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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues

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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 15, 2025 (2025-02-15)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues UFC Fight Night 252

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues (also known as UFC Fight Night 251 and UFC Vegas 102) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 15, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]

Background

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A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and former LFA Middleweight Champion Gregory Rodrigues is expected to headline the event.[2]

A women's flyweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes flyweight winner Juliana Miller and Carli Judice was scheduled for this event.[3] However, Miller withdrew from the fight due to an injury and a replacement is currently being sought.[4]

Fight card

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Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Lightweight Jared Gordon vs. Kauê Fernandes
Middleweight Rodolfo Vieira vs. Jacob Malkoun
Heavyweight Don'Tale Mayes vs. Valter Walker
Flyweight Rafael Estevam vs. Jesús Santos Aguilar
Women's Bantamweight Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti

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Announced bouts

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  • Lightweight bout: Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov[6]
  • Welterweight bout: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Gabriel Bonfim[6]
  • Women's Flyweight bout: Carli Judice vs. TBD[4]
  • Featherweight bout: Jose Delgado vs. Connor Matthews[3]
  • Welterweight bout: Billy Goff vs. Nikolay Veretennikov[7]
  • Middleweight bout: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dylan Budka[8]
  • Bantamweight bout: Vince Morales vs. Elijah Smith[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Craig Pekios (2024-12-03). "'Robocop' books first UFC main event against Jared Cannonier on February 15". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. ^ a b Harvey Leonard (2024-11-24). "UFC matchmaking bulletin: fights added to Los Angeles-held UFC 311". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  4. ^ a b Nolan King (2024-12-10). "TUF 30 winner Juliana Miller withdraws from UFC Fight Night 251". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  6. ^ a b Paulo Victor Soares (2024-11-21). "Irmãos Bonfim têm retorno marcado ao UFC em fevereiro. Veja lutas" (in Spanish). metropoles.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. ^ Anderson, Jay (2024-12-03). "Billy Goff vs. Nikolay Veretennikov Added to UFC Vegas 102". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  8. ^ Harvey Leonard (2024-12-08). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: KO Artist Jean Silva Added To UFC Seattle". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  9. ^ Harvey Leonard (2024-12-15). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: Curtis Blaydes Returns Against Promotional Newcomer". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.