UFC Fight Night 253
| UFC Fight Night 253 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 1, 2025 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night 253 (also known as UFC Vegas 103) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 1, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1][2][3][4][5]
Background
[edit]A flyweight title eliminator between former LFA Flyweight Champion (also former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger) Brandon Royval and former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape is expected to headline the event.[6][7][8]
A middleweight bout between Cody Brundage and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko middleweight tournament winner Ryan Loder was scheduled for this event.[9] However, Loder withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Julian Marquez.[10]
Announced bouts
[edit]- Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape[6]
- Women's Flyweight bout: Luana Carolina vs. Montana De La Rosa[11]
- Featherweight bout: Lucas Almeida vs. Danny Silva[12]
- Middleweight bout: Cody Brundage vs. Julian Marquez[10]
- Featherweight bout: William Gomis vs. Hyder Amil[13]
- Flyweight bout: Charles Johnson vs. Ramazon Temirov[14]
- Welterweight bout: Sam Patterson vs. Danny Barlow[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Bryan Tucker (2024-11-17). "UFC announces first 11 events for 2025". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2024-11-17). "UFC 2025 schedule adds new event dates from January through March". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ BVM Sportsdesk (2024-11-16). "UFC Unveils 2025 Schedule: 11 Events Including Major Fights". bvmsports.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Team Latestly (2024-11-17). "UFC 2025 Schedule Announced: 11 Mega Events in Three-Month Plan Released". latestly.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ a b Neri Fung (2024-12-20). "Ultimate encaminha Manel Kape vs Brandon Royval para luta principal do UFC Vegas 103" (in Spanish). agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-12-21). "Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape Title Eliminator Reportedly Added to March UFC Card". si.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Brian Mazique (2024-12-22). "UFC And Dana White Make Killer No. 1 Contender Fight". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2024-11-27). "Ultimate Fighter 32 winner draws Cody Brundage for UFC debut on March 1, 2025". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ a b c Jay Anderson (2024-12-22). "With Ryan Loder Out, Julian Marquez Meets Cody Brundage at UFC Vegas 103". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-11-06). "UFC encaminha Luana Dread vs Montana de La Rosa para março, em Las Vegas" (in Spanish). agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Leonard, Harvey (2024-11-24). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: Fights Added To Los Angeles-Held UFC 311". MMA News | UFC News Since 2002. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Axel Pichon (2024-11-28). "William Gomis a un nouveau combat à l'UFC, face à un redoutable invaincu" (in French). uppercutmma.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Shaxzod Shukurov (2024-10-30). "Date and opponent for Ramazon Temirov's next fight were announced". qalampir.uz. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
