UFC Fight Night 234 Ankalaev vs Walker 2 2024-01-14

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Event
UFC Fight Night 234 Ankalaev vs Walker 2

Date
Sun 14th January 2024 (UTC)
Sat 13th January 2024 (Local)

Timestamp
2024-01-14T19:00:00

Time

19:00:00 UTC (03:00:00 Local)

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League
UFC

Season
2024

Round
1

Status
Match Finished

Location
UFC Apex

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Description

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN+ 92 and UFC Vegas 84) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Background
A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker headlined the event. The pairing originally met at UFC 294 which ended in a no contest when Ankalaev landed an illegal knee that rendered Walker unable to continue.

Former LFA Featherweight Champion Gabriel Santos and Westin Wilson were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jean Silva.

Bassil Hafez and Preston Parsons were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout. However, Hafez pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Matthew Semelsberger.

A women's bantamweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Santos and Norma Dumont was expected to take place at the event. However, Santos pulled out due to a broken nose and the bout was scrapped.

A flyweight bout between former LFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and Denys Bondar was also scheduled for the preliminary portion of the event. However, Bondar pulled out in late December due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Joshua Van.

A women’s bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event. However, Vieira was pulled for unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.

Former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape was expected to face Matheus Nicolau in a flyweight rematch at the co-main event. The pairing previously met at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021, where Nicolau won the fight via controversial split decision. However at the weigh-ins, Kape weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout was cancelled.

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Result List

01				Magomed Ankalaev	WIN
01				Johnny Walker	LOSS

Result Description
Main card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Johnny Walker KO (punches) 2 2:42
Lightweight Jim Miller def. Gabriel Benítez Submission (face crank) 3 3:25
Bantamweight Mario Bautista def. Ricky Simón Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brunno Ferreira def. Phil Hawes KO (punches) 1 4:55
Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Preston Parsons def. Matthew Semelsberger Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Marcus McGhee def. Gastón Bolaños TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) 2 3:29
Bantamweight Farid Basharat def. Taylor Lapilus Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Jean Silva def. Westin Wilson TKO (punches) 1 4:12
Lightweight Nikolas Motta def. Tom Nolan TKO (punches) 1 1:03
Flyweight Joshua Van def. Felipe Bunes TKO (punches) 2 4:31

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