UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

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UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)
Venue Enterprise Center
City St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Event chronology
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy

UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento (also known as UFC on ESPN 56) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 11, 2024, at the Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

The event will mark the promotion's second visit to St. Louis and first since UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi in January 2018. [2]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento is expected to headline the event. [3]

A light heavyweight bout between Carlos Ulberg and Alonzo Menifield was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on March 30, but it was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons. [4]

A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and Michael Johnson was expected to take place at the event, but it was scrapped after Johnson withdrew. [5]

Fight card

Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg
Lightweight Terrance McKinney vs.Esteban Ribovics
Lightweight Chase Hooper vs.Viacheslav Borshchev
HeavyweightWaldo Cortes-Acostavs. Robelis Despaigne
Women's Strawweight Tabatha Ricci vs. Tecia Pennington
WelterweightBilly Goffvs.Trey Waters
FlyweightCharles Johnsonvs.Jake Hadley
Welterweight Jared Gooden vs.Kevin Jousset
Featherweight Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson
Women's Flyweight JJ Aldrich vs. Veronica Hardy

    [6]

    Announced bouts

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