UFC Atlantic City marked the promotion’s return to Atlantic City for a Fight Night event. The event took place at Boardwalk Hall Arena on March 30, 2024. The headliner bout was a women’s flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot.

EVENT INFO

Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date: March 30, 2024
Location: Atlantic City, NJ, United States
Venue: Broadwalk Hall
Start Time: Prelims (7 pm ET), Main Card (10 pm ET)
Network: ESPN+(US), TNT Sports (UK), UFC Fight Pass (Worldwide)

FIGHT CARD

Main Card

Main Event: Erin Blanchfield vs Manon Fiorot

Result: Manon Fiorot won via unanimous decision(50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Division/title: Women’s Flyweight
Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
Weight: Erin Blanchfield (125 lbs), Manon Fiorot (125.25 lbs)
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Vincente Luque vs Joaquin Buckley

Result: Joaquin Buckley won via TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round 2
Division/title: Welterweight
Referee: Keith Peterson
Weight: Vincente Luque (170 lbs), Joaquin Buckley (170 lbs)
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Chris Weidman vs Bruno Silva

Result: Chris Weidman won via TKO (punch) at 2:18 of Round 3
Division/title: Middleweight
Referee: Gary Copeland
Weight: Chris Weidman (186 lbs), Bruno Silva (186 lbs)
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Nursulton Ruziboev vs Sedriques Dumas

Result: Nursulton Ruziboev won via KO (punch) at 3:18 of Round 1
Division/title: Middleweight
Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
Weight: Nursulton Ruziboev (185 lbs), Sedriques Dumas (185 lbs)
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Bill Algeo vs Kyle Nelson

Result: Kyle Nelson won via TKO at 4:00 of round 1
Division/title: Featherweight
Referee: Gary Copeland
Weight: Bill Algeo (146 lbs), Kyle Nelson (145 lbs)

Chidi Njokuani vs Rhys McKee

Result: Chidi Njokuani won via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Division/title: Welterweight
Referee: Keith Peterson
Weight: Chidi Njokuani (170 lbs), Rhys McKee (170.25 lbs)
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Prelims

Jamall Emmers vs Nate Landwehr

Result: Nate Landwehr won via KO (right hook) at 4:43 of Round 1
Division/title: Featherweight
Referee: Keith Peterson
Weight: Jamall Emmers (145 lbs), Nate Landwehr (145.25 lbs)

Virna Jandiroba vs Loopy Godinez

Result: Virna Jandiroba won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Division/title: Women’s Strawweight
Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
Weight: Virna Jandiroba (115 lbs), Loopy Godinez (115 lbs)
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Julio Arce vs Herbert Burns

Result: Julio Arce won via TKO (punches) at 2:00 of Round 2
Division/title: 147 lbs Catchweight
Referee: Gary Copeland
Weight: Julio Arce (147 lbs), Herbert Burns (145 lbs)
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Connor Mathews vs Dennis Buzukja

Result: Dennis Buzukja won via TKO (punches) at 0:22 of Round 3
Division/title: Featherweight
Referee: Keith Peterson
Weight: Connor Mathews (145 lbs), Dennis Buzukja (145.25 lbs)
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Ibo Aslan vs Anton Turkalj

Result: Ibo Aslan won via TKO (right hand) at 1:32 of Round 3
Division/title: Light Heavyweight
Referee: Gary Copeland
Weight: Ibo Aslan (205 lbs), Anton Turkalj (205 lbs)

Andre Petroski vs Jacob Malkoun

Result: Jacob Malkoun won via TKO at 0:39 of Round 2
Division/title: Middleweight
Referee: Gary Copeland
Weight: Andre Petroski (186 lbs), Jacob Malkoun (185 lbs)
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Angel Pacheco vs Caolán Loughran

Result: Caolan Loughran won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Division/title: Bantamweight
Referee: Vitor Ribeiro
Weight: Angel Pacheco (135 lbs), Caolán Loughran (135 lbs)

CANCELED BOUT

Dominick Reyes vs Carlos Ulberg (Reyes Pulled out due to unknown reason)
Sean Brady vs Vicente Luque (Brady Pulled out due to injury)
Pat Sabatini vs Nate Landwehr(Sabatini pulled out due to unknown reason)
Alonzo Menifield vs Carlos Ulberg(moved to UFC Fight Night May 11)
Melissa Gatto vs Viktoriia Dudakova(canceled due to Dudakova illness)

EVENT NOTES

On November 28, 2023, MMA Melotto Twitter account reported that Virna Jandiroba and Loopy Godinez would clash on March 30, 2024 in a Fight Night event. UFC announced on December 14 that the event would take place in Atlantic City, NJ. It is the ninth UFC event to take place in Atlantic City, but first one in almost 6 years.

In January 2024, UFC President Dana White announced that Vincente Luque vs Sean Brady welterweight bout would headline the event. On January 31, it was reported that the bout was actually never signed as Brady was dealing with an injury and stood canceled. On February 15, UFC announced that Minon Fiorat vs Erin Blanchfield flyweight bout would be the main event. Luque was later announced to face Jaoquin Buckley.

Dominick Reyes vs Carlos Ulberg light heavyweight bout was first announced for UFC 297 PPV. The bout was canceled after Ulberg suffered an injury before being shifted to this event later. In Late January, Reyes pulled out of the bout with unknown reason and was replaced by Alonzo Menifield. In later February, it was reported that the bout was moved to May 11 Fight Night event.

Pat Sabatini vs Nate Landwehr featherweight bout was announced for the event. On March 8, it was reported that Sabatini had pulled out of the bout with unknown reasons and Jamall Emmers had come in as a replacement.

Julio Arce vs Herbert Burns bout was booked as a featherweight bout. However, Arce missed the 146 lbs weight limit by 1 lbs. The bout was later turned into a catchweight bout at 147 lbs.

Viktoriia Dudakova and Melissa Gatto were scheduled for a women’s flyweight bout. Both women weighed in for the bout, but it was cancelled during the broadcast due to an illness to Dudakova.

Debut: Angel Pacheco, Ibo Aslan, Connor Mathews

Performance Awards: The following fighters won extra $50,000 in performance bonuses:

Performance of the Night: Nate Landwehr, Dennis Buzukja
Fight of the Night: Ibo Aslan vs Anton Turkalj

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs Fiorot, March 30, 2024