UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 13, 2024 (2024-01-13)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN+ 92 and UFC Vegas 84) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on January 13, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]

Background

A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker is expected to headline the event.[1] The pairing originally met at UFC 294 which ended in a no contest when Ankalaev landed an illegal knee that rendered Walker unable to continue.[2]

Former LFA Featherweight Champion Gabriel Santos and Westin Wilson were expected to meet in a featherweight bout.[3] However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jean Silva.[4]

Bassil Hafez and Preston Parsons were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout.[5] However, Hafez pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Matthew Semelsberger.[6]

A women's bantamweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Santos and Norma Dumont was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, Santos pulled out due to a broken nose and the bout was scrapped.[6]

A flyweight bout between former LFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and Denys Bondar was also scheduled for the preliminary portion of the event.[8] However, Bondar pulled out in late December due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Joshua Van.[6]

A women’s bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, Vieira was pulled for unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.[10]

Former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape was expected to face Matheus Nicolau in a bantamweight rematch at the co-main event.[11] The pairing previously met at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021, where Nicolau won the fight via controversial split decision.[12] However at the weigh-ins, Kape weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout was cancelled.[13]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker
Lightweight Jim Miller vs. Gabriel Benítez
Bantamweight Ricky Simón vs. Mario Bautista
Middleweight Phil Hawes vs. Brunno Ferreira
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Matthew Semelsberger vs. Preston Parsons
Bantamweight Marcus McGhee vs. Gastón Bolaños
Bantamweight Farid Basharat vs. Taylor Lapilus
Featherweight Westin Wilson vs. Jean Silva
Lightweight Nikolas Motta vs. Tom Nolan
Flyweight Joshua Van vs. Felipe Bunes

    [14]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Simon Samano and Mike Bohn (2023-11-13). "UFC books Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker rematch to headline first event of 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
    2. ↑ Val Dewar (2023-10-21). "UFC 294: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker ends in controversial no-contest". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
    3. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-10-11). "Westin Wilson vs. Gabriel Santos booked for Jan. 13 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
    4. ↑ News Desk (2023-12-13). "UFC Vegas 83: Gabriel Santos out, Jean Silva vs Westin Wilson set". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
    5. ↑ Damon Martin (2023-10-07). "Bassil Hafez vs. Preston Parsons booked for UFC card on Jan. 13". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
    6. 1 2 3 Nolan King (2023-12-22). "First UFC event of 2024 hit with multiple changes". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
    7. ↑ Fernando Keller (2023-10-04). "Looking for her fourth victory in a row, Norma Dumont faces Yana Santos in the first UFC event in 2024". superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-22. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
    8. ↑ David Andrew (2023-11-03). "Felipe Bunes to make UFC debut against Denys Bondar on Jan. 13". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
    9. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-10-17). "Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson set for first UFC card of 2024". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
    10. ↑ Staff (2023-12-29). "Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira scrapped from UFC Fight Night 234". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
    11. ↑ News Desk (2023-11-08). "Matheus Nicolau vs Manel Kape rematch reported for UFC Vegas 83". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
    12. ↑ Jay Anderson (2021-03-13). "UFC Vegas 21 Results: Matheus Nicolau Wins Razor-Thin Decision Against Manel Kape". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
    13. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2024-01-12). "UFC Vegas 84: Manel Kape vs. Matheus Nicolau cancelled after Kape weight miss". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
    14. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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