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UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (also known as UFC Vegas 84) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on January 13, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker
Flyweight Matheus Nicolau vs. Manel Kape
Lightweight Jim Miller vs. Gabriel Benítez
Bantamweight Ricky Simón vs. Mario Bautista
Middleweight Phil Hawes vs. Brunno Ferreira
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Welterweight Matthew Semelsberger vs. Preston Parsons
Bantamweight Marcus McGhee vs. Gaston Bolanos
Bantamweight Farid Basharat vs. Taylor Lapilus
Featherweight Westin Wilson vs. Jean Silva
Lightweight Tom Nolan vs. Nikolas Motta
Flyweight Joshua Van vs. Felipe Bunes
Bantamweight Norma Dumont vs. TBA
Background
A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker is expected to headline the event. The pairing originally met at UFC 294 which ended in a no contest when Ankalaev landed an illegal knee that rendered Walker unable to continue.
Former LFA Featherweight Champion Gabriel Santos and Westin Wilson were expected to meet in a featherweight bout. However, Santos pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jean Silva.
Bassil Hafez and Preston Parsons were scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout. However, Hafez pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Matthew Semelsberger.
A women's bantamweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Santos and Norma Dumont was expected to take place at the event. However, Santos pulled out due to a broken nose. It is unclear if Dumont will remain on the card.
A flyweight bout between former LFA Flyweight Champion Felipe Bunes and Denys Bondar was also scheduled for the preliminary portion of the event. However, Bondar pulled out in late December due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Joshua Van.
A women’s bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event. However, Vieira was pulled for unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.
