UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | May 18, 2024 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
Attendance | Not announced [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
|
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy (also known as UFC Fight Night 241, UFC on ESPN+ 99 and UFC Vegas 92) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 18, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2]
A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy headlined the event. [2]
A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event. [3] 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. [4] In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced by Melissa Gatto. [5]
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. [6] However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled against Joshua Van at UFC 302. [7]
A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event. [8] However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli. [9] In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons. [10]
Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | def. | Edson Barboza | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Khaos Williams | def. | Carlston Harris | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:30 | |
Welterweight | Themba Gorimbo | def. | Ramiz Brahimaj | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Adrian Yañez | def. | Vinicius Salvador | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:47 | |
Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill | def. | Luana Pinheiro | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:12 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Lightweight | Tom Nolan | def. | Victor Martinez | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 3:50 | |
Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | def. | Tuco Tokkos | Submission (face crank) | 1 | 3:43 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Melissa Gatto | def. | Tamires Vidal | TKO (punch to the body) | 3 | 0:37 | |
Middleweight | Abus Magomedov | def. | Warlley Alves | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Ariane Carnelossi | def. | Piera Rodríguez | DQ (headbutts) | 2 | 3:16 | |
Bantamweight | Alateng Heili | def. | Kleydson Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | def. | Emily Ducote | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [12]
Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has formerly competed at Lightweight. As May 21, 2024, he is #15 in UFC featherweight rankings
Paul Felder is an American retired professional mixed martial artist and color commentator currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a fighter, Felder competed in the UFC's Lightweight division after making his name in Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC).
Makwan Amirkhani is a Finnish retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division. He is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on July 25, 2015, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Daniel Alexander Ige is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Championship, Pancrase, the RFA, and Titan FC. As of July 2, 2024, he is No. 14 in the UFC featherweight rankings.
Sodiq Yusuff is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Melissa Gatto is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 11, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Lerone Murphy is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As May 21, 2024, he is #11 in UFC featherweight rankings
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 4, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 26, 2022 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 14, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 29, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 25, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 25, 2023, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England.
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 14, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 15, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.