UFC on ESPN 63
UFC on ESPN 63 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | December 14, 2024 | |||
Venue | Amalie Arena | |||
City | Tampa, Florida, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN 63 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 106) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 14, 2024, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, United States.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Tampa and first since UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson in October 2019.[2]
A bantamweight bout between Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong is expected to headline the event.[3]
A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and Miranda Maverick was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July, but Cortez was pulled from the contest in order to serve as a replacement against former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez.[4] They are now expected to meet at this event.[5]
Fight card
[edit]Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Navajo Stirling | vs. | Tuco Tokkos |
Announced bouts
[edit]- Bantamweight bout: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong[3]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas[7]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez[8]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Dustin Jacoby vs. Vitor Petrino[9]
- Women's Flyweight bout: Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick[5]
- Bantamweight bout: Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras[10]
- Flyweight bout: Manel Kape vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva[11]
- Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-17). "Remainder of UFC schedule in 2024 fills out: 15 events across nine cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b Joey Franchize (2024-08-19). "UFC returns to Tampa's Amalie Arena in December". wild941.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b Alexander Behunin (2024-10-17). "Title shot denied! Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong booked for UFC Tampa main event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-06-25). "Maycee Barber out; Tracy Cortez expected to face Rose Namajunas at UFC Denver". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ a b Farah Hannoun (2024-08-27). "Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick re-booked for UFC Fight Night on Dec. 14". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-08-19). "UFC Fight Night News: Strawweight Rematch Set for Year-Ending Tampa Event". si.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Matias Andres (2024-08-30). "UFC Tampa: Josefine Knutsson möter före detta lagkamraten!" (in Swedish). maximumsports.se. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "UFC strikers Dustin Jacoby, Vitor Petrino to fight in Tampa". MMA Junkie. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2024-09-25). "UFC Tampa adds Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "UFC Tampa adds Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva flyweight bout". MMA Junkie. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2024-10-05). "Cub Swanson vs. Billy Qarantillo Added to UFC Tampa". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.