UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis (also known as UFC Fight Night 231 and UFC on ESPN+ 89) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 4, 2023, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 4, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | |||
| City | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's ninth visit to São Paulo and first since UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré in November 2019.[1]
The event was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida.[2] However, Blaydes withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis.[3]
A women's strawweight bout between Eduarda Moura and Kim So-yul was scheduled for the event.[4] However, Kim was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Montserrat Ruiz.[5]
A middleweight bout between Caio Borralho and Nursulton Ruziboev was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Ruziboev withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Abus Magomedov.[7]
A bantamweight bout between Daniel Santos and Daniel Marcos was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Victor Hugo.[9]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | vs. | Derrick Lewis | ||||
| Welterweight | Gabriel Bonfim | vs. | Nicolas Dalby | ||||
| Heavyweight | Rodrigo Nascimento | vs. | Don'Tale Mayes | ||||
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | vs. | Abus Magomedov | ||||
| Middleweight | Rodolfo Vieira | vs. | Armen Petrosyan | ||||
| Lightweight | Ismael Bonfim | vs. | Vinc Pichel | ||||
| Preliminary Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Elves Brener | vs. | Esteban Ribovics | ||||
| Bantamweight | Victor Hugo | vs. | Daniel Marcos | ||||
| Welterweight | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | vs. | Rinat Fakhretdinov | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | vs. | Modestas Bukauskas | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill | vs. | Denise Gomes | ||||
| Featherweight | Lucas Alexander | vs. | David Onama | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Eduarda Moura | vs. | Montserrat Ruiz | ||||
| Lightweight | Kauê Fernandes | vs. | Marc Diakiese | ||||
References
- Mateus Machado (2023-08-12). "UFC São Paulo is confirmed for November with a duel between Blaydes and Malhadinho in the main event; check out". tatame.com.br. Retrieved 2023-08-13. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Jed Meshew (2023-06-01). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida targeted for UFC main event in Sao Paulo". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2023-10-09). "Derrick Lewis replaces Curtis Blaydes, headlines UFC Sao Paulo vs. Jailton Almeida". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- Staff (2023-09-01). "Eduarda Ronda debuts at UFC São Paulo against South Korean opponent". ge.globo.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Nolan King (2023-09-18). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 11-17)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- Harvey Leonard (2023-07-23). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (7/17-7/23): Caio Borralho & 'Blood Diamond' have returns announced, six cancellations". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- Staff (2023-10-08). "Abus Magomedov steps in to face Caio Borralho at UFC Sao Paulo". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- Shivam Tiwari (2023-09-01). "Daniel Santos vs Daniel Marcos reported for UFC Sao Paulo". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- News Desk (2023-10-11). "UFC Sao Paulo: Daniel Santos out, Victor Hugo debuts vs Daniel Marcos". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- "UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
