''UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 54'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 30, 2024, at Boardwalk Hall in

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, United States.

Background

The event marked the promotion's tenth visit to Atlantic City and first since UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee in April 2018. A women's flyweight bout between

Erin Blanchfield Erin Blanchfield (born May 4, 1999) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a former Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. As of August 29, 2023, she is #2 ...

and

Manon Fiorot Manon Fiorot (born February 17, 1990) is a French mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of February 27, 2022, she is #1 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and #11 ...

headlined the event. The bout was promoted to main event status when the original announced headliner, a welterweight bout between Sean Brady and Vicente Luque, fell through when Brady indicated he never signed a bout agreement due to dealing with an injury. Luque was instead matched up with

Joaquin Buckley Joaquin Yuconri Buckley (born April 27, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Bellator MM ...

in the co-main event. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger

Dominick Reyes Dominick Reyes (born December 26, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former college football player. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 6, 2 ...

and

Carlos Ulberg Carlos Sao Murry Ulberg (born 17 November 1990) is a New Zealand mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight (MMA), Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Ulberg was born ...

was scheduled

UFC 297 ''UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background The event marked the promot ...

, but it was postponed due to an injury sustained by Ulberg and was rescheduled for this event. However, Reyes pulled out due to deep vein thrombosis and was replaced by Alonzo Menifield. In turn, the promotion opted to move the pairing to

UFC on ESPN 56 ''UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 56'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 11, 2024, at the Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, United State ...

on May 11 due to undisclosed reasons. A featherweight bout between

Nate Landwehr Nathan Wade Landwehr (born June 7, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional mixed martial artist since 2012, he is also a former M-1 Global Feather ...

and

Pat Sabatini Patrick Daniel Sabatini (born November 9, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Sabatini initially played ...

was expected to take place at the event. However, Sabatini withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by

Jamall Emmers Jamall Leantwean Emmers (born July 24, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Emmers transitioned to MMA from a high school and college wr ...

. At the weigh ins, Julio Arce weighed in at 147.25 pounds, one and a quarter pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to his opponent Herbert Burns. A women's flyweight bout between Viktoriia Dudakova and

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 ...

was scheduled for this event. Despite both women weighing in, the bout was cancelled during the broadcast due to a Dudakova illness.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Ibo Aslan vs. Anton Turkalj *Performance of the Night: Nate Landwehr and Dennis Buzukja

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References