UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	March 16, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance	Not announced
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura (also known as UFC Fight Night 239, UFC on ESPN+ 97 and UFC Vegas 88) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 16, 2024, at UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, United States.^[2]^[3]

Background

A heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura was scheduled for UFC 298.^[4] However, the bout was moved in order to headline this event.^[5]

A bantamweight bout between Charalampos Grigoriou and Toshiomi Kazama was expected to take place at the event.^[6] However, Kazama pulled out and was replaced by Chad Anheliger.^[7]

Thiago Moisés and Brad Riddell were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at the event.^[8] However, Riddell pulled out in mid-February due to undisclosed reasons. ^[9] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Ramirez.^[10]

At the weigh-ins, three fighters missed weight:

Natan Levy weighed in at 156.5 pounds, half a pound over the lightweight non-title fight limit.
Chelsea Chandler weighed in at 137 pounds, one pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit.
Danny Silva weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit.

All three bouts proceeded at catchweight. Each fighter was fined 20% of their individual purses which went to their opponents Mike Davis, Josiane Nunes, and Joshua Culibao respectively.^[11]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Marcin Tybura	def.	Tai Tuivasa	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:08
Welterweight	Bryan Battle	vs.	Ange Loosa	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	2	1:00	^[a]
Light Heavyweight	Ovince Saint Preux	def.	Kennedy Nzechukwu	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Christian Rodriguez	def.	Isaac Dulgarian	Decision (split) (27–28, 28–27, 28–27)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Macy Chiasson	def.	Pannie Kianzad	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:54
Middleweight	Gerald Meerschaert	def.	Bryan Barberena	Technical Submission (face crank)	2	4:23
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Catchweight (156.5 lb)	Mike Davis	def.	Natan Levy	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	1:43
Catchweight (137 lb)	Chelsea Chandler	def.	Josiane Nunes	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Jafel Filho	def.	Ode' Osbourne	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:27
Catchweight (148.5 lb)	Danny Silva	def.	Joshua Culibao	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Jaqueline Amorim	def.	Cory McKenna	Submission (armbar)	1	1:38
Lightweight	Thiago Moisés	def.	Mitch Ramirez	TKO (leg kicks)	3	0:15
Bantamweight	Chad Anheliger	def.	Charalampos Grigoriou	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00