UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 242, UFC on ESPN+ 100 and UFC Vegas 95) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 10, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 10, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac is expected to headline the event.[2] The pair previously met at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo in February 2020, which Tybura won by unanimous decision.[3]
A bantamweight bout between Javid Basharat and Chris Gutiérrez was expected to take place a week earlier at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov, but it was moved to this event due to unknown reasons.[4][5]
A welterweight bout between Uroš Medić and Danny Barlow was expected to take place at this event.[6] However, on July 11, Medić announced on social media that a rib injury has forced him to withdraw from the bout.[7]
Fight card
edit| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | vs. | Serghei Spivac | ||||
| Bantamweight | Charalampos Grigoriou | vs. | Toshiomi Kazama | ||||
| Welterweight | Jonny Parsons | vs. | Yusaku Kinoshita | ||||
Announced bouts
edit- Featherweight bout: Jarno Errens vs. Youssef Zalal[9]
- Heavyweight bout: Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams[10]
- Flyweight bout: Allan Nascimento vs. Jafel Filho[11]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler[12]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Talita Alencar vs. Stephanie Luciano[13]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Pannie Kianzad vs. Karol Rosa[14]
- Featherweight bout: Chepe Mariscal vs. Damon Jackson[15]
- Bantamweight bout: Chris Gutiérrez vs. Javid Basharat[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nolan King (2024-06-24). "UFC summer schedule mapped out with 11 events in five cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-07-16). "UFC news: heavyweight rematch set as main event for Las Vegas Fight Night". si.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Keith Shillan (2020-02-29). "UFC Norfolk Results: Marcin Tybura beats Sergey Spivak by Decision". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Bryson Hester (2024-06-19). "UFC Abu Dhabi adds Chris Gutierrez vs. Javid Basharat". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nikola Novaković (2024-06-08). "Uroš Medić has a new opponent in the UFC: a rising MMA star!". sportklub.n1info.rs. Retrieved 2024-07-21. (in Serbian)
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2024-07-14). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (7/8-7/14): Brendan Allen accepts Nassourdine Imavov fight in Paris after all". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "UFC Vegas 95 | Jarno Errens vecht voor tweede UFC overwinning tegen Youssef Zalal in Las Vegas". Eurosport (in Dutch). 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (27 May 2024). "Jhonata Diniz vs Karl Williams set for UFC Vegas 95 card in August". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Hester, Bryson (2024-06-08). "Uros Medic to Fight Undefeated Danny Barlow at UFC Apex on Aug. 10". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ Hester, Bryson (2024-06-22). "Top 15 Bantamweights Yana Santos and Chelsea Chandler to Fight at UFC Vegas 95". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-06-28). "Ultimate encaminha revanche entre Talita Alencar e Stephanie Rondinha para agosto" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ag. Fight. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-07-09). "UFC encaminha Karol Rosa vs Pannie Kianzad para o dia 10 de agosto" (in Spanish). Ag. Fight - Agencia de noticias. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ a b 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.