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UFC 224
  • Saturday 05.12.2018 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: FX
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Jeunesse Arena
  • Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Jimmy Smith
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Attendance: 10,696
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 85,000 | TV Ratings: 574,000 avg. viewers (FX prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
  • Promotion Links:
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Ronaldo Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Lyoto Machida vs. Vitor Belfort   |   $50,000 bonus to Machida
  • Performance of the Night
    Aleksei Oleinik vs. Júnior Albini   |   $50,000 bonus to Oleinik

Referees

  • Marc Goddard
    Nunes vs. Pennington (13), Machida vs. Belfort (9), Leites vs. Hermansson (3)
  • Leon Roberts
    Souza vs. Gastelum (12), Lineker vs. Kelleher (10), Oleinik vs. Albini (7)
  • Osiris Maia
    Dern vs. Cooper (11), Ramos vs. Hein (6), Alves vs. Aliev (4)
  • Fernando Portella
    Ferreira vs. Roberson (8), Zaleski vs. Strickland (5), Perez vs. Bochnovic (1)
  • Eduardo Herdy
    Mina vs. Emeev (2)

Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ

#14
Best MMA Event of the Year for 2018

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 224 is closed for new predictions. 1,592 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 224 Leaderboard

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  • MMA Junkie : Cat Zingano: Cris Cyborg is 'kind of a crazy lady yelling from the street corner right now'
  • MMAFighting.com : Sergei Pavlovich, Curtis Blaydes take center stage in new UFC Vegas 71 poster
  • MMA Junkie : Randi Field 'would love' for Bellator to open women's strawweight division
  • MMAFighting.com : Sean O’Malley reveals he won’t serve as UFC 288 backup fighter: ‘If one of those dorks pull out, reschedule it’
  • MMA Junkie : Leah McCourt sees 'massive implications' in Bellator 293 bout vs. Cat Zingano
  • MMA Junkie : Israel Adesanya on Alex Pereira rematch at UFC 287: 'This is my last shot'
  • MMAFighting.com : DAMN! They Were Good: Remembering the ‘Smooth’ career of Benson Henderson
  • MMA Junkie : Standout wrestler Bryce Meredith 'stoked to be in this new world' at Bellator 293
  • MMAFighting.com : Carl Froch declares he’d face Conor McGregor ‘in the cage,’ McGregor responds
  • MMA Junkie : Curtis Blaydes doesn't expect Ciryl Gane to evolve his grappling game after Jon Jones UFC title loss
  • MMAFighting.com : Paddy Pimblett admits Jared Gordon fight ‘a lot closer than I thought,’ but scoffs at alleged UFC favoritism
  • MMA Junkie : Olivier Aubin-Mercier: 'Showman' Shane Burgos won't win PFL season because he takes too many risks
  • MMA Weekly : Chris Weidman recounts foot injury that’s sidelined him from MMA for more than 2 years
  • MMAFighting.com : UFC San Antonio medical suspensions: Daniel Pineda among 4 fighters receiving longest layoffs
  • MMA Junkie : After undergoing '16 surgeries,' Ryan Hall targets fall return: 'We're on the back end of it'
  • MMAFighting.com : Anthony Pettis expects Roy Jones Jr. to be ‘surprised’ by his boxing skill, will decide future after match
  • MMA Junkie : UFC on ESPN 43 medical suspensions: Cory Sandhagen faces more time off than Marlon Vera
  • MMA Junkie : Chris Weidman relives horrific leg break, eyes July return: 'This is not meant for human beings to deal with'
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