UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer


UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 10, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Background

A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer headlined the event.
A middleweight bout between Rodolfo Vieira and Armen Petrosyan took place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis, but the bout was scrapped after Petrosyan became ill backstage during the event.
Lerone Murphy was expected to face Dan Ige in a featherweight bout at the event. However, Murphy pulled out in mid January due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Andre Fili.
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke was expected to meet Hyder Amil in a featherweight bout at the event, but he pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Melsik Baghdasaryan. In turn, Baghdasaryan pulled out on fight week due to injury and was replaced by Fernie Garcia.
Robert Bryczek and Albert Duraev were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at this event. However, Duraev pulled out due to visa issues and was briefly replaced by Dylan Budka, but medical issues prevented him from competing. Bryczek faced Ihor Potieria instead. At the weigh-ins, Potieria weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Potieria forfeiting 20 percent of his purse, which went to Bryczek.
A lightweight bout between Damir Hadžović and Bolaji Oki was expected to take place at the event. However, Hadžović withdrew due to visa issues and was replaced by Timothy Cuamba.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Dan Ige, Rodolfo Vieira, Carlos Prates, and '''Bogdan Guskov'''