''UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 236'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 94'' and ''UFC Vegas 86'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 10, 2024, at the

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facility, in

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

Background

A middleweight bout between

Jack Hermansson Jack Berndhard Hermansson (born 10 June 1988) is a Swedish and Norwegian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former middleweight champion i ...

and Joe Pyfer headlined the event. A middleweight bout between

Rodolfo Vieira Rodolfo Vieira Srour (born September 25, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competes in the middleweight division. Vieir ...

and

Armen Petrosyan Armen Petrosyan ( hy, Արմեն Պետրոսյան, born November 6, 1986) is an Armenians in Italy, Armenian-born Italian Kickboxing, kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. An aggressive fighter, Petrosyan began training in Muay ...

took place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis, but the bout was scrapped after Petrosyan became ill backstage during the event.

Lerone Murphy Lerone Murphy (born July 22, 1991) is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Murphy, who was born and raised in Old Trafford, went to St Edward's Primary Scho ...

was expected to face Dan Ige in a featherweight bout at the event. However, Murphy pulled out in mid January due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Andre Fili. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke was expected to meet Hyder Amil in a featherweight bout at the event, but he pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

Melsik Baghdasaryan Melsik Baghdasaryan (born January 28, 1992) is an Armenian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer, currently competing as a featherweight in the UFC. A professional competitor since 2013, he is the former Wu Lin Feng International champion, a ...

. In turn, Baghdasaryan pulled out on fight week due to injury and was replaced by Fernie Garcia. Robert Bryczek and Albert Duraev were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at this event. However, Duraev pulled out due to visa issues and was briefly replaced by Dylan Budka, but medical issues prevented him from competing. Bryczek faced Ihor Potieria instead. At the weigh-ins, Potieria weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Potieria forfeiting 20 percent of his purse, which went to Bryczek. A lightweight bout between

Damir Hadžović Damir Hadžović (born August 8, 1986) is a Bosnian-born Danish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Hadžović was born to Bosnian Muslim parents in the eastern B ...

and Bolaji Oki was expected to take place at the event. However, Hadžović withdrew due to visa issues and was replaced by Timothy Cuamba.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded. *Performance of the Night: Dan Ige, Rodolfo Vieira, Carlos Prates, and Bogdan Guskov

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References