UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Mixed martial arts event in 2024
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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady (also known as UFC Fight Night 242, UFC on ESPN+ 100, and UFC Vegas 97) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 7, 2024, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 7, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Sean Brady served as the main event.[3]
A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Kyle Nelson was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Kattar withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Steve Garcia.[5]
A bantamweight bout between Aiemann Zahabi and Marcus McGhee was reported for this event.[6] However, the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.[7]
A featherweight bout between Žygimantas Ramaška and Nathan Fletcher was scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho.[8] Despite both men successfully weighing in, it was announced that the fight was canceled due to an undisclosed medical issue on Fletcher’s part and was re-scheduled to take place at this event.[9]
A flyweight bout between Matt Schnell and Alessandro Costa was expected to take place at the event.[10] However, Costa withdrew from the bout due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Cody Durden in a bantamweight bout.[11]
A light heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Ovince Saint Preux and former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Saint Preux withdrew from the fight due to an illness and the bout was moved to UFC 307 as a result.[13][14]
At the weigh-ins, Dylan Budka and Kyle Nelson missed weight. Budka weighed in at 188.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. Nelson weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. Both bouts proceeded at catchweight with both fighters forfeiting 20% of their purses, which went to their opponents Andre Petroski and Steve Garcia, respectively.[15]
Results
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Sean Brady | def. | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Natália Silva | def. | Jéssica Andrade | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148.5 lb) | Steve Garcia | def. | Kyle Nelson | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Cody Durden | def. | Matt Schnell | Submission (ninja choke) | 2 | 0:29 | |
| Lightweight | Yanal Ashmouz | def. | Trevor Peek | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Chris Padilla | def. | Rong Zhu | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:14 | |
| Featherweight | Isaac Dulgarian | def. | Brendon Marotte | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:19 | |
| Flyweight | André Lima | def. | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Gabriel Santos | def. | Yi Zha | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Jaqueline Amorim | def. | Vanessa Demopoulos | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Catchweight (188.5 lb) | Andre Petroski | def. | Dylan Budka | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Nathan Fletcher | def. | Žygimantas Ramaška | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:14 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
- Fight of the Night: Natália Silva vs. Jéssica Andrade
- Performance of the Night: Steve Garcia and Cody Durden