UFC_Fight_Night_237

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

2024 mixed martial event in Mexico

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 237 and UFC on ESPN+ 95) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 24, 2024, at Arena CDMX, in Mexico City, Mexico.[2]

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Background

The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Mexico City and first since UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens in September 2019.[2]

A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi was originally expected to serve as a five-round co-main event, but was elevated as the event's headliner.[3][4] However, Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury and was replaced by former title challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval.[5] The pair previously met at UFC 255 in November 2020 which Moreno won by first round TKO.[6]

A featherweight rematch between former interim UFC Featherweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner) Yair Rodríguez and former title challenger Brian Ortega took place in the co-main event, which marked the sixth time a non-main event and non-title bout has been scheduled for five rounds.[7] The pairing previously met at UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez which Rodríguez won by first round TKO due to a shoulder injury.[8]

A flyweight rematch between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda took place the event.[9] The pair had previously fought at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 in September 2023, where the bout was ruled a no-contest due to premature referee stoppage.[10] They were booked again for UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza two months later, but the bout was cancelled due to Lacerda suffering medical issues after the weigh-in.[11] At the weigh ins, both fighters missed weight. Chairez weighed in at 131 pounds and Lacerda at 127 pounds, five pounds and one pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit, respectively. Their bout proceeded at catchweight with both fighters fined a percentage of their purse.[12]

A bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and The Ultimate Fighter 29 bantamweight winner Ricky Turcios was expected to take place at the event.[13] However, Rosas Jr. was forced withdraw just before the bout was expected to begin due to an illness. As a result, the bout was initially pushed back one week to UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev[14] before it was ultimately cancelled by the promotion.[15]

Results

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    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]

    • Fight of the Night: Daniel Zellhuber vs. Francisco Prado
    • Performance of the Night: Brian Ortega and Manuel Torres

    See also

    References

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      Damon Martin (2023-07-16). "Yair Rodriguez wins after Brian Ortega suffers brutal dislocated shoulder in UFC Long Island main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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      Steven Marrocco (2024-01-05). "Raul Rosas Jr. faces Ricky Turcios at UFC Mexico City". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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      Damon Martin (2024-02-24). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios scrapped from UFC Mexico City just before walkouts". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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      Damon Martin (2024-02-27). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios no longer expected at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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      Dan Hiergesell (2024-01-25). "Bonuses! Ortega, Torres lead $50K winners with memorable submissions - UFC Mexico City". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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