UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov

UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08)
Venue	KFC Yum! Center
City	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Attendance	19,578 [1]
Total gate	$2,500,652 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira

UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov (also known as UFC on ESPN 57) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 8, 2024, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ^[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Louisville and first since UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann in March 2011. ^[2]

A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov headlined the event. ^[3]

A bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega bantamweight winner Ricky Turcios took place at the event. ^[4] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on February 24, but Rosas Jr. was forced to withdraw just before the bout was expected to begin due to an illness. As a result, the pairing was initially pushed back one week to UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev before it was ultimately cancelled by the promotion. ^{[5] [6]}

A middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Michel Pereira was briely announced as part of the event. ^[7] However, Pereira claimed he never signed any contracts for the fight and the bout fell through. ^[8]

At the weigh-ins, Eduarda Moura weighed in at 116.5 pounds, half a pound over the women's strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Moura was fined 20 percent of her purse which went to her opponent Denise Gomes. ^[9]

Results

Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Nassourdine Imavov	def.	Jared Cannonier	TKO (punches)	4	1:34
Light Heavyweight	Dominick Reyes	def.	Dustin Jacoby	KO (punches)	1	2:00
Bantamweight	Raul Rosas Jr.	def.	Ricky Turcios	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:22
Middleweight	Brunno Ferreira	def.	Dustin Stoltzfus	KO (spinning back elbow)	1	4:51
Middleweight	Zachary Reese	def.	Julian Marquez	TKO (body kick and punches)	1	0:20
Welterweight	Punahele Soriano	def.	Miguel Baeza	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight	Ľudovít Klein	def.	Thiago Moisés	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Carlos Prates	def.	Charles Radtke	KO (knee to the body)	1	4:47
Bantamweight	Brad Katona	def.	Jesse Butler	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Montana De La Rosa	def.	Andrea Lee	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Daniel Marcos	def.	John Castañeda	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (116.5 lb)	Denise Gomes	def.	Eduarda Moura	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Taylor Lapilus	def.	Cody Stamann	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Puja Tomar	def.	Rayanne dos Santos	Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00

^[10]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[11]

• Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
• Performance of the Night: Raul Rosas Jr., Brunno Ferreira, Zachary Reese, and Carlos Prates

See also

• Martial Arts portal

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

References

1. Mike Bohn (2024-06-09). "UFC on ESPN 57 post-event facts: Punahele Soriano sets multiple new all-time UFC records". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
2. Nolan King (2024-04-17). "UFC Louisville official for June at KFC Yum! Center". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
3. Jesse Holland and Alex Behunin (2024-04-25). "Jared Cannonier vs Nassourdine Imamov headlines UFC Louisville on June 8". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
4. Nolan King, Danny Segura and Farah Hannoun (2024-04-11). "UFC rebooks Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
5. Damon Martin (2024-02-24). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios scrapped from UFC Mexico City just before walkouts". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
6. Damon Martin (2024-02-27). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios no longer expected at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
7. Drake Riggs (2024-05-09). "Roman Dolidze vs. Michel Pereira added to UFC Louisville". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
8. Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-10). "Michel Pereira explains why he won't fight Roman Dolidze at UFC Louisville". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
9. Staff (2024-06-07). "UFC on ESPN 57 weigh-in results: One heavy, but headliners Cannonier and Imavov on point". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
10. "UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
11. Chris Taylor (2024-06-09). "UFC Louisville bonus report: Raul Rosas Jr. one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.