UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 28, 2024 | |||
Venue | Accor Arena | |||
City | Paris, France | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis (also known as UFC Fight Night 243 and UFC on ESPN+ 101) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 28, 2024, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023.[2]
A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis is scheduled to headline this event.[3][4]
A lightweight bout between Ľudovít Klein and Nikolas Motta was scheduled for this event.[5] However, Motta withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts.[6]
A featherweight bout between Morgan Charrière and AJ Cunningham was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Cunninham withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Miranda.[8]
A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and Nora Cornolle was scheduled for this event.[9] However, de Randamie withdrew from the fight due to a broken finger and a fractured foot which led her to be replaced by former LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti.[10]
A bantamweight bout between Taylor Lapilus and Felipe Lima was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Vince Morales.[12]
Fight card
[edit]Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | Renato Moicano | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | ||||
Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | vs. | Brendan Allen | ||||
Featherweight | William Gomis | vs. | Joanderson Brito | ||||
Welterweight | Kevin Jousset | vs. | Bryan Battle | ||||
Featherweight | Morgan Charrière | vs. | Gabriel Miranda | ||||
Lightweight | Farès Ziam | vs. | Matt Frevola | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | vs. | Ivan Erslan | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | vs. | Jung Da-woon | ||||
Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | vs. | Roosevelt Roberts | ||||
Women's Bantamweight | Daria Zheleznyakova | vs. | Ailín Pérez | ||||
Flyweight | Daniel Barez | vs. | Victor Altamirano | ||||
Lightweight | Bolaji Oki | vs. | Chris Duncan |
Announced bouts
[edit]- Bantamweight bout: Taylor Lapilus vs. Vince Morales[12]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Nora Cornolle[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Paul Abraham (2024-05-14). "The UFC formalizes its third event in France, the date and location". lasueur.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14. (in French)
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-05-14). "UFC announces return to Paris on September 28". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-07-07). "UFC books Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint-Denis for five rounds in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Alec McQuarrie (2024-08-07). "French fighters enoît Saint Denis and Nassourdine Imavov to headline UFC Paris announces Dana White". eurosport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-26). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 19-25)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Kevin Priest (2024-09-03). "UFC Paris: New adversary for L'udovit Klein". boxemag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03. (in French)
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-23). "Morning Report: Leon Edwards doesn't believe there are any money fights at welterweight: 'There's no big star' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Mehdi (2024-09-07). "UFC Paris – Change of opponent for Morgan Charrière 20 days before combat". actumma.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07. (in French)
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2024-07-04). "Former UFC champ Germaine de Randamie booked for return at UFC Paris". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ a b Jesse Holland (2024-09-13). "Ex-champ bails on UFC Paris, matchmakers scare up late replacement for Sept. 28". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Tobias Lindkvist (2024-07-24). "Rising star Felipe Lima booked for his next UFC fight!". frontkick.online. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ a b Olivier Angelini (2024-09-18). "Taylor Lapilus affrontera l'Américain Vince Morales à l'UFC Paris 3" (in French). boxemag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-07.