UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis (also known as UFC Fight Night 243 and UFC on ESPN 101) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 28, 2024, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 28, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe event will mark the promotion's third visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023.[2]
A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis is scheduled to headline this event.[3][4]
A lightweight bout between Ľudovít Klein and Nikolas Motta was scheduled for this event.[5] However, Motta withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts.[6]
Fight card
edit| Main card (ESPN ) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | vs. | Benoît Saint Denis | ||||
| Featherweight | William Gomis | vs. | Joanderson Brito | ||||
| Welterweight | Kevin Jousset | vs. | Bryan Battle | ||||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | vs. | Brendan Allen | ||||
| Featherweight | Morgan Charrière | vs. | AJ Cunningham | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN ) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | vs. | Matt Frevola | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | vs. | Ivan Erslan | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Germaine de Randamie | vs. | Nora Cornolle | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | vs. | Jung Da-woon | ||||
| Lightweight | Bolaji Oki | vs. | Chris Duncan | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Daria Zheleznyakova | vs. | Ailín Pérez | ||||
| Flyweight | Daniel Barez | vs. | Victor Altamirano | ||||
Announced bouts
edit- Bantamweight bout: Taylor Lapilus vs. Felipe Lima[8]
- Lightweight bout: Ľudovít Klein vs. Roosevelt Roberts[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Paul Abraham (2024-05-14). "The UFC formalizes its third event in France, the date and location". lasueur.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14. (in French)
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-05-14). "UFC announces return to Paris on September 28". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-07-07). "UFC books Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint-Denis for five rounds in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ Alec McQuarrie (2024-08-07). "French fighters enoît Saint Denis and Nassourdine Imavov to headline UFC Paris announces Dana White". eurosport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-26). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 19-25)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ a b Kevin Priest (2024-09-03). "UFC Paris: New adversary for L'udovit Klein". boxemag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03. (in French)
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Tobias Lindkvist (2024-07-24). "Rising star Felipe Lima booked for his next UFC fight!". frontkick.online. Retrieved 2024-08-04.