UFC on ESPN 63

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UFC on ESPN 63
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 14, 2024 (2024-12-14)
Venue Amalie Arena
City Tampa, Florida, United States
Event chronology
UFC 310: Muhammad vs. Rakhmonov UFC on ESPN 63 UFC Fight Night 249

UFC on ESPN 63 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 106) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 14, 2024, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, United States. [1] [2]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Tampa and first since UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in October 2019. [2]

A bantamweight bout between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong is expected to headline the event. [3]

A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and Miranda Maverick was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July, but Cortez was pulled from the contest in order to serve as a replacement against former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez. [4] They are now expected to meet at this event. [5]

Fight card

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light HeavyweightNavajo Stirlingvs.Tuco Tokkos

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    Announced bouts

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