UFC Fight Night 244 explained

UFC Fight Night 244
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Previousevent:UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

UFC Fight Night 244 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 102 and UFC Vegas 98) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 12, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]

Background

A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval and undefeated prospect Tatsuro Taira is expected to headline the event.[2]

A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Park Jun-yong was expected to take place at in last July, but it was scrapped when Park was not medically cleared after the weigh-ins.[3] They were then rescheduled for this event.[4]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and former LFA Bantamweight Champion Miles Johns was scheduled for this event.[5] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 247 for unknown reasons.[6]

Announced bouts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-17. 2024-08-17.
  2. Web site: UFC books Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira to headline October event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-01. 2024-08-01.
  3. Web site: Junyong Park not medically cleared, UFC on ESPN 60 co-main event vs. Brad Tavares scrapped. Staff. sherdog.com. 2024-07-19. 2024-07-19.
  4. Web site: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira set to headline Apex-held UFC Fight Night On October 12. Harvey Leonard. mmanews.com. 2024-08-01. 2024-08-01.
  5. Web site: Former UFC champ Cody Garbrandt expected to return vs. Miles Johns. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and Farah Hannoun. 2024-07-18. 2024-07-18.
  6. Web site: Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 29-Aug. 4). mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-05. 2024-08-05.
  7. Web site: UFC: Grant Dawson to Fight Rafa Garcia on October 12. cagesidepress.com. Bryson Hester. 2024-07-17. 2024-07-17.
  8. Web site: Morning Report: Conor McGregor says Michael Chandler fight ‘is rescheduled for the end of this calendar year’ - Fight Announcements. mmafighting.com. Drake Riggs. 2024-07-19. 2024-07-19.
  9. Web site: Lucas Fenômeno é convocado e estreia no UFC em outubro na divisão peso mosca. 2024-07-26. 2024-07-26. superlutas.com.br. Léo Guimarães. es.
  10. News: UFC News: Fan-Favorite Chris Barnett Returns to Fight Top Heavyweight Prospect . en . Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More . 2024-07-30.
  11. Web site: UFC adds Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd added to October Fight Night event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Matthew Wells and Nolan King. 2024-07-31. 2024-07-31.
  12. Web site: UFC books Chris Barnett to fight Waldo Cortes-Acosta in October. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-11. 2024-08-11.

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