UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 24, 2024 (2024-02-24)
VenueArena CDMX
CityMexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Royval 2 UFC Fight Night 238

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 237 and UFC on ESPN+ 95) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 24, 2024, at Arena CDMX, in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]

Background

The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to Mexico City and first since UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens in September 2019.[1]

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.[2][3] However, Albazi withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by former title challenger (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) Brandon Royval.[4] The pair previously met at UFC 255 in November 2020 which Moreno won by first round TKO.[5]

A featherweight rematch between former interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodríguez and former title challenger Brian Ortega is expected take place in the co-main event, which will mark the fourth time a non-main event and non-title bout has been scheduled for five rounds.[6] The pairing previously met at UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez which Rodríguez won by first round TKO due to a shoulder injury.[7]

A flyweight rematch between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda is booked for the event.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval
Featherweight Yair Rodríguez vs. Brian Ortega
Bantamweight Cristian Quiñonez vs. Raoni Barcelos
Lightweight Daniel Zellhuber vs. Francisco Prado
Lightweight Manuel Torres vs. Chris Duncan
Bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios
Flyweight Luis Rodriguez vs. Denys Bondar
Flyweight Jesús Santos Aguilar vs. Mateus Mendonça
Women's Strawweight Yazmin Jauregui vs. Sam Hughes
Flyweight Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda
Flyweight Victor Altamirano vs. Felipe dos Santos

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Steven Marrocco (2023-12-15). "UFC confirms event dates, locations including UFC 299, UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
    2. ↑ 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.
    3. ↑ Cole Shelton (2023-12-21). "Dana White announces several new fights including three for UFC 300". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
    4. ↑ Steve Marrocco (2024-01-11). "UFC Mexico City gets new headliner after Amir Albazi forced off card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
    5. ↑ Dan Hiergesell (2020-11-21). "Highlights! Brandon Moreno earns stoppage after Brandon Royval separates shoulder at UFC 255". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
    6. ↑ 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.
    7. ↑ 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.
    8. ↑ Vipin Raghuwanshi (2023-11-20). "Edgar Chairez vs Daniel Lacerda rebooked for UFC February 24". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
    9. ↑ 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.
    10. ↑ 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.
    11. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
    12. ↑ Desk, ITN News (2024-01-10). "Muhammad Naimov vs Erik Silva Reported for UFC Mexico City". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
    13. ↑ Desk, ITN News (2024-01-11). "Claudio Puelles vs Fares Ziam Reported for UFC Mexico City". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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