UFC Fight Night 247 (also known as UFC Vegas 100) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 9, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1][2][3]
| UFC Fight Night 247 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 9, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi was expected to headline the event.[4] They were previously expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 earlier in the year but Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury.[5] However, it was announced on September 3, 2024 that the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi one week before this event.[6]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night 244.[7] However, the bout was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[8]
Fight card
edit| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik | vs. | Duško Todorović | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Luana Pinheiro | vs. | Gillian Robertson | ||||
Announced bouts
edit- Bantamweight bout: Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns[8]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Melissa Mullins vs. Montserrat Rendon[10]
- Middleweight bout: Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trócoli[11]
- Bantamweight bout: Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-17). "Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "UFC books Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson for November". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "UFC books Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson for November". Yahoo Sports. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ Cole Shelton (2024-09-02). "Brandon Moreno ends brief time away from MMA, set to return at UFC Vegas 100". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Steve Marrocco (2024-01-11). "UFC Mexico City gets new headliner after Amir Albazi forced off card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "UFC books Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi main event for Nov. 2 in Edmonton". MMA Junkie. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2024-07-18). "Former UFC champ Cody Garbrandt expected to return vs. Miles Johns". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-08-05). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 29-Aug. 4)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 247". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-08-09). "Morning Report: Dricus du Plessis says Sean Strickland win was 'very clear': 'I don't owe Sean anything' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-08-20). "Morning Report: Israel Adesanya thought Dricus du Plessis was 'done' in fourth round: 'He's stubborn' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Mike Heck (2024-09-05). "Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopai set for Nov. 9 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.