''UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 241'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 99'' and ''UFC Vegas 92'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the

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that took place on May 18, 2024, at the

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facility, in

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, part of the

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, United States.

Background

A featherweight bout between

Edson Barboza Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

and

Lerone Murphy Lerone Murphy (born 22 July 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 8 April 2025, he is #8 in UFC featherweight rankings. Back ...

headlined the event. A women's bantamweight bout between Hailey Cowan and Tamires Vidal was expected to take place at the event. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen in March 2023, but Vidal pulled out due to undisclosed medical reasons. In turn, Cowan was pulled from the event due to a broken leg and replaced by Melissa Gatto. Former

UFC Flyweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner)

Tim Elliott Timothy Samuel Elliott (born December 24, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Competing professionally since 2009, Elliott is the former Titan FC Flyweig ...

and Tatsuro Taira was expected to take place at the event. However, Elliott withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and Taira was rescheduled against

Joshua Van Joshua Van (born October 10, 2001), is a Burmese and American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the first Burmese fighter to sign with the promotion. As o ...

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. A light heavyweight bout between Oumar Sy and Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled for this event. However, Bellato withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Antonio Trócoli. In turn, Trócoli was replaced by promotional newcomer Tuco Tokkos for undisclosed reasons.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Lerone Murphy vs. Edson Barboza * Performance of the Night: Khaos Williams and Angela Hill

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References