''UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN+ 92'' and ''UFC Vegas 84'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at the

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facility, in

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, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Background

A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger

Magomed Ankalaev Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (russian: Магоме́д Алибула́тович Анкала́ев; born 2 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate F ...

and Johnny Walker headlined the event. The pairing originally met at

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which ended in a no contest when Ankalaev landed an illegal knee that rendered Walker unable to continue. Former LFA Featherweight Champion Gabriel Santos and Westin Wilson were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jean Silva. Bassil Hafez and Preston Parsons were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout. However, Hafez pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

Matthew Semelsberger Matthew Semelsberger (born November 23, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Semelsberger is a 2011 graduate of Urbana High School, where he compete ...

. A women's bantamweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger

Yana Santos Yana Santos ( Kunitskaya; born November 11, 1989) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist competing in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 16, 2024, she is #12 in the UFC women's bantamwe ...

and

Norma Dumont Norma Dumont Viana Ferreira (born October 1, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist in the Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Profes ...

was expected to take place at the event. However, Santos pulled out due to a broken nose and the bout was scrapped. A flyweight bout between former LFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and Denys Bondar was also scheduled for the preliminary portion of the event. However, Bondar pulled out in late December due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Joshua Van. A women’s bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event. However, Vieira was pulled because of an injury and the bout was scrapped. Former Rizin Bantamweight Champion

Manel Kape Manuel Pedro Gomes (born November 14, 1993) better known as Manel Kape, is an Angolan mixed martial artist currently competing as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly competed fo ...

was expected to face Matheus Nicolau in a flyweight rematch at the co-main event. The pairing previously met at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021, where Nicolau won the fight via controversial split decision. However at the weigh-ins, Kape weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout was cancelled.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded. *Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev, Jim Miller, Brunno Ferreira, and Marcus McGhee

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References