UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy

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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy (also known as UFC Fight Night 241 and UFC on ESPN+ 99) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 18, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]

Background[edit]

A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy is expected to headline the event.[1]

A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event.[2] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen in March 2023, but Vidal pulled out due to undisclosed medical reasons.[3] In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced by Melissa Gatto.[4]

Former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner) Tim Elliott and Tatsuro Taira was expected to take place at the event.[5] However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled against Joshua Van at UFC 302.[6]

A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli.[8] In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons.[9]

Fight card[edit]

Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy
Welterweight Khaos Williams vs. Carlston Harris
Welterweight Themba Gorimbo vs. Ramiz Brahimaj
Bantamweight Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador
Women's Strawweight Luana Pinheiro vs. Angela Hill
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Oumar Sy vs. Tuco Tokkos
Lightweight Victor Martinez vs. Tom Nolan
Women's Bantamweight Tamires Vidal vs. Melissa Gatto
Middleweight Abus Magomedov vs. Warlley Alves
Women's Strawweight Piera Rodriguez vs. Ariane Carnelossi
Flyweight Alateng Heili vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
Women's Strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Emily Ducote

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Guillherme Cruz (2024-03-25). "Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy set to headline May 18 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ Nolan King (2024-02-22). "UFC books Hailey Cowan vs. Tamires Vidal for May event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. ^ Matthew Wells (2023-03-23). "UFC on ESPN 43 news: Tamires Vidal out, Hailey Cowan's debut delayed again". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2024-04-26). "Melissa Gatto fights Tamires Vidal at UFC Fight Night 241 after Hailey Cowan suffers broken leg". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-03-11). "Unbeaten Tatsuro Taira draws Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night on May 18". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-04-25). "UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier adds key prospect bout". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  7. ^ Sayan Nag (2024-05-12). "Undefeated French prospect Oumar Sy set for UFC debut against Rodolfo Bellato in May". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  8. ^ Paul Abraham (2024-05-04). "Change of opponent for Frenchman Oumar Sy". lasueur.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12. (in French)
  9. ^ Nolan King (2024-05-14). "Newcomer steps into UFC Fight Night 241 on four days' notcie". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  10. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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