| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady (also known asUFC Fight Night 242,UFC on ESPN+ 100, andUFC Vegas 97) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 7, 2024, at theUFC Apex inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
A welterweight bout between formerUFC Welterweight Championship challengerGilbert Burns andSean Brady served as the main event.[3]
A featherweight bout betweenCalvin Kattar andKyle Nelson was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Kattar withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced bySteve Garcia.[5]
A bantamweight bout betweenAiemann Zahabi andMarcus McGhee was reported for this event.[6] However, the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.[7]
A featherweight bout between Žygimantas Ramaškaand Nathan Fletcher was scheduled to take place atUFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho.[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 and was re-scheduled to take place at this event.[9]
A flyweight bout betweenMatt Schnell and Alessandro Costa was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Costa withdrew from the bout due to a shoulder injury and was replaced byCody Durden in a bantamweight bout.[11]
A light heavyweight bout between former interimUFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengerOvince Saint Preux and formerLFA Light Heavyweight ChampionRyan Spann was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Saint Preux withdrew from the fight due to an illness and the bout was moved toUFC 307 as a result.[13][14]
At the weigh-ins, Dylan Budka andKyle 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 opponentsAndre Petroski andSteve Garcia, respectively.[15]
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Natália Silva | def. | Jéssica Andrade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148.5 lb) | Steve Garcia | def. | Kyle Nelson | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Cody Durden | def. | Matt Schnell | Submission (ninja choke) | 2 | 0:29 | |
| Lightweight | Yanal Ashmouz | def. | Trevor Peek | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Chris Padilla | def. | Rong Zhu | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:14 | |
| Featherweight | Isaac Dulgarian | def. | Brendon Marotte | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:19 | |
| Flyweight | André Lima | def. | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Gabriel Santos | def. | Yi Zha | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Jaqueline Amorim | def. | Vanessa Demopoulos | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Catchweight (188.5 lb) | Andre Petroski | def. | Dylan Budka | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Nathan Fletcher | def. | Žygimantas Ramaška | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:14 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
