UFC Fight Night 243 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | June 15, 2024 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
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UFC Fight Night 243 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 101) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 15, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [1] [2]
A women's strawweight bout between Julia Polastri and Josefine Lindgren Knutsson is expected to take place at the event. [3] They were originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev but the bout was scrapped when Knutsson pulled out due to injury. [4]
Former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez was expected to face Tagir Ulanbekov in a flyweight bout. [5] However, Perez was pulled in order to serve as replacement and headline UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez in April. [6]
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