UFC Vegas 100 Start Time, Full Fight Card Details!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 100 inside the promotion’s APEX venue later TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 9, 2024), featuring a Welterweight showdown between long-time veteran, Neil Magny, and up-and-coming sensation, Carlos Prates. In the revamped co-main event, Gerald Meerschaert will face former ONE double champion, Reinier de Ridder, after Ricky Turcios had to withdraw from the show because of a last-minute medical emergency (details here).

What’s Hot:

Magny has been fighting inside the Octagon for 12 years now, and along the way he has secured big wins, including taking out the likes of Kelvin Gastelum, Hector Lombard, Johny Hendricks, Carlos Condit, Robbie Lawler and Geoff Neal. That said, respect has to be put on his name. Sure, the longtime veteran hasn’t been lighting it up as of late, as he is just 3-4 in his last seven fights since 2022. Still, he is chugging along at age 37 and has shown no signs of slowing down or calling it a career anytime soon. He is barely hanging on to the last spot in the Top 15 at 170 pounds, but if he comes up short this weekend he will be joining this other longtime veteran on the outside looking in.

Standing in Magny’s way is an up-and-coming contender who is already making a statement in his first three UFC fights, winning them all via knockout, including his most recent domination of Jingliang Li (see it again here). What’s even more impressive is that those three finishes all came this year just six months apart. He returns for his fourth and perhaps final fight of 2024 against the most experienced fighter he has ever faced, and he will be putting up his 10-fight win streak on the line, in the process. Another big win for Prates will put him in the Top 15 and on the fast track to getting bigger and better fights. And the way he finishes his foes is giving him the opportunity to be one of those fighters that stays in the spotlight and gets pushed upward in a hurry. He has a huge challenge and opportunity in front of him, and I fully expect him to shine once more.

What’s Not:

The entire event is “What’s Not.” It’s just not that good of a card, but it’s the same old story when the promotion still insists on putting on a fight card every weekend. Perhaps once the promotion inks a new broadcasting deal that doesn’t insist they over-saturate the market, all events will get a bit better.

Original Card Vs. Actual Card:

Nicolas Dalby bowed out of his scheduled fight against Elizeu Zaleski the week of the event, and was ultimately replaced by UFC newcomer, Zach Scroggin. Also, Montserrat Rendon was scheduled to face Melissa Mullins at this event, however, Rendon withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Klaudia Sygula. Also, the co-main event fight between Ricky Turcios and Bendardo Sopaj was canceled moments after they both weighed in after Turcios suffered an undisclosed medical emergency (more on that here).

Injuries:

Cody Garbrandt suffered an undisclosed injury a week before the event and was forced out of his co-headlining 135-pound showdown against Miles Johns, who was also yanked from the card due to the short-notice withdrawal of “No Love.”

New Blood and ‘Prelims’:

The majority of the undercard is made up of newcomers, so we are combining both sections here. That said, we will start off with the two fights that do not include UFC rookies, starting with Antonio Trocoli, who came up short in his UFC debut after he was thrown to the wolves in his first bout against Shara Magomedov. He will attempt to secure his first win inside the Octagon when he battles Tresean Gore, who snapped his two-fight losing streak by defeating Josh Fremd via submission (see it here), back in 2022.

Both Cody Stamann and Da’Mon Blackshear are coming into the event on two-fight skids, so it makes sense that the matchmakers would pit them against one another. Stamann is just 2-5 in his last seven UFC fights, so he needs a win in a big way if he wants to remain on the roster. Blackshear could use a win himself, obviously, but he may still have a chance to prove himself against should he come up short here.

On to the fresh faces of UFC, starting with Klaudia Sygula, who will make her UFC debut on short notice against Melissa Mullins in what will be the opening fight of the night. Sygula made her pro debut just three years ago and has amassed a 6-1 record thus far and is on a six-fight win streak after losing her pro debut bout. As for Mullins, she shined in her debut against Irina Alekseeva back in 2023, but came up short in her second fight by losing to Nora Cornolle via technical knockout (TKO) earlier this year.

Undefeated at 7-0. Zach Scroggin will make his UFC debut after agreeing to fill the void left behind by Nicolas Dalby against Elizeu Zaleski. Scroggin has five finishes in those wins, so he will look to keep that momentum going against Zaleski, who is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Randy Brown earlier this year.

Cortavious Romious earned his shot on the big stage after an impressive unanimous decision win over Michael Imperato on the Contender Series a few months ago, bringing his win streak to two. He will be facing Gaston Bolanos, who is 1-1 inside the Octagon after coming over from Bellator MMA, where he was 6-3 in nine outings.

Former women’s Strawweight title contender, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, saw her four-fight win streak go up in smoke after running into Iasmin Lucindo earlier this year. It was a tough blow for Kowalkiewicz, who was on a roll after suffering five straight defeats from 2018 to 2021. She eyes a trip back to the winners circle when she battles tough Brazilian contender, Denise Gomes, who is fresh off a split-decision win over Eduarda Moura. She is 3-2 so far inside the Octagon.

Mansur Abdul-Malik made his pro debut back in 2021 and has racked up six straight KO/TKO wins, five in the very first round. One of those wins came on the Contender Series a few months ago, which earned him a spot in the big show. And in his first official UFC fight he gets to be on the main card against Dusko Todorovic. Abdul-Malik has a big chance to make a splash right away, but Todorovic is no push-over, though his record inside the Octagon isn’t the best at 3-4.

Who Needs A Win Badly:

Matthew Semelsberger is in the midst of the longest losing streak of his career at three, so he needs a win in a big way here because he is just 1-4 in his last five fights inside the Octagon. He will be taking on Charlie Radtke, who recently suffered his first loss in three years, snapping his six fight win streak, at the hands of event headliner Carlos Prates. If Semelsberger loses this fight it could be the end of his UFC career.

Interest Level: 4/10

The reason why I give this event such a low score is simply because it’s severely lacking. I get that injuries and last-minute changes reduced the intrigue level drastically, but we still need more top-level talent on a consistent basis.

Reinier de Ridder is another newcomer who is getting a main card opportunity in his first fight with the promotion when he battles Gerald Meerschaert, who is currently on a two-fight win streak, defeating Bryan Barberena and Edmen Shahbazyan in back-to-back outings. As for Ridder, he is coming off a first-round knockout win over Magomedmurad Khasaev at UAE Warriors 51. Prior to that, he was stopped in back-to-back fights under the the ONE banner. It was under the ONE umbrella that Ridder enjoyed much success as “champ champ,” holding the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight belts simultaneously, though he was never able to defend his 205-pound strap. This fight was elevated to the co-main event after Turcios vs. Sopaj was scrapped.

Rounding out the main card will be a women’s 115-pound bout between Gillian Robertson and Luana Pinheiro. Robertson is currently on a two-fight win streak and has quietly gone 4-1 in her last five contests. She was last seen dominating Michelle Waterson-Gomez earlier this year and sending her into retirement. Pinheiro’s last win also came against “Karate Hottie” back in 2023, but has since lost two in a row, suffering back-to-back stoppages at the hands of Amanda Ribas and Angela Hill.

Again, it’s not the most exciting fight card UFC has put on this year, but there aren’t a ton of combat options this weekend. Next week, however, we are in for a couple of treats because Jake Paul will box Mike Tyson on Friday, and Jon Jones will make his long-awaited return to action to face Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 the day after.

Enjoy the fights!

Full UFC Vegas 100 Fight Card:

UFC Vegas 100 Main Event On ESPN+:

170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates

UFC Vegas 100 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Miles Johns vs. Cody Garbrandt — CANCELED (details here)
135 lbs.: Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj – CANCELED (details here)
185 lbs.: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder
135 lbs.: Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious
115 lbs.: Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson
185 lbs.: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic

UFC Vegas 100 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):

115 lbs.: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes
170 lbs.: Zach Scroggin (not Nicholas Dalby) vs. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos
170 lbs.: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Charles Radtke
135 lbs.: Cody Stamann vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
185 lbs.: Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli
135 lbs.: Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygu?a

*Fight card, bout order and amount of fights remain subject to change.*

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