UFC Fight Night 24

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis (also known as UFC Fight Night 24) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.

Background

The event did not lead into the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 13 as has been the case for most of that program's seasonal debuts. That program is expected to air on March 30.

On February 19, 2011, Dana White alerted followers on Twitter that Tito Ortiz had to pull out of his fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, after receiving a severe cut on his forehead, and would be replaced by Phil Davis.

On March 5, Duane Ludwig was forced out of his fight with Amir Sadollah due to injury. James Wilks was tapped as his replacement. Wilks then injured himself, and was forced to withdraw from the bout. DaMarques Johnson was the replacement. Also on March 5, Dennis Hallman suffered a knee injury in training and was forced out of his bout against TJ Waldburger. Johny Hendricks stepped in as Hallman's replacement.

On March 16, Nick Pace was forced out of his bout against Michael McDonald due to suffering an injury. Promotional newcomer Edwin Figueroa stepped in as his replacement.

Also on March 16, a broken foot forced Nam Phan out of his rematch with Leonard Garcia and was replaced by Chan Sung Jung creating a rematch from their fight of the night performance at WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber, which ended in a controversial decision win for Garcia.

The UFC announced via their official Twitter account that five preliminary bouts would stream on Facebook.

 

  1. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Phil Davis
    Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
    19-5-0 Record 9-0-0
    6' 2" Height 6' 2"
    205lbs (93kg) Weight 205lbs (93kg)
    Reach 79
    Phil Davis
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Davis defeated Nogueira via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  2. Dan Hardy vs Anthony Johnson
    Dan Hardy
    23-9-0, 1NC Record 9-3-0
    6' 0" Height 6' 2"
    170lbs (77kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    72 Reach
    Anthony Johnson
    • Welterweight bout: Johnson defeated Hardy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  3. Amir Sadollah vs DaMarques Johnson
    Amir Sadollah
    6-2-0 Record 17-9-0
    5' 11" Height 6' 1"
    170lbs (77kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach
    DaMarques Johnson
    • Welterweight bout: Sadollah defeated Johnson via submission (strikes) at 3:27 of round 2.
  4. Leonard Garcia vs Chan Sung Jung
    Leonard Garcia
    19-7-1 Record 11-3-0
    5' 10" Height 5' 7"
    145lbs (65kg) Weight 145lbs (65kg)
    Reach
    Chan Sung Jung
    • Featherweight bout: Jung defeated Garcia via submission (twister) at 4:59 of round 2.
  5. Alex Caceres vs Mackens Semerzier
    Alex Caceres
    5-3-0 Record 8-3-0
    5' 9" Height 5' 9"
    145lbs (65kg) Weight 145lbs (65kg)
    Reach
    Mackens Semerzier
    • Featherweight bout: Semerzier defeated Caceres via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:18 of round 1.
  6. Jon Madsen vs Mike Russow
    Jon Madsen
    7-1-0 Record 14-1-0, 1NC
    6' 0" Height 6' 1"
    240lbs (109kg) Weight 255lbs (115kg)
    Reach
    Mike Russow
    • Heavyweight bout: Russow defeated Madsen via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
  7. John Hathaway vs Kris McCray
    John Hathaway
    14-1-0 Record 6-3-0
    6' 2" Height 6' 0"
    170lbs (77kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach
    Kris McCray
    • Welterweight bout: Hathaway defeated McCray via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
  8. Michael McDonald vs Edwin Figueroa
    Michael McDonald
    12-1-0 Record 7-1-0
    5' 9" Height 5' 7"
    135lbs (61kg) Weight 135lbs (61kg)
    Reach
    Edwin Figueroa
    • Bantamweight bout: McDonald defeated Figueroa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  9. Sean McCorkle vs Christian Morecraft
    Sean McCorkle
    10-2-0 Record 7-1-0
    6' 7" Height 6' 6"
    265lbs (120kg) Weight 260lbs (118kg)
    Reach
    Christian Morecraft
    • Heavyweight bout: Morecraft defeated McCorkle via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 4:10 of round 2.
  10. Johny Hendricks vs TJ Waldburger
    Johny Hendricks
    10-1-0 Record 13-6-0
    5' 9" Height 5' 11"
    170lbs (77kg) Weight 170lbs (77kg)
    Reach 73
    TJ Waldburger
    • Welterweight bout: Hendricks defeated Waldburger via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.
  11. Mario Miranda vs Aaron Simpson
    Mario Miranda
    12-3-0 Record 8-2-0
    6' 4" Height 6' 0"
    185lbs (84kg) Weight 185lbs (84kg)
    Reach
    Aaron Simpson
    • Middleweight bout: Simpson defeated Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
  12. Waylon Lowe vs Nik Lentz
    Waylon Lowe
    10-4-0 Record 23-3-2
    5' 7" Height 5' 8"
    155lbs (70kg) Weight 155lbs (70kg)
    Reach
    Nik Lentz
    • Lightweight bout: Lentz defeated Lowe via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:24 of round 3.
  • Fight of the Night: Michael McDonald vs. Edwin Figueroa
  • Knockout of the Night: Johny Hendricks
  • Submission of the Night: Chan Sung Jung

 

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