UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 19, 2024 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira (also known as UFC Fight Night 245, UFC on ESPN+ 103 and UFC Vegas 99) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 19, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira is expected to serve as the main event.[2] The pairing was expected to take place at UFC 306, before being moved to this event.[3]
Former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Rayanne dos Santos was expected to face Alice Ardelean in a women's strawweight bout at the event.[4] However, Santos withdrew in early September due to a broken arm.[5] She was replaced by Melissa Martinez.[6]
A bantamweight bout between Jake Hadley and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Heistand withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cameron Smotherman on under one week's notice.[8]
At the weigh-ins, Joselyne Edwards weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. It is not yet known if the fight will be approved by Vidal and the commission to proceed as a catchweight and, if so, how much of Edwards' purse will be forfeited as penalty.[9]
Fight card
[edit]Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Anthony Hernandez | vs. | Michel Pereira | ||||
Bantamweight | Rob Font | vs. | Kyler Phillips | ||||
Flyweight | Charles Johnson | vs. | Su Mudaerji | ||||
Bantamweight | Jake Hadley | vs. | Cameron Smotherman | ||||
Featherweight | Darren Elkins | vs. | Daniel Pineda | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Flyweight | Matheus Nicolau | vs. | Asu Almabayev | ||||
Bantamweight | Brad Katona | vs. | Jean Matsumoto | ||||
Women's Bantamweight | Joselyne Edwards | vs. | Tamires Vidal | ||||
Women's Strawweight | Jessica Penne | vs. | Elise Reed | ||||
Women's Strawweight | Melissa Martinez | vs. | Alice Ardelean | ||||
Heavyweight | Austen Lane | vs. | Robelis Despaigne |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-17). "Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-07-26). "Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez moved from UFC 306 to Fight Night main event in October". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Danny Segura and Farah Hannoun (2024-07-02). "Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez booked for Noche UFC at The Sphere". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ Staff (2024-09-04). "UFC announces full lineup for Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez fight card on Oct. 19". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2024-09-06). "Rayanne Dos Santos out of UFC Fight Night 244 due to broken arm". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-09-23). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 16-22)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2024-09-02). "Two New Matchups Added to UFC Fight Night 245 on Oct. 19". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Kyle Dimond (2024-10-16). "PFL Fighter's Cornerman Leaves Riyadh For UFC Debut On 4 Days' Notice". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 245 weigh-in results: Joselyne Edwards has third miss in five fights". MMA Junkie. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-26.