UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez (also known as UFC on ESPN 59) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 13, 2024, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States.[1][2]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Denver and first since UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez in November 2018.[2]
A women's flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas and Maycee Barber was expected to headline the event.[3] However, Barber withdrew from the bout, due to what was later revealed to be ongoing health problems, and was replaced by Tracy Cortez, who was scheduled to face Miranda Maverick one week later at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba.[4][5]
Chris Duncan was scheduled to face Nazim Sadykhov in a lightweight bout.[6] However, Duncan was replaced by Marquel Mederos due to undisclosed reasons.[7] A week later, Mederos pulled out and a replacement is currently being sought for Nazim Sadykhov.[8] On July 8, Sadykhov released a statement saying he would not be competing at the event.[9]
A lightweight bout between Drew Dober and Mike Davis was expected to take place at this event.[10] However, Davis was forced to withdraw due to a torn bicep.[11] He was replaced by Jean Silva, who just fought two weeks earlier at UFC 303.[12]
A welterweight bout between Mike Malott and Gilbert Urbina was scheduled to take place at this event.[13] However, two weeks before the event, as a result of Urbina withdrawing due to undisclosed reasons, Malott decided not to fight another opponent at this event due to an injury sustained during training, so the bout was scrapped.[8]
Viviane Araujo and Jasmine Jasudavicius were expected to meet in a women's flyweight bout.[14] However on July 5, Araújo pulled out for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Fatima Kline.[15]
Fight card
| Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Rose Namajunas | vs. | Tracy Cortez | ||||
| Welterweight | Santiago Ponzinibbio | vs. | Muslim Salikhov | ||||
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | vs. | Jean Silva | ||||
| Welterweight | Gabriel Bonfim | vs. | Ange Loosa | ||||
| Featherweight | Julian Erosa | vs. | Christian Rodriguez | ||||
| Middleweight | Abdul Razak Alhassan | vs. | Cody Brundage | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Jasmine Jasudavicius | vs. | Fatima Kline | ||||
| Flyweight | Joshua Van | vs. | Charles Johnson | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Luana Santos | vs. | Mariya Agapova | ||||
| Middleweight | Josh Fremd | vs. | Andre Petroski | ||||
| Bantamweight | Montel Jackson | vs. | Da'Mon Blackshear | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Nolan King (2024-05-31). "UFC lays groundwork for Denver return in July". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ a b Andreas Hale (2024-06-04). "Rose Namajunas-Maycee Barber headlines Fight Night in Denver". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-05-14). "Rose Namajunas, Maycee Barber slated to headline UFC card on July 13". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-06-25). "Maycee Barber out; Tracy Cortez expected to face Rose Namajunas at UFC Denver". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2024-06-29). "Maycee Barber explains why she pulled out of UFC Denver main event with Rose Namajunas". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Bryson Hester (2024-06-09). "Chris Duncan to meet Nazim Sadykhov at UFC Denver". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-06-18). "Morning Report: Chael Sonnen doesn't believe Conor McGregor injury: 'He's known about this for over a year'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-06-26). "UFC Denver fight card loses two more bouts". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Nazim Sadykhov (2024-07-08). "Nazim Sadykhov announced he will not be fighting at UFC Denver". x.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-06-05). "UFC adds Drew Dober vs. Mike Davis to July 13 lineup in Denver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-06-18). "UFC Denver takes major hit after fighter suffers gruesome training injury". si.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2024-07-03). "Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva added to UFC on ESPN 59 in Denver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2024-04-25). "Mike Malott draws Gilbert Urbina for UFC's July 13 event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Staff (2024-04-08). "Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasdavicious teed up for UFC's July 13 Fight Night event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-07-05). "UFC signs Fatima Kline for short-notice debut vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius in Denver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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