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UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

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UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Company typeMixed martial arts event
IndustrySports entertainment
FoundedDecember 2, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-12-02)
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
United States
Area served
United States

UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan, also identified as UFC on ESPN 52, was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 2, 2023. The event took place at the Moody Center located in Austin, Texas, United States.[1]

Background

Initially, the event was scheduled to be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[2] but it was relocated to Austin for reasons not publicly disclosed. This marked the UFC’s fifth occasion hosting an event in Austin and their first since June 2022.[1]

The headline bout showcased a lightweight contest between Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan.[3] The co-main event was originally planned as a five-round lightweight clash between Bobby Green and Dan Hooker, which would have been only the sixth instance of a non-title, non-main event fight scheduled for five rounds.[3] However, Hooker withdrew due to a broken arm and was substituted by Jalin Turner in a three-round matchup.[4]

A middleweight fight featuring former title contender Jared Cannonier against Roman Dolidze was canceled after Cannonier sustained an MCL injury during training.[5]

The scheduled light heavyweight bout between Azamat Murzakanov and Khalil Rountree Jr. was called off when Murzakanov was diagnosed with pneumonia; subsequently, Rountree competed against former title challenger Anthony Smith a week later.[6]

A featherweight matchup between Steve Garcia and Melquizael Costa was canceled due to Garcia falling ill the day prior to the event; this bout was rescheduled for the following week.[7]

Bonus awards

The fighters awarded $50,000 bonuses included:

  • Fight of the Night: Rodolfo Bellato vs. Ihor Potieria
  • Performance of the Night: Arman Tsarukyan, Jalin Turner, Sean Brady, Dustin Stoltzfus, Miesha Tate, Cody Brundage, Drakkar Klose, and Jared Gooden

See also

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Main
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Hooker out
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