UFC On ESPN 53
''UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 53'' and ''UFC Vegas 89'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 23, 2024, at UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, United States. Background A women's flyweight bout between Amanda Ribas and former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Championship, UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas headlined the event. A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman was scheduled for this event. However, Barnett withdrew due to unknown reason and was replaced by Mick Parkin. Edmen Shahbazyan and Duško Todorović were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at the event. However, Todorović pulled out due to a serious knee injury and was replaced by A.J. Dobson. A women's strawweight bout between Shauna Bannon and Stephanie Luciano was expected to take place at this event. However, B ...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world as of 2011. It produces events worldwide that showcase 12 weight divisions (eight men's and four women's) and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. , it had held over 600 events. Dana White has been its president since 2001. Under White's stewardship, it has grown into a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, and the first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting d ...
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