The UFC will head to Louisville, Kentucky on June 8, 2024 for its first trip to “Derby City” in more than ten years.
Promotion officials recently announced the news.
UFC Louisville will unfold at the KFC Yum! Center (yes, they really went that way with the naming rights), and while no main event was revealed in the UFC’s official announcement, a number of fights have already been reported for the event. Those include the return of Raul Rosas Jr. opposite Ricky Turcios, a bout that was supposed to happen earlier this year, only for Rosas to pull out of the fight hours before he was set to make the walk.
The UFC last visited the “Gateway to the South” in 2011 for their one and only visit to the city to date. Hosted at the same venue, UFC on Versus 3 was headlined by Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmenn, with Sanchez coming away with the unanimous decision victory. Chris Weidman, Mark Munoz, Takeya Mizugaki and David Branch, among other names, were also featured on the card.
This year’s UFC Louisville line-up currently boasts the following pairings:
- Brad Katona vs. Jesse Butler
- Julian Marquez vs. Zachary Reese
- Eduarda Moura vs. Denise Gomes
- Puja Tomar vs. Rayanne dos Santos
- Taylor Lapilus vs. Cody Stamann
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Thiago Moisés vs. Ľudovít Klein
- Carlos Prates vs. Charles Radkte
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios
- Punahele Soriano vs. Miguel Baeza
