UFC Fight Night 241 fight card – Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

UFC Struggle Evening: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot (also called UFC Struggle Evening 241 and UFC on ESPN+ 99) will happen on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey. The whole 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 principle card on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

The #4 ranked girls’s pound-for-pound fighter Blanchfield (12-1) combating out of Elmwood Park, N.J. seems to be to safe the largest win of her MMA profession in entrance of her residence state followers. Nonetheless solely 24 years previous, 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) combating out of Good, France intends to make an announcement in her first UFC foremost occasion. A Karate black belt, Fiorot burst onto the UFC scene with spotlight finishes of Victoria Leonardo and Tabatha Ricci earlier than saying herself as a prime contender together with her most up-to-date win over former champion Rose Namajunas. She now goals to change into 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) combating out of Baldwin, N.Y. seeks to ship a classic efficiency. Thought of among the many best 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) combating out of Curitiba, Brazil hopes so as to add Weidman’s notable identify to his resume with a signature knockout. Having completed 20 of his 23 wins through strikes, Silva has entertained followers with triumphs over Brad Tavares, Jordan Wright and Andrew Sanchez. He now seems to be to begin his 2024 marketing campaign off on a excessive observe by stopping Weidman.

Welterweight strikers lock horns as No. 9 ranked Vicente Luque (22-9-1) combating out of Brasilia, Brazil faces Joaquin Buckley (17-6) combating out of St. Louis, Mo. Additionally on the cardboard we’ll see #4 ranked strawweight Virna Jandiroba (19-3) combating out of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil goals to defend her spot within the rankings in opposition to No. 10 Loopy Godinez (12-3) combating out of Vancouver, B.C., Canada by means of Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Nursultan Ruziboev (35-8-2 2NC) combating 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) combating out of Pensacola, Fla. at middleweight. Julio Arce (18-6) combating out of Bayside, N.Y. locks horns with Herbert Burns (11-4) combating out of Lantana, Fla. by means of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in an thrilling featherweight bout.

All-action featherweights Pat Sabatini (18-5) combating out of Bristol, Penn. and Nate Landwehr (17-5) combating out of Clarksville, Tenn. intention to placed on a present. Bill Algeo (18-7) combating out of King of Prussia, Penn. and Kyle Nelson (15-5-1) combating out of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada meet in an all-action featherweight bout.

Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Ibo Aslan (12-1) combating out of Istanbul, Turkey seems to be to impress in his UFC debut in opposition to Anton Turkalj (8-3) combating out of Gothenburg, Sweden at mild heavyweight. Featherweights Dennis Buzukja (11-4) combating out of Merrick, N.Y. and Connor Matthews (7-1) combating out of Fall River, Mass. collide.

Angel Pacheco (7-2) combating out of Rice, Minn. and Caolan Loughran (8-1) combating 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) combating out of Springfield, Penn. go toe-to-toe with Jacob Malkoun (7-3) combating out of Oran Park, NSW, Australia.

Chidi Njokuani (22-10 1NC) combating out of Saginaw, Texas and Rhys McKee (13-5 1NC) combating out of Ballymena, Northern Eire meet in an intriguing welterweight bout. Flyweight contenders Viktoriia Dudakova (8-0) combating out of Volgograd, Russia and Melissa Gatto (8-2) combating out of Parana, Brazil intention for an announcement win.