UFC News Report:The event takes place Dec. 3 at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. It airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized...
A few additions are set The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale’s fight card.
The event takes place Dec. 3 at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. It airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.
Officials recently announced a flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who’s an honorable mention in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, and Ryan Benoit (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC).
Moreno lost his opening-round bout to Alexandre Pantoja on “TUF 24” but made the most of a short-notice opportunity at UFC Fight Night 96, where he upset ranked vet Louis Smolka via submission. The 22-year-old Mexican fight is now riding a nine-fight winning streak with six submissions and a knockout.
Benoit, meanwhile, has alternated wins and losses over his past seven fights. Under the UFC banner, the 27-year-old has scored wins over Sergio Pettis (TKO) and Fredy Serrano (split decision) while suffering losses to Josh Sampo (in a “Fight of the Night” performance) and Ben Nguyen.
In addition to that flyweight matchup, officials recently confirmed middleweight Devin Clark (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), a former RFA champ who suffered a knockout loss to Alex Nicholson in his UFC debut, has replaced injured Jake Collier (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) against Josh Stansbury (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who’s won eight straight fights – including his UFC debut against Cory Hendricks – since starting his pro career with a 0-2 mark.
The latest TUF 24 Finale card now includes:
- Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. TBA – for flyweight title
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Henry Cejudo
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Jared Cannonier vs. Ion Cutelaba
- Alexis Davis vs. Sara McMann
- Ryan Hall vs. Gray Maynard
- Rob Font vs. Alejandro Perez
- Kailin Curran vs. Jamie Moyle
- Devin Clark vs. Josh Stansbury
- Elvis Mutapcic vs. Anthony Smith
- Brendan O’Reilly vs. “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim
- Ryan Benoit vs. Brandon Moreno
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