UFC Fight Night 249 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | December 14, 2024 | |||
Venue | Amalie Arena | |||
City | Tampa, Florida, United States | |||
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UFC Fight Night 249 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 14, 2024, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, United States. [1] [2]
The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Tampa and first since UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in October 2019. [2]
A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and Miranda Maverick was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July, but Cortez was pulled from the contest in order to serve as a replacement against former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez. [3] They are now expected to meet at this event. [4]
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Navajo Stirling | vs. | Tuco Tokkos |
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