''UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 241'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 99'' and ''UFC Vegas 92'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 18, 2024, at the

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facility, in

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

Background

A featherweight bout between

Edson Barboza Edson Barboza Jr. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has formerly competed at ligh ...

and

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 ...

headlined the event. A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen in March 2023, but Vidal pulled out due to undisclosed medical reasons. In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced by

Melissa Gatto Melissa Gatto Regonha (born May 2, 1996) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently fights in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Gatto was born and grew up in Toledo, Paraná, Bra ...

. Former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner) Tim Elliott and Tatsuro Taira was expected to take place at the event. However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled against Joshua Van at UFC 302. A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event. However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli. In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Lerone Murphy vs. Edson Barboza * Performance of the Night: Khaos Williams and Angela Hill

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References