UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 8, 2024 | |||
| Venue | KFC Yum! Center | |||
| City | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Attendance | 19,578[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,500,000[1] | |||
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UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov (also known as UFC on ESPN 57) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 8, 2024, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.[2]
Background[edit]
The event marked the promotion's second visit to Louisville and first since UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann in March 2011.[2]
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov headlined the event.[3]
A bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega bantamweight winner Ricky Turcios took place at the event.[4] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on February 24, but Rosas Jr. was forced to withdraw just before the bout was expected to begin due to an illness. As a result, the pairing was initially pushed back one week to UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev before it was ultimately cancelled by the promotion.[5][6]
A middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Michel Pereira was briely announced as part of the event.[7] However, Pereira claimed he never signed any contracts for the fight and the bout fell through.[8]
At the weigh-ins, Eduarda Moura weighed in at 116.5 pounds, half a pound over the women's strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Moura was fined 20 percent of her purse which went to her opponent Denise Gomes.[9]
Results[edit]
| Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Jared Cannonier | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:34 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Dominick Reyes | def. | Dustin Jacoby | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Raul Rosas Jr. | def. | Ricky Turcios | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Middleweight | Brunno Ferreira | def. | Dustin Stoltzfus | KO (spinning back elbow) | 1 | 4:51 | |
| Middleweight | Zachary Reese | def. | Julian Marquez | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Welterweight | Punahele Soriano | def. | Miguel Baeza | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | def. | Thiago Moisés | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Carlos Prates | def. | Charles Radtke | KO (knee to the body) | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Bantamweight | Brad Katona | def. | Jesse Butler | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Montana De La Rosa | def. | Andrea Lee | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Daniel Marcos | def. | John Castañeda | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (116.5 lb) | Denise Gomes | def. | Eduarda Moura | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Cody Stamann | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Puja Tomar | def. | Rayanne dos Santos | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards[edit]
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[11]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Raul Rosas Jr., Brunno Ferreira, Zachary Reese, and Carlos Prates
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Team, Black Belt (2024-06-09). "UFC Fight Night Louisville: Cannonier vs. Imavov Delivers Knockouts and Record Attendance at the KFC Yum! Center". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-04-17). "UFC Louisville official for June at KFC Yum! Center". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Jesse Holland and Alex Behunin (2024-04-25). "Jared Cannonier vs Nassourdine Imamov headlines UFC Louisville on June 8". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Nolan King, Danny Segura and Farah Hannoun (2024-04-11). "UFC rebooks Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-02-24). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios scrapped from UFC Mexico City just before walkouts". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-02-27). "Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios no longer expected at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Drake Riggs (2024-05-09). "Roman Dolidze vs. Michel Pereira added to UFC Louisville". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-10). "Michel Pereira explains why he won't fight Roman Dolidze at UFC Louisville". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN 57 weigh-in results: One heavy, but headliners Cannonier and Imavov on point". MMA Junkie. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ Taylor, Chris (2024-06-09). "UFC Louisville Bonus Report: Raul Rosas Jr. one of four fighters to take home $50k | BJPenn.com". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
