- Saturday 04.24.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
- Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $3,300,000
- Attendance: 15,269
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 700,000 | TV Ratings: 951,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card
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UFC Welterweight Championship
KO/TKO, Right Cross
1:02 Round 2 of 5, 6:02 Total13Main Event
170
5 x 5 | Pro -
UFC Flyweight Championship
KO/TKO, Elbows From Crucifix
3:19 Round 2 of 5, 8:19 Total11Main Card
125
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightKamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal II | $50,000 bonus to Usman
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Performance of the NightWeili Zhang vs. Rose Namajunas | $50,000 bonus to Namajunas
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Fight of the NightJeff Molina vs. Aoriqileng | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
Referees
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Herb Dean
Usman vs. Masvidal II (13), Weidman vs. Hall II (10), Danaa vs. Natividad (4) -
Keith Peterson
Zhang vs. Namajunas (12), Smith vs. Crute (9), Rongzhu vs. Vargas (3) -
Dan Miragliotta
Shevchenko vs. Andrade (11), Allen vs. Roberson (6) -
Mark Smith
Brown vs. Oliveira (8) -
James Folsom
Grant vs. Sekulić (7), Carnelossi vs. Liang (1) -
Josh Rutgers
Connelly vs. Sabatini (5), Molina vs. Aoriqileng (2)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Event Discussion
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06.23.2022 | 7:34 PM ET
* Edited at 06.23.2022, 7:35 PM ET *
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 261 is closed for new predictions. 4,303 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 261 Leaderboard
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