UFC Fight Night 244

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UFC Fight Night 244
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 12, 2024 (2024-10-12)
Venue UFC Apex
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. UFC Fight Night 244 UFC Fight Night 245

UFC Fight Night 244 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 102 and UFC Vegas 98) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 12, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1]

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Background

A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval and undefeated prospect Tatsuro Taira is expected to headline the event. [2]

A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Park Jun-yong was expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in last July, but it was scrapped when Park was not medically cleared after the weigh-ins. [3] They were then rescheduled for this event. [4]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns was scheduled for this event. [5] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 247 for unknown reasons. [6]

Announced bouts

See also

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  4. 1 2 Harvey Leonard (2024-08-01). "Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira set to headline Apex-held UFC Fight Night On October 12". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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