UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

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UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 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]

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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]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
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
FlyweightAllan Nascimentovs.Jafel Filho
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
BantamweightToshiomi Kazamavs.Charalampos Grigoriou
WelterweightJonny Parsonsvs.Yusaku Kinoshita
Women's Bantamweight Karol Rosa vs. Pannie Kianzad
Heavyweight Jhonata Diniz vs.Karl Williams
Featherweight Youssef Zalal vs.Jarno Errens
Women's StrawweightStephanie Lucianovs. Talita Alencar

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