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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

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]

Background

The 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]

A featherweight bout between Morgan Charrière and AJ Cunningham was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Cunninham withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Miranda.[8]

A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and Nora Cornolle was scheduled for this event.[9] However, de Randamie withdrew from the fight due to a broken finger and a fractured foot which led her to be replaced by former LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti.[10]

A bantamweight bout between Taylor Lapilus and Felipe Lima was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Vince Morales.[12]

Fight card

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Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-05-14). "UFC announces return to Paris on September 28". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Kevin Priest (2024-09-03). "UFC Paris: New adversary for L'udovit Klein". boxemag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03. (in French)
  7. ^ Drake Riggs (2024-07-23). "Morning Report: Leon Edwards doesn't believe there are any money fights at welterweight: 'There's no big star' - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  8. ^ Mehdi (2024-09-07). "UFC Paris – Change of opponent for Morgan Charrière 20 days before combat". actumma.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07. (in French)
  9. ^ Curtis Calhoun (2024-07-04). "Former UFC champ Germaine de Randamie booked for return at UFC Paris". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  10. ^ a b Jesse Holland (2024-09-13). "Ex-champ bails on UFC Paris, matchmakers scare up late replacement for Sept. 28". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  11. ^ Tobias Lindkvist (2024-07-24). "Rising star Felipe Lima booked for his next UFC fight!". frontkick.online. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  12. ^ a b Olivier Angelini (2024-09-18). "Taylor Lapilus affrontera l'Américain Vince Morales à l'UFC Paris 3" (in French). boxemag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  13. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-07.