UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | April 6, 2024 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | Not announced [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 240, UFC on ESPN+ 98 and UFC Vegas 90) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 6, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2] [3]
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Marvin Vettori and former LFA Middleweight Champion Brendan Allen was expected to headline the event. [4] However on March 14, it was announced that Vettori was out due to an injury. [5] He was replaced by Chris Curtis. [6] The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo in December 2021, which Curtis won by second round TKO. [7]
A featherweight bout between Morgan Charrière and Choi Seung-woo was scheduled for this event. [8] However, Choi withdrew for unknown reason and was replaced by Jose Mariscal. [9]
A middleweight bout between Josh Fremd and César Almeida was scheduled for the event. [10] However, Fremd withdrew from the event for unknown reasons and was replaced by Dylan Budka. [11]
Jose Johnson and Lucas Rocha were expected to meet in a flyweight bout. [12] However, Johnson pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Joshua Van. [13] In turn, Rocha withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped. [14]
Alateng Heili was expected to face Victor Hugo in a bantamweight bout at the event. [15] However, Alateng pulled out due to illness on fight week and promotional newcomer Pedro Falcão stepped in as a replacement on three days' notice. [16] [17]
At the weigh-ins, four fighters missed weight:
Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Chris Curtis | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (147.5 lb) | Damon Jackson | def. | Alexander Hernandez | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Jose Mariscal | def. | Morgan Charrière | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Ignacio Bahamondes | def. | Christos Giagos | KO (head kick) | 1 | 3:34 | |
Lightweight | Charlie Campbell | def. | Trevor Peek | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Welterweight | Alex Morono | def. | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Heavyweight | Łukasz Brzeski | def. | Valter Walker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Norma Dumont | def. | Germaine de Randamie | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Victor Hugo | def. | Pedro Falcão | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Jean Matsumoto | def. | Dan Argueta | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:59 | |
Middleweight | César Almeida | def. | Dylan Budka | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:13 | |
Catchweight (138.5 lb) | Nora Cornolle | def. | Melissa Mullins | TKO (knee to the body and head kicks) | 2 | 3:06 |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [20]
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