UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez

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UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 19, 2024 (2024-10-19)
Venue UFC Apex
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez (also known as UFC Fight Night 245 and UFC Vegas 99) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 19, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1]

Contents

Background

A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira is expected to serve as the main event. [2] The pairing was expected to take place at UFC 306, before being moved to this event. [3]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez
Flyweight Matheus Nicolau vs. Asu Almabayev
Bantamweight Brad Katona vs.Jean Matsumoto

    [4]

    Announced bouts

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