UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
| UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| 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 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]
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. It is unclear if Ardelean will remain on the card against a different opponent.[5]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anthony Hernandez | vs. | Michel Pereira | ||||
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | vs. | Daniel Pineda | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brady Hiestand | vs. | Jake Hadley | ||||
| Flyweight | Matheus Nicolau | vs. | Asu Almabayev | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Joselyne Edwards | vs. | Tamires Vidal | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brad Katona | vs. | Jean Matsumoto | ||||
| Bantamweight | Rob Font | vs. | Kyler Phillips | ||||
| Heavyweight | Austen Lane | vs. | Robelis Despaigne | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Jessica Penne | vs. | Elise Reed | ||||
| Flyweight | Su Mudaerji | vs. | Charles Johnson | ||||
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.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
