UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 17, 2025 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales (also known as UFC Fight Night 256 and UFC Vegas 106 and UFC on ESPN+ 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 17, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]Initially, there were reports that the event would take place at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar.[2][3] However, the event location was changed to the UFC Apex for unknown reasons.[1]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and undefeated prospect Michael Morales is scheduled to headline this event.[4] The pairing was originally scheduled to be part of UFC 314 and later UFC 315 prior to being moved to this event.[5][6]
A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and promotional newcomer Rizvan Kuniev was scheduled for this event.[7] However, the bout was moved to UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. on June 21 for unknown reasons.[8] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song,[9] then shifted to UFC 313 and was eventually cancelled a few hours before the event after Blaydes had to pull out due to an undisclosed illness.[10][11]
A middleweight bout between Park Jun-yong and Ismail Naurdiev was scheduled for this event.[12] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was rescheduled to UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. on June 21.[13]
A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Azamat Murzakanov was scheduled for this event.[14] However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 for unknown reasons.[15]
Serghei Spivac and Shamil Gaziev were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at the event.[16] However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 due to undisclosed reasons.[17]
A heavyweight bout between Hamdy Abdelwahab and Mohammed Usman was scheduled for this event.[18] However, the bout was moved to UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. for unknown reasons.[19]
Promotional newcomer Aaron Pico was briefly expected to make his debut in a featherweight bout against Movsar Evloev at this event.[20] However, on an interview, Pico revealed that although it was close to being signed, the bout did not come to fruition.[21]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Gilbert Burns | vs. | Michael Morales | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Paul Craig | vs. | Rodolfo Bellato | ||||
| Flyweight | Park Hyun-sung | vs. | Carlos Hernandez | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Women's Bantamweight bout: Luana Santos vs. Tainara Lisboa[23]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Tecia Pennington vs. Luana Pinheiro[24]
- Middleweight bout: Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Dustin Stoltzfus[25]
- Lightweight bout: Gabriel Green vs. Matheus Camilo[26]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Elise Reed vs. Denise Gomes[27]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kang Daeho (2025-03-14). "Fight Night 259, Qatar → APEX". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ Alonso Gómez (2025-02-26). "The UFC will land in Qatar". as.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26. (in Spanish)
- ^ Irati Prat (2025-02-26). "The UFC will land for the first time in Qatar on May 17". marca.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26. (in Spanish)
- ^ Prince Horton (2025-04-11). "UFC Vegas 106 Adds a High-Stakes Test for Undefeated Prospect – Top 10 Spot in Reach". athlonsports.net. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ Ross Markey (January 9, 2025). "Report – Gilbert Burns books return fight against unbeaten KO star at UFC 314 in Miami". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ Nolan King (February 19, 2025). "UFC 315 title fights revealed: Belal Muhammad, Valentina Shevchenko set to defend in Montreal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-03-11). "Third time's a charm? Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev rebooked for UFC Qatar on May 17". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Ryan Harkness (2025-03-26). "Fifth time's a charm? Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev moved (again) to Azerbaijan". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-12-13). "Curtis Blaydes' return set for UFC Seattle". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-02-12). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev shifted from Seattle to UFC 313 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-08). "Two UFC 313 fights canceled hours before the event, including Curtis Blaydes' return". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Kang Daeho (2025-02-26). "Park Jun-yong will face Ismail Nourdiev (29, Austria/Morocco) in a middleweight (84kg) match at the UFC Fight Night Qatar on May 17". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-23). "Latest UFC fight announcements featuring Rose Namajunas, Paul Craig, and more". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-03-12). "UFC books Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Eddie Law (2025-04-01). "Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2, Peña vs. Harrison Official For UFC 316". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Kirill Ivanov (2025-02-28). "Sergey Spivak and Shamil Gaziev may fight on May 17". allboxing.ru. Retrieved 2025-02-28. (in Russian)
- ^ Prince Horton (2025-04-01). "UFC 316 fight card levels up – heavyweights join the main card". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Michael Aldon (2025-02-26). "Brother of former UFC champion fighting to save his career". yardbarker.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (2025-04-06). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: New Fights For O'Malley, Garry, Kape, And More". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ^ Donagh Corby (2025-04-06). "UFC fans confused as top prospect reported to make debut against number-four ranked contender". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn (2025-04-09). "Now signed to UFC, Aaron Pico reveals just how close he came to fighting Movsar Evloev". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Caio Vieira (2025-03-14). "UFC encaminha Tainara Lisboa e Luana Santos para o card de Las Vegas". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Ken Paiva (2025-03-23). "Fall River native Pennington set to get back into the octagon at UFC Fight Night". fallriverreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-03-25). "Nursulton Ruziboev booked against Dustin Stoltzfus for UFC Vegas 106 on May 17". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-04-06). "Fight news! Brazil's Matheus Camilo Octagon debut set, will collide with Gabe Green at UFC Vegas 106". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ^ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2025-04-06). "Denise Gomes vs. Elise Reed joins UFC Fight Night 256 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
