UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 24, 2024 (2024-02-24)
VenueArena CDMX
CityMexico City, Mexico
Attendance21,546[1]
Total gateNot announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 237 and UFC on ESPN+ 95) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 24, 2024, at Arena CDMX, in Mexico City, Mexico.[2]

Background[edit]

The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Mexico City and first since UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens in September 2019.[2]

A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi was originally expected to serve as a five-round co-main event, but was elevated as the event's headliner.[3][4] However, Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury and was replaced by former title challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval.[5] The pair previously met at UFC 255 in November 2020 which Moreno won by first round TKO.[6]

A featherweight rematch between former interim UFC Featherweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner) Yair Rodríguez and former title challenger Brian Ortega took place in the co-main event, which marked the sixth time a non-main event and non-title bout has been scheduled for five rounds.[7] The pairing previously met at UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez which Rodríguez won by first round TKO due to a shoulder injury.[8]

A flyweight rematch between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda took place the event.[9] The pair had previously fought at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 in September 2023, where the bout was ruled a no-contest due to premature referee stoppage.[10] They were booked again for UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza two months later, but the bout was cancelled due to Lacerda suffering medical issues after the weigh-in.[11] At the weigh ins, both fighters missed weight. Chairez weighed in at 131 pounds and Lacerda at 127 pounds, five pounds and one pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit, respectively. Their bout proceeded at catchweight with both fighters fined a percentage of their purse.[12]

A bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and The Ultimate Fighter 29 bantamweight winner Ricky Turcios was expected to take place at the event.[13] However, Rosas Jr. was forced withdraw just before the bout was expected to begin due to an illness. As a result, the bout was initially pushed back one week to UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev[14] before it was ultimately cancelled by the promotion.[15]

Results[edit]

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Brandon Royval def. Brandon Moreno Decision (split) (48–47, 46–49, 48–47) 5 5:00
Featherweight Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodríguez Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 0:58
Lightweight Daniel Zellhuber def. Francisco Prado Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Yazmin Jauregui def. Sam Hughes Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:46
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight Raoni Barcelos def. Cristian Quiñonez Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:04
Flyweight Jesús Santos Aguilar def. Mateus Mendonça Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (131 lb) Edgar Chairez def. Daniel Lacerda Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:17
Lightweight Farès Ziam def. Claudio Puelles Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Ronaldo Rodríguez def. Denys Bondar Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:59
Flyweight Felipe dos Santos def. Victor Altamirano Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Muhammad Naimov def. Erik Silva TKO (leg injury) 1 0:44

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Bonus awards[edit]

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]

  • Fight of the Night: Daniel Zellhuber vs. Francisco Prado
  • Performance of the Night: Brian Ortega and Manuel Torres

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2024-02-25). "UFC Fight Night 237 post-event facts: Yair Rodriguez hits unprecedented career slump". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ a b Steven Marrocco (2023-12-15). "UFC confirms event dates, locations including UFC 299, UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ^ Staff (2023-12-02). "Brandon Moreno meets Amir Albazi in five-round co-main event in UFC's expected Mexico City return". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ^ Cole Shelton (2023-12-21). "Dana White announces several new fights including three for UFC 300". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  5. ^ Steve Marrocco (2024-01-11). "UFC Mexico City gets new headliner after Amir Albazi forced off card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2020-11-21). "Highlights! Brandon Moreno earns stoppage after Brandon Royval separates shoulder at UFC 255". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ^ Staff (2023-12-21). "Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega 2 co-headlines UFC Fight Night in Mexico City with five rounds". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  8. ^ Damon Martin (2023-07-16). "Yair Rodriguez wins after Brian Ortega suffers brutal dislocated shoulder in UFC Long Island main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  9. ^ Vipin Raghuwanshi (2023-11-20). "Edgar Chairez vs Daniel Lacerda rebooked for UFC February 24". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ Danny Segura (2023-09-16). "Noche UFC video: Bad referee stoppage leads to no contest in Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-10-13). "UFC Vegas 81 loses Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda rematch due to medical issue". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  12. ^ Staff (2024-02-23). "UFC Fight Night 237 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss mark, including five-pound botch". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  13. ^ Steven Marrocco (2024-01-05). "Raul Rosas Jr. faces Ricky Turcios at UFC Mexico City". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  14. ^ Damon Martin (2024-02-24). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios scrapped from UFC Mexico City just before walkouts". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  15. ^ Damon Martin (2024-02-27). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios no longer expected at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  16. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  17. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2024-01-25). "Bonuses! Ortega, Torres lead $50K winners with memorable submissions - UFC Mexico City". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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