| UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Attendance | 15,449[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,000,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis (also known asUFC Fight Night 243 andUFC on ESPN+ 101) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 28, 2024, at theAccor Arena inParis, France.[2]
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Paris and first sinceUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023.[3]
A lightweight bout betweenRenato Moicano andBenoît Saint Denis headlined this event.[4][5]
A lightweight bout betweenĽudovít Klein and Nikolas Motta was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Motta withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced byRoosevelt Roberts.[7]
A featherweight bout between Morgan Charrière and AJ Cunningham was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Cunninham withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Miranda.[9]
A women's bantamweight bout between formerUFC Women's Featherweight ChampionGermaine de Randamie and Nora Cornolle was scheduled for this event.[10] However, de Randamie withdrew from the fight due to a broken finger and a fractured foot which led her to be replaced by formerLFA Women's Bantamweight ChampionJacqueline Cavalcanti.[11]
A bantamweight bout betweenTaylor Lapilus andFelipe Lima was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced byVince Morales.[13]
At the weigh-ins,Ailín Pérez weighed in at 136.5 pounds, half a pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Perez was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Darya Zheleznyakova.[14]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Benoît Saint Denis | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Brendan Allen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | William Gomis | def. | Joanderson Brito | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Battle | def. | Kevin Jousset | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:47 | |
| Featherweight | Morgan Charrière | def. | Gabriel Miranda | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:27 | |
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | def. | Matt Frevola | KO (knee) | 3 | 2:59 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | def. | Ivan Erslan | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | def. | Jung Da-woon | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | def. | Roosevelt Roberts | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (136.5 lb) | Ailín Pérez | def. | Darya Zheleznyakova | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Flyweight | Daniel Bárez | def. | Victor Altamirano | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | def. | Nora Cornolle | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Duncan | def. | Bolaji Oki | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:34 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[16]
