UFC Fight Night 249 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | January 11, 2025 | |||
Venue | UFC Apex | |||
City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
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UFC Fight Night 249 (also known as UFC Vegas 101 and UFC on ESPN+ 107) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on January 11, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. [1]
A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and former LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti was reportedly scheduled for this event. [2] However, de Randamie announced her retirement and the bout was scrapped. [3] [4]
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