| UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Attendance | 15,449 | |||
| Total gate | $4,000,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis (also known as UFC Fight Night 243 and UFC on ESPN+ 101) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 28, 2024, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Background
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023.
A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis headlined this event.
A lightweight bout between Ľudovít Klein and Nikolas Motta was scheduled for this event. However, Motta withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Roosevelt Roberts.
A featherweight bout between Morgan Charrière and AJ Cunningham was scheduled for this event. However, Cunninham withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Miranda.
A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and Nora Cornolle was scheduled for this event. However, de Randamie withdrew from the fight due to a broken finger and a fractured foot which led her to be replaced by former LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti.
A bantamweight bout between Taylor Lapilus and Felipe Lima was scheduled for this event. However, Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Vince Morales.
At the weigh-ins, Ailín Pérez weighed in at 136.5 pounds, half a pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Perez was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Darya Zheleznyakova.
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Benoît Saint Denis | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Brendan Allen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | William Gomis | def. | Joanderson Brito | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Battle | def. | Kevin Jousset | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:47 | |
| Featherweight | Morgan Charrière | def. | Gabriel Miranda | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:27 | |
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | def. | Matt Frevola | KO (knee) | 3 | 2:59 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | def. | Ivan Erslan | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | def. | Jung Da-woon | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | def. | Roosevelt Roberts | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Vince Morales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (136.5 lb) | Ailín Pérez | def. | Darya Zheleznyakova | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Flyweight | Daniel Bárez | def. | Victor Altamirano | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | def. | Nora Cornolle | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Duncan | def. | Bolaji Oki | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:34 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Bryan Battle, Morgan Charriere, Farès Ziam, and Chris Duncan
See also
References
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