UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy

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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy (also known as UFC Fight Night 241 and UFC on ESPN+ 99) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 18, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2]

Contents

Background

A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy headlined the event. [2]

A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event. [3] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen in March 2023, but Vidal pulled out due to undisclosed medical reasons. [4] In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced by Melissa Gatto. [5]

Former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner) Tim Elliott and Tatsuro Taira was expected to take place at the event. [6] However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled against Joshua Van at UFC 302. [7]

A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event. [8] However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli. [9] In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons. [10]

Results

Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)55:00
Welterweight Khaos Williams def. Carlston Harris KO (punch)11:30
WelterweightThemba Gorimbodef. Ramiz Brahimaj Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Bantamweight Adrian Yañez def.Vinicius SalvadorTKO (punches)12:47
Women's Strawweight Angela Hill def. Luana Pinheiro Submission (guillotine choke)24:12
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
LightweightTom Nolandef.Victor MartinezTKO (knee to the body and punches)13:50
Light HeavyweightOumar Sydef.Tuco TokkosSubmission (face crank)13:43
Women's Bantamweight Melissa Gatto def.Tamires VidalTKO (punch to the body)30:37
MiddleweightAbus Magomedovdef. Warlley Alves Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)35:00
Women's Strawweight Ariane Carnelossi def.Piera RodríguezDQ (headbutts)23:16
Bantamweight Alateng Heili def.Kleydson RodriguesDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Women's Strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos def. Emily Ducote Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00

    [11]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [12]

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