UFC Struggle Night time 241 combat card – Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | FightBook MMA
UFC Struggle Night time: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot (also referred to as UFC Struggle Night time 241 and UFC on ESPN+ 99) will happen on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey. All the card will stream on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, with the prelims additionally airing on ESPN2 starting at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT adopted by the primary card on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
The #4 ranked girls’s pound-for-pound fighter Blanchfield (12-1) preventing out of Elmwood Park, N.J. appears to be like to safe the most important win of her MMA profession in entrance of her dwelling state followers. Nonetheless solely 24 years outdated, she has cemented herself as one of many prime prospects within the UFC with wins over Jessica Andrade, Taila Santos and Molly McCann. Blanchfield now plans to clinch her first title shot with a dominant efficiency.
French striker Fiorot (11-1) preventing out of Good, France intends to make an announcement in her first UFC important occasion. A Karate black belt, Fiorot burst onto the UFC scene with spotlight finishes of Victoria Leonardo and Tabatha Ricci earlier than asserting herself as a prime contender together with her most up-to-date win over former champion Rose Namajunas. She now goals to turn out to be the primary to complete Blanchfield within the UFC and earn her spot as the highest contender within the division.
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (15-7) preventing out of Baldwin, N.Y. seeks to ship a classic efficiency. Thought of among the many biggest UFC middleweights of all time, Weidman holds historic wins over Anderson Silva (twice), Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort. He now has his sights set on including to his file for many takedowns in UFC middleweight historical past with a commanding victory over Silva.
At all times thrilling Silva (23-10) preventing out of Curitiba, Brazil hopes so as to add Weidman’s notable title to his resume with a signature knockout. Having completed 20 of his 23 wins by way of strikes, Silva has entertained followers with triumphs over Brad Tavares, Jordan Wright and Andrew Sanchez. He now appears to be like to start out his 2024 marketing campaign off on a excessive notice by stopping Weidman.
Welterweight strikers lock horns as No. 9 ranked Vicente Luque (22-9-1) preventing out of Brasilia, Brazil faces Joaquin Buckley (17-6) preventing out of St. Louis, Mo. Additionally on the cardboard we’ll see #4 ranked strawweight Virna Jandiroba (19-3) preventing out of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil goals to defend her spot within the rankings towards No. 10 Crazy Godinez (12-3) preventing out of Vancouver, B.C., Canada by means of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Nursultan Ruziboev (35-8-2 2NC) preventing out of Tashkent, Uzbekistan goals to remain undefeated within the UFC as he takes on Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Sedriques Dumas (9-1) preventing out of Pensacola, Fla. at middleweight. Julio Arce (18-6) preventing out of Bayside, N.Y. locks horns with Herbert Burns (11-4) preventing out of Lantana, Fla. by means of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in an thrilling featherweight bout.
All-action featherweights Pat Sabatini (18-5) preventing out of Bristol, Penn. and Nate Landwehr (17-5) preventing out of Clarksville, Tenn. goal to placed on a present. Invoice Algeo (18-7) preventing out of King of Prussia, Penn. and Kyle Nelson (15-5-1) preventing out of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada meet in an all-action featherweight bout.
Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Ibo Aslan (12-1) preventing out of Istanbul, Turkey appears to be like to impress in his UFC debut towards Anton Turkalj (8-3) preventing out of Gothenburg, Sweden at mild heavyweight. Featherweights Dennis Buzukja (11-4) preventing out of Merrick, N.Y. and Connor Matthews (7-1) preventing out of Fall River, Mass. collide.
Angel Pacheco (7-2) preventing out of Rice, Minn. and Caolan Loughran (8-1) preventing out of Anfield, England) vie for his or her first UFC wins in a bantamweight bout. A battle of middleweight grapplers sees Andre Petroski (10-3) preventing out of Springfield, Penn. go toe-to-toe with Jacob Malkoun (7-3) preventing out of Oran Park, NSW, Australia.
Chidi Njokuani (22-10 1NC) preventing out of Saginaw, Texas and Rhys McKee (13-5 1NC) preventing out of Ballymena, Northern Eire meet in an intriguing welterweight bout. Flyweight contenders Viktoriia Dudakova (8-0) preventing out of Volgograd, Russia and Melissa Gatto (8-2) preventing out of Parana, Brazil goal for an announcement win.
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