This event marked the promotion's second "Noche UFC" edition celebrating Mexican independence day after holding UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 the year prior.[4] It was also the first time the UFC has allowed a sponsor to have title partner status, officially rebranding it as "Riyadh Season Noche UFC", after a partnership with Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority.[3]
The event told the history of combat in Mexico from the past to the future.[5] UFC chief content officer Craig Borsasi discussed the six 90-second film clips about Mexico's contribution to combat sports playing between bouts on the main card and that they were produced by film director Carlos López Estrada.[6][7] Each bout took place in a different world with images on the LED screens inside the arena.[7] White said that the budget for the production of the one-time only event exceeded $20 million compared to the approximate $2 million that is used at regular pay-per-view events.[7] Also, all but one of the fights on the card (the main event) featured a Mexican-born or Mexican-American fighter.[8] In addition, eight ring girls of Mexican descent were brought in for this event.[9]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili headlined the event.[10]
A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko took place at the event.[11] The pairing first met at UFC 285 in March 2023, where Grasso won the title by fourth round submission upset.[12] Their second meeting took place at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 in September 2023, which the bout ended by split draw.[13] The pairing previously coached on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko against each other.[14] Manon Fiorot is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[15]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes took place at the event.[16] The pair was previously expected to meet at UFC 303, but Ortega withdrew just hours before the bout due to illness.[17]
A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira was scheduled for this event.[18] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez to serve as the main event.[19]
A flyweight bout between Édgar Cháirez and Kevin Borjas was scheduled for this event.[20] However, Borjas withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Joshua Van.[21]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT!!! PENANTANG BARU BELAL MUHAMMAD WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady served as the main event.[2]
A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Kyle Nelson was scheduled for this event.[3] However, Kattar withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Steve Garcia.[4]
A bantamweight bout between Aiemann Zahabi and Marcus McGhee was scheduled for this event.[5] However, the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.[6]
A featherweight bout between Žygimantas Ramaška and Nathan Fletcher was scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho.[7] Despite both men successfully weighing in, it was announced that the fight was canceled due to an undisclosed medical issue on Fletcher’s part and was re-scheduled to take place at this event.[8]
A flyweight bout between Matt Schnell and Alessandro Costa was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, Costa withdrew from the bout due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Cody Durden in a bantamweight bout.[10]
A light heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Ovince Saint Preux and former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Saint Preux withdrew from the fight due to an illness and the bout was moved to UFC 307 as a result.[12][13]
At the weigh-ins, Dylan Budka and Kyle Nelson missed weight. Budka weighed in at 188.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Nelson weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. Both bouts proceeded at catchweight with both fighters forfeiting 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Andre Petroski and Steve Garcia, respectively.[14]
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calon penantang baru Israel Adesanya!!!!
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho headlined the event.[2]
The featherweight and middleweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko took place at the event.[3]
A middleweight bout between Roman Kopylov and Brunno Ferreira was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Kopylov withdrew from the fight after appendicitis surgery and the bout was scrapped.[5]
A featherweight bout between Danny Silva and Dennis Buzukja was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Silva withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Francis Marshall in a lightweight bout.[7]
A featherweight bout between Žygimantas Ramaška and Nathan Fletcher was scheduled for this event.[8] Despite both men successfully weighing in, it was announced that the fight was canceled due to an undisclosed medical issue on Fletcher’s part.[9] The bout has been re-scheduled to take place at the next event, UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady, two weeks later.[10]
Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Caio Borralho def. Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 48–46) 5 5:00
Women's Strawweight Tabatha Ricci def. Angela Hill Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ryan Loder def. Robert Valentin TKO (elbows) 2 1:49 [a]
Featherweight Mairon Santos def. Kaan Ofli KO (punch) 2 1:30 [b]
Welterweight Michael Morales def. Neil Magny TKO (punches) 1 4:39
Middleweight Gerald Meerschaert def. Edmen Shahbazyan Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:12
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Francis Marshall def. Dennis Buzukja Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Zachary Reese def. José Daniel Medina Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Viacheslav Borshchev def. James Llontop Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Josiane Nunes Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Wang Cong def. Victoria Leonardo KO (punches) 1 1:02
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Pengalaman nonton UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs The Korean Zombie
Seru banget nonton UFC Singapore Max Holloway vs The Korean Zombie. "QRISnya satu, menangnya banyak!" "participant of BI Digital Content Competition 2023"
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Masa depan UFC dan WWE setelah Merge TKO Group Bincang MMA & Wrestling
Baru saja TKO Group (WWE & UFC) melantai di bursa saham Wallstreet. gimana pendapat kalian???
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