UFC on ESPN: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

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UFC on ESPN: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 UFC on ESPN: Fiziev vs. Gamrot UFC Fight Night 226

UFC on ESPN: Fiziev vs. Gamrot (also known as UFC on ESPN 53 and UFC Vegas 79) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 23, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [1]

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Background

A lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot is expected to headline the event. [2]

A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Valter Walker and Jake Collier was booked for this event. [3] However, Walker withdrew due to an ankle injury. [4] He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman. [5]

A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Cody Durden was expected for this event. However, Durden was instead scheduled to face Jake Hadley at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font and the bout was cancelled. [6]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Featherweight Bryce Mitchell vs. Dan Ige
Welterweight Tim Means vs. André Fialho
WelterweightBryan Battlevs.AJ Fletcher
Bantamweight Miles Johns vs.Dan Argueta
Women's BantamweightMontserrat Rendonvs.Tamires Vidal
Featherweight Ricardo Ramos vs. Charles Jourdain
MiddleweightAliaskhab Khizrievvs. Jacob Malkoun
HeavyweightMohammed Usmanvs. Jake Collier
Women's Strawweight Mizuki Inoue vs. Hannah Goldy
Women's Strawweight Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

    [7]

    Announced bouts

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    References

    1. ↑ Andrew Richardson (2023-06-02). "Midnight Mania! UFC requests licenses for four more events in the UFC Apex". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
    2. ↑ Nolan King (2023-07-27). "UFC books Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot, Dan Ige vs. Bryce Mitchell one-two punch for Sept. 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
    3. ↑ Nolan King (2023-06-19). "Valter Walker, brother of Johnny Walker, set for UFC debut". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
    4. ↑ Garrett Kerman (2023-07-13). "Valter Walker brother of Johnny Walker, out of scheduled UFC debut". thesportsdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
    5. ↑ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2023-07-14). "With Valter Walker out, Mohammed Usman steps in to face Jake Collier on UFC's Sept. 23 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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