UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28)
Venue	Accor Arena
City	Paris, France
Attendance	15,449 [1]
Total gate	$4,000,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis (also known as UFC Fight Night 243 and UFC on ESPN+ 101) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 28, 2024, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. ^[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's third visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023. ^[3]

A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis headlined this event. ^{[4] [5]}

A lightweight bout between Ľudovít Klein and Nikolas Motta was scheduled for this event. ^[6] However, Motta withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts. ^[7]

A featherweight bout between Morgan Charrière and AJ Cunningham was scheduled for this event. ^[8] However, Cunninham withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Miranda. ^[9]

A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and Nora Cornolle was scheduled for this event. ^[10] 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. ^[11]

A bantamweight bout between Taylor Lapilus and Felipe Lima was scheduled for this event. ^[12] However, Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Vince Morales. ^[13]

At the weigh-ins, Ailín Pérez weighed in at 136.5 pounds, half a pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Perez was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Darya Zheleznyakova. ^[14]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Renato Moicano	def.	Benoît Saint Denis	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	5:00
Middleweight	Nassourdine Imavov	def.	Brendan Allen	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	William Gomis	def.	Joanderson Brito	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Bryan Battle	def.	Kevin Jousset	TKO (punches)	2	3:47
Featherweight	Morgan Charrière	def.	Gabriel Miranda	KO (punch)	2	0:27
Lightweight	Farès Ziam	def.	Matt Frevola	KO (knee)	3	2:59
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight	Ion Cuțelaba	def.	Ivan Erslan	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Oumar Sy	def.	Jung Da-woon	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ľudovít Klein	def.	Roosevelt Roberts	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Taylor Lapilus	def.	Vince Morales	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (136.5 lb)	Ailín Pérez	def.	Darya Zheleznyakova	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:52
Flyweight	Daniel Bárez	def.	Victor Altamirano	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Jacqueline Cavalcanti	def.	Nora Cornolle	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Chris Duncan	def.	Bolaji Oki	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:34

^[15]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[16]

• Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
• Performance of the Night: Bryan Battle, Morgan Charriere, Farès Ziam, and Chris Duncan

See also

• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events

References

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12. Tobias Lindkvist (2024-07-24). "Rising star Felipe Lima booked for his next UFC fight!". frontkick.online. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
13. Olivier Angelini (2024-09-18). "Taylor Lapilus faces American Vince Morales at UFC Paris 3". boxemag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.(in French)
14. Staff (2024-09-27). "UFC Fight Night 243 official weigh-in results: Ailin Perez misses weight but fight goes on". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
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