UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	August 10, 2024 (2024-08-10)
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya

UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 (also known as UFC on ESPN 61 and UFC Vegas 95) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 10, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ^[1]

Background

A heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac is expected to headline the event. ^[2] The pair previously met at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo in February 2020, which Tybura won by unanimous decision. ^[3]

A bantamweight bout between Javid Basharat and Chris Gutiérrez was expected to take place a week earlier at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov, but it was moved to this event due to unknown reasons. ^{[4] [5]}

A welterweight bout between Uroš Medić and Danny Barlow was expected to take place at this event. ^[6] However, on July 11, Medić announced on social media that a rib injury has forced him to withdraw from the bout. ^[7] Barlow will face promotional newcomer Nikolay Veretennikov instead. ^[8]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Marcin Tybura	vs.	Serghei Spivac
Bantamweight	Chris Gutiérrez	vs.	Javid Basharat
Featherweight	Damon Jackson	vs.	Chepe Mariscal
Women's Bantamweight	Yana Santos	vs.	Chelsea Chandler
Flyweight	Allan Nascimento	vs.	Jafel Filho
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Bantamweight	Toshiomi Kazama	vs.	Charalampos Grigoriou
Welterweight	Jonny Parsons	vs.	Yusaku Kinoshita
Women's Bantamweight	Karol Rosa	vs.	Pannie Kianzad
Heavyweight	Jhonata Diniz	vs.	Karl Williams
Featherweight	Youssef Zalal	vs.	Jarno Errens
Women's Strawweight	Stephanie Luciano	vs.	Talita Alencar

^[9]

Announced bouts

• Welterweight bout: Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov ^[8]

See also

• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events

References

1. Nolan King (2024-06-24). "UFC summer schedule mapped out with 11 events in five cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
2. Drew Beaupre (2024-07-16). "UFC news: heavyweight rematch set as main event for Las Vegas Fight Night". si.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
3. Keith Shillan (2020-02-29). "UFC Norfolk Results: Marcin Tybura beats Sergey Spivak by Decision". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
4. Bryson Hester (2024-06-19). "UFC Abu Dhabi adds Chris Gutierrez vs. Javid Basharat". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
5. Drake Riggs (2024-07-11). "Morning Report: Anthony Smith sad UFC 303 loss 'probably puts the nail in the coffin' for title hopes - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
6. Nikola Novaković (2024-06-08). "Uroš Medić has a new opponent in the UFC: a rising MMA star!". sportklub.n1info.rs. Retrieved 2024-07-21.(in Serbian)
7. Harvey Leonard (2024-07-14). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (7/8-7/14): Brendan Allen accepts Nassourdine Imavov fight in Paris after all". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
8. Drake Riggs (2024-07-26). "Morning Report: Mike Perry not taking Conor McGregor BKFC comments seriously: 'Everybody wants to see me fight again' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
9. "UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-18.