UFC Fight Night 244
| UFC Fight Night 244 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 12, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night 244 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 102 and UFC Vegas 97) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 12, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval and undefeated prospect Tatsuro Taira is expected to headline the event.[1]
A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Park Jun-yong was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in last July, but it was scrapped when Park was not medically cleared after the weigh-ins.[2] They were then rescheduled for this event.[3]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and Miles Johns was scheduled for this event.[4] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 247 for unknown reasons.[5]
Announced bouts
[edit]- Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira[1]
- Lightweight bout: Grant Dawson vs. Rafa García[6]
- Welterweight bout: Niko Price vs. Themba Gorimbo[7]
- Welterweight bout: Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden[7]
- Flyweight bout: Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha[8]
- Heavyweight bout: Chris Barnett vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta[9]
- Middleweight bout: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd[10]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Polyana Viana vs. Cory McKenna[1]
- Middleweight bout: Park Jun-yong vs. Brad Tavares[3]
- Flyweight bout: C.J. Vergara vs. Ramazonbek Temirov[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Nolan King (2024-08-01). "UFC books Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira to headline October event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ Staff (2024-07-19). "Junyong Park not medically cleared, UFC on ESPN 60 co-main event vs. Brad Tavares scrapped". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ a b Harvey Leonard (2024-08-01). "Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira set to headline Apex-held UFC Fight Night On October 12". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2024-07-18). "Former UFC champ Cody Garbrandt expected to return vs. Miles Johns". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-05). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 29-Aug. 4)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ Bryson Hester (2024-07-17). "UFC: Grant Dawson to Fight Rafa Garcia on October 12". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b Drake Riggs (2024-07-19). "Morning Report: Conor McGregor says Michael Chandler fight 'is rescheduled for the end of this calendar year' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Léo Guimarães (2024-07-26). "Lucas Fenômeno é convocado e estreia no UFC em outubro na divisão peso mosca" (in Spanish). superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "UFC News: Fan-Favorite Chris Barnett Returns to Fight Top Heavyweight Prospect". Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Matthew Wells and Nolan King (2024-07-31). "UFC adds Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd added to October Fight Night event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-11). "UFC books Chris Barnett to fight Waldo Cortes-Acosta in October". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
