| UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | |
| Promotion: | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date: | April 15, 2017 |
| Venue: | Sprint Center |
| City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Attendance: | 12,171[1] |
| Gate: | $1,081,193 |
| Previousevent: | UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 |
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis (also known as UFC on Fox 24) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 15, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.[2] [3]
The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in the state of Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area.
A UFC Flyweight Championship match between current champion Demetrious Johnson and Wilson Reis headlined this event.[4] The pairing was originally booked for UFC 201, but Johnson pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was scrapped.[5]
UFC officials were initially targeting a featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barão and Choi Doo-ho to serve as the event headliner.[6] However, as the announcement of the pairing began to circulate, Choi declined the bout, and as a result, Barao was rescheduled against a different opponent at another event.[7]
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[9]
With his win, Johnson tied Anderson Silva's record for most consecutive title defenses (10).[10]