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facility, in

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

Background

A women's strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Amanda Lemos and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Virna Jandiroba headlined the event. A featherweight bout between Dan Ige and Joanderson Brito was scheduled for the event. However, Brito was forced to pull from the event due to a leg injury. He was replaced by Chepe Mariscal. Subsequently, Ige withdrew from this bout on the day of UFC 303 to serve as a replacement fighter at that event. Mariscal was eventually booked to face

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at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2. A women's flyweight bout between

Tracy Cortez Tracy Cortez (born December 10, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 7, 2023, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings. Background Of Mexi ...

and

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was scheduled to take place at this event. However, Cortez was pulled from the contest in order to serve as a replacement against former two-time

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a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez, after her original opponent Maycee Barber pulled out. Maverick instead faced Dione Barbosa. A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Park Jun-yong was expected to take place at the event. However, the bout was scrapped when Park was not medically cleared after the weigh-ins.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded. *Performance of the Night: Virna Jandiroba, Steve Garcia, Bruno Gustavo da Silva, and Hyder Amil

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References