA Knockout (Sports Illustrated). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-06-27). "Morning Report: Alexander Gustafsson believes Tom Aspinall 'too much for Jon Jones,' could be 'best heavyweight ever'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b Bryson Hester (2024-06-29). "UFC Vegas 96 Gets Another Middleweight Bout: Gerald Meerschaert to Test Edmen Shahbazyan". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Brunno Ferreira enfrenta a Kopylov con la mirada puesta en el top 15 de peso mediano". Ag. Fight (in Spanish). 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b Danny Segura (2024-07-04). "Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny verbally agreed for UFC's Aug. 24 Fight Night". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
