UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
| UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 18, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
Fight card[edit]
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Edson Barboza | vs. | Lerone Murphy | ||||
| Welterweight | Khaos Williams | vs. | Carlston Harris | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | vs. | Rodolfo Bellato | ||||
| Bantamweight | Adrian Yanez | vs. | Vinicius Salvador | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Luana Pinheiro | vs. | Angela Hill | ||||
| Welterweight | Themba Gorimbo | vs. | Ramiz Brahimaj | ||||
| Middleweight | Abusupiyan Magomedov | vs. | Warlley Alves | ||||
| Lightweight | Victor Martinez | vs. | Tom Nolan | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Piera Rodriguez | vs. | Ariane Carnelossi | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | vs. | Emily Ducote | ||||
Announced bouts[edit]
- Bantamweight bout: Alateng Heili vs. Kleydson Rodrigues[8]
- Women's Bantamweight: Tamires Vidal vs. Melissa Gatto[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-02-22). "UFC books Hailey Cowan vs. Tamires Vidal for May event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-04-25). "UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier adds key prospect bout". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Heili Alateng Added to UFC Fight Night 241". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
