UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 30, 2024 (2024-03-30)
VenueBoardwalk Hall
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Event chronology
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UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot (also known as UFC on ESPN 54) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 30, 2024, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Background

The event will mark the promotion's tenth visit to Atlantic City and first since UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee in April 2018.[2]

A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot is expected to headline the event.[3] The bout was promoted to main event status when the original announced headliner, a welterweight bout between Sean Brady and Vicente Luque, fell through when Brady indicated he never signed a bout agreement due to dealing with an injury.[4][5] Luque was instead matched up with Joaquin Buckley in the co-main event.[6]

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Dominick Reyes and Carlos Ulberg was scheduled UFC 297, but it was postponed due to an injury sustained by Ulberg and was rescheduled for this event.[7] However, Reyes pulled out due to deep vein thrombosis and was replaced by Alonzo Menifield.[8][9] In turn, the promotion opted to move the pairing to UFC Fight Night 241 on May 11 due to undisclosed reasons.[10]

A featherweight bout between Nate Landwehr and Pat Sabatini was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, Sabatini withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Jamall Emmers.[12]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Flyweight Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot
Welterweight Vicente Luque vs. Joaquin Buckley
Middleweight Chris Weidman vs. Bruno Silva
Middleweight Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Sedriques Dumas
Featherweight Bill Algeo vs. Kyle Nelson
Welterweight Chidi Njokuani vs. Rhys McKee
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Featherweight Nate Landwehr vs. Jamall Emmers
Women's Strawweight Virna Jandiroba vs. Loopy Godinez
Featherweight Julio Arce vs. Herbert Burns
Featherweight Dennis Buzukja vs. Connor Matthews
Light Heavyweight Ibo Aslan vs. Anton Turkalj
Women's Flyweight Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Melissa Gatto
Middleweight Andre Petroski vs. Jacob Malkoun
Bantamweight Angel Pacheco vs. Caolán Loughran

[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Steven Marrocco (2023-12-15). "UFC confirms event dates, locations including UFC 299, UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ a b J. Staas Haught (2023-12-16). "UFC in AC? Fight promoter is returning to Atlantic City next year. What to know". courierpostonline.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ^ Mike Heck (2024-02-15). "Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot promoted to UFC Atlantic City main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ Steven Marrocco (2024-01-12). "Vicente Luque vs. Sean Brady headlines UFC Atlantic City event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ^ Nolan King, Mike Bohn, and Farah Hannoun (2024-01-31). "UFC Atlantic City loses headliner as Sean Brady vs. Vicente Luque fizzles". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Mike Bohn (2024-02-15). "Vicente Luque remains on UFC Atlantic City with co-main event vs. Joaquin Buckley". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  7. ^ Staff (2024-01-09). "Dominick Reyes vs. Carlos Ulberg rebooked for UFC Atlantic City in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  8. ^ Damon Martin (2024-01-23). "Dominick Reyes out, Alonzo Menifield now faces Carlos Ulberg at UFC Atlantic City". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  9. ^ Danny Segura (2024-02-01). "Dominick Reyes reveals blood clots forced him out of UFC return: 'I'm lucky to be alive right now'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  10. ^ Nolan King (2024-02-20). "Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg moves from UFC Atlantic City to new date". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  11. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-02-24). "UFC on ESPN 54 Update: Nate Landwehr, Pat Sabatini to Clash in Atlantic City". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  12. ^ Harvey Leonard (2024-03-17). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (3/4-3/17): Michel Pereira Booked For Quick Return After UFC 299 Win, Eight Cancellations". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  13. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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