| UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 13, 2024 (2024-01-13) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (also known asUFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN+ 92 andUFC Vegas 84) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at theUFC Apex facility, inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A light heavyweight rematch between formerUFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengerMagomed Ankalaev andJohnny Walker headlined the event.[2] The pairing originally met atUFC 294 which ended in a no contest when Ankalaev landed an illegal knee that rendered Walker unable to continue.[3]
FormerLFA Featherweight Champion Gabriel Santos and Westin Wilson were expected to meet in a featherweight bout.[4] However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomerJean Silva.[5]
Bassil Hafez and Preston Parsons were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout.[6] However, Hafez pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced byMatthew Semelsberger.[7]
A women's bantamweight bout between formerInvicta FC Bantamweight Champion andUFC Women's Featherweight Championship challengerYana Santos andNorma Dumont was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Santos pulled out due to a broken nose and the bout was scrapped.[7]
A flyweight bout between formerLFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and Denys Bondar was also scheduled for the preliminary portion of the event.[9] However, Bondar pulled out in late December due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced byJoshua Van.[7]
A women’s bantamweight bout betweenKetlen Vieira andThe Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winnerMacy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Vieira was pulled because of an injury and the bout was scrapped.[11]
FormerRizin Bantamweight ChampionManel Kape was expected to faceMatheus Nicolau in a flyweight rematch at the co-main event.[12] The pairing previously met atUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021, where Nicolau won the fight via controversial split decision.[13] However at the weigh-ins, Kape weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout was cancelled.[14]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Ankalaev | def. | Johnny Walker | KO (punches) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | def. | Gabriel Benítez | Submission (face crank) | 3 | 3:25 | |
| Bantamweight | Mario Bautista | def. | Ricky Simón | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brunno Ferreira | def. | Phil Hawes | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:55 | |
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | def. | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Preston Parsons | def. | Matthew Semelsberger | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Marcus McGhee | def. | Gastón Bolaños | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 3 | 3:29 | |
| Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | def. | Taylor Lapilus | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jean Silva | def. | Westin Wilson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Lightweight | Nikolas Motta | def. | Tom Nolan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Flyweight | Joshua Van | def. | Felipe Bunes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:31 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[16]
