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 Introduction UFC Fight Night 247: Magny vs. Prates took place on November 9, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 100, the 100th event held at the Apex facility. The welterweight main event featured No. 15-ranked veteran Neil Magny against rising star Carlos Prates, who had knocked out all three of his UFC opponents in 2024. This was the first UFC event in Nevada since cannabis was officially removed from the state’s banned substances list. Prates capped off one of the biggest rookie y

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 246: Moreno vs. Albazi took place on November 2, 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — the UFC’s third visit to Edmonton and first since UFC 240 in July 2019. The flyweight main event featured former two-time champion Brandon Moreno against No. 3-ranked Amir Albazi, who entered on a six-fight winning streak. The card drew 16,439 fans and generated $2.6M in gate revenue. Moreno put on a five-round masterclass, using crisp boxing to dominate Albazi from

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 245: Hernandez vs. Pereira took place on October 19, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 99. The middleweight main event featured No. 13-ranked Anthony Hernandez against No. 14-ranked Michel Pereira in a battle between two surging contenders on impressive winning streaks. Hernandez absolutely dominated Pereira with relentless grappling, landing 10 takedowns with over three full rounds of control time before finishing with a fifth-round TKO at 2:22. Post-ev

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 244: Royval vs. Taira took place on October 12, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 98. The flyweight main event was a pivotal title-eliminator between No. 1-ranked Brandon Royval, fresh off his revenge win over Brandon Moreno at UFC Mexico City, and undefeated No. 5-ranked Tatsuro Taira, who entered with a perfect 16-0 record. The main event delivered one of the best flyweight fights of 2024. Royval’s striking advantage clashed with Taira’s relentless gra

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 243: Moicano vs. Saint Denis took place on September 28, 2024 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France — the UFC’s third visit to Paris and first since FN 226 in September 2023. The lightweight main event featured Renato Moicano against hometown hero Benoît Saint Denis in a five-round bout. The card drew 15,449 fans and generated $4M in gate revenue. Moicano silenced the Parisian crowd, mauling Saint Denis with devastating elbows in round one before a doctor’s stoppage e

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 242: Burns vs. Brady took place on September 7, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 97 — the 100th ESPN+ event in UFC history. The welterweight main event featured former title challenger Gilbert Burns against surging contender Sean Brady in a five-round bout with significant ranking implications. Brady delivered the biggest win of his career, dominating Burns with relentless grappling and pressure for a shutout unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46). Bu

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy took place on May 18, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 92. The featherweight main event featured legendary striker Edson Barboza against unbeaten Lerone Murphy, who entered with a 14-fight unbeaten streak. Murphy dominated across five rounds for a lopsided UD (49-46, 50-45, 50-45), extending his unbeaten run to 15. Post-event facts confirmed Barboza became the first fighter in UFC history to reach double-digit Fight of the Night

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 240: Allen vs. Curtis 2 took place on April 6, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 90 — the final Fight Night card before the landmark UFC 300 the following weekend. The middleweight main event was a rematch between No. 6-ranked Brendan Allen and No. 14-ranked Chris Curtis, who had stopped Allen via TKO in their first meeting in December 2021. Allen avenged his 2021 loss with a razor-close split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46), extending his winning streak

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 239: Tuivasa vs. Tybura took place on March 16, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 88. The heavyweight main event featured Tai Tuivasa against Marcin Tybura in a must-win bout for both fighters. The card was submission-heavy, with four first-round finishes on the ground and a historic milestone for Gerald Meerschaert. Tybura survived an early onslaught from Tuivasa before taking his back and sinking in a rear-naked choke at 4:08 of round one. Gerald Meers

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 238: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev took place on March 2, 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 87. The heavyweight main event featured No. 12-ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik against unbeaten prospect Shamil Gaziev. The card was originally planned as the UFC’s debut event in Saudi Arabia, but was postponed and relocated to the Apex. Rozenstruik used his experience to weather Gaziev’s grappling and finished the formerly unbeaten prospect with a fourth-round TKO via cor

 Introduction UFC Fight Night 237: Moreno vs. Royval 2 took place on February 24, 2024 at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City — the UFC’s sixth visit to Mexico City and first since September 2019. The flyweight main event was a rematch between former two-time champion Brandon Moreno and No. 3-ranked Brandon Royval, who replaced the injured Amir Albazi. More than 21,000 fans packed the arena for one of the most electric atmospheres of 2024. Royval exacted revenge with a split decision (48-47, 46-49, 48

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