UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
| UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 18, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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.[1]
Background[edit]
A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy headlined the event.[1]
A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event.[2] 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.[3] In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced by Melissa Gatto.[4]
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.[5] However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled against Joshua Van at UFC 302.[6]
A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli.[8] In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons.[9]
Results[edit]
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | def. | Edson Barboza | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Khaos Williams | def. | Carlston Harris | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| Welterweight | Themba Gorimbo | def. | Ramiz Brahimaj | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Adrian Yañez | def. | Vinicius Salvador | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:47 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill | def. | Luana Pinheiro | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Tom Nolan | def. | Victor Martinez | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | def. | Tuco Tokkos | Submission (face crank) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Melissa Gatto | def. | Tamires Vidal | TKO (punch to the body) | 3 | 0:37 | |
| Middleweight | Abus Magomedov | def. | Warlley Alves | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Ariane Carnelossi | def. | Piera Rodríguez | DQ (headbutts) | 2 | 3:16 | |
| Bantamweight | Alateng Heili | def. | Kleydson Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | def. | Emily Ducote | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards[edit]
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[11]
- Fight of the Night: Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy
- Performance of the Night: Khaos Williams and Angela Hill
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Guillherme Cruz (2024-03-25). "Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy set to headline May 18 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-02-22). "UFC books Hailey Cowan vs. Tamires Vidal for May event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2023-03-23). "UFC on ESPN 43 news: Tamires Vidal out, Hailey Cowan's debut delayed again". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-04-26). "Melissa Gatto fights Tamires Vidal at UFC Fight Night 241 after Hailey Cowan suffers broken leg". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-03-11). "Unbeaten Tatsuro Taira draws Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night on May 18". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-04-25). "UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier adds key prospect bout". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2024-05-12). "Undefeated French prospect Oumar Sy set for UFC debut against Rodolfo Bellato in May". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ Paul Abraham (2024-05-04). "Change of opponent for Frenchman Oumar Sy". lasueur.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12. (in French)
- ^ Nolan King (2024-05-14). "Newcomer steps into UFC Fight Night 241 on four days' notcie". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2024-05-18). "Bonuses! Angela Hill leads $50K winners with first-career submission - UFC Vegas 92". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
