| UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy (also known asUFC Fight Night 241,UFC on ESPN+ 99 andUFC Vegas 92) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 18, 2024, at theUFC Apex facility, inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A featherweight bout betweenEdson Barboza andLerone Murphy headlined the event.[2]
A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event.[3] They were originally scheduled to meet atUFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen in March 2023, but Vidal pulled out due to undisclosed medical reasons.[4] In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced byMelissa Gatto.[5]
FormerUFC Flyweight Championship challenger (alsoThe Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner)Tim Elliott andTatsuro Taira was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled againstJoshua Van atUFC 302.[7]
A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli.[9] In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons.[10]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Lerone Murphy | def. | Edson Barboza | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Khaos Williams | def. | Carlston Harris | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| Welterweight | Themba Gorimbo | def. | Ramiz Brahimaj | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Adrian Yañez | def. | Vinicius Salvador | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:47 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill | def. | Luana Pinheiro | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Tom Nolan | def. | Victor Martinez | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | def. | Tuco Tokkos | Submission (face crank) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Melissa Gatto | def. | Tamires Vidal | TKO (punch to the body) | 3 | 0:37 | |
| Middleweight | Abusupiyan Magomedov | def. | Warlley Alves | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Ariane Carnelossi | def. | Piera Rodríguez | DQ (headbutts) | 2 | 3:16 | |
| Bantamweight | Alateng Heili | def. | Kleydson Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | def. | Emily Ducote | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
