UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady (also known as UFC Fight Night 242, UFC on ESPN+ 100, and UFC Vegas 97) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 7, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]
Background
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady is expected to serve as the main event.[2]
A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Kyle Nelson was scheduled for this event.[3] However, Kattar withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Steve Garcia.[4]
Fight card
Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Gilbert Burns | vs. | Sean Brady | ||||
Featherweight | Yi Zha | vs. | Gabriel Santos | ||||
Lightweight | Rong Zhu | vs. | Chris Padilla |
Announced bouts
- Women's Flyweight bout: Jéssica Andrade vs. Natália Silva[6]
- Flyweight bout: Matt Schnell vs. Alessandro Costa[7]
- Flyweight bout: André Lima vs. Felipe dos Santos[8]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos[9]
- Featherweight bout: Brendon Marotte vs. Isaac Dulgarian[10]
- Middleweight bout: Andre Petroski vs. Dylan Budka[11]
- Lightweight bout: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz[12]
- Bantamweight bout: Aiemann Zahabi vs. Marcus McGhee[13]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann[14]
- Featherweight bout: Kyle Nelson vs Steve Garcia[4]
See also
References
- ^ Nolan King (2024-06-24). "UFC summer schedule mapped out with 11 events in five cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2024-06-10). "Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady headlines UFC event on Sept. 7, also feat. Calvin Kattar vs. Kyle Nelson". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-06-07). "UFC books Calvin Kattar vs. Kyle Nelson for September". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ a b Damon Martin (2024-08-03). "With Calvin Kattar out, Steve Garcia steps in to face Kyle Nelson at UFC Vegas 97". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-06-27). "UFC News: Main Event Confirmed for September Fight Night, Ex-Champion Also Added". MMA Knockout (Sports Illustrated). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Bryson Hester (2024-06-30). "Top 10 UFC Flyweights Jessica Andrade, Natalia Silva to Fight on Sept. 7". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-07-03). "¡Promesas de Brasil! André Lima y Felipe dos Santos pelearán en septiembre" (in Spanish). Ag. Fight - Agencia de noticias. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-11). "Morning Report: Anthony Smith sad UFC 303 loss 'probably puts the nail in the coffin' for title hopes - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-15). "Morning Report: Daniel Cormier believes Michael Chandler 'has to be respected' for body of work in short period - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-17). "Morning Report: Justin Gaethje reflects on Max Holloway loss: 'He was very precise and perfect that night' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-23). "Morning Report: Leon Edwards doesn't believe there are any money fights at welterweight: 'There's no big star' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-24). "Morning Report: Kamaru Usman targets winner of UFC 304 main event: 'I still got tread left in these tires' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-07-29). "UFC books vets Ovince Saint Preux, Ryan Spann for September showdown". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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