UFC on FOX 24 lineup set with 13 fights for promotion's debut in Kansas City

The 13-bout lineup up is set for next month’s “UFC on FOX 24: Johnson vs. Reis” event in Missouri.

UFC on FOX 24 takes place April 15 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FOX and UFC Fight Pass. UFC on FOX 24 will be the promotion’s first trip to Kansas City, and its first trip to the state of Missouri.

In the headliner, long-reigning flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (25-2-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC), No 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound rankings as well as the No. 1 flyweight, will attempt to tie former middleweight champ Anderson Silva for the most consecutive title defenses. He already has nine to his credit and can tie Silva’s longstanding record of 10.

Standing in his way is No. 6 Wilson Reis (22-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who gets a title shot after a delay – he was supposed to fight Johnson this past July before an injury took “Mighty Mouse” off the UFC 201 card. Two wins later, Reis has his show.

In the co-headliner, Rose Namajunas (5-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) takes on Michelle Waterson (14-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a women’s strawweight fight.

Rounding out the main card are a middleweight contenders fight between Ronaldo Souza (23-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Robert Whittaker (17-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), as well as a featherweight bout between Renato Moicano (10-0-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Jeremy Stephens (25-13 MMA, 12-12 UFC).

On the FOX-broadcast prelims, Roy Nelson (22-13 MMA, 9-9 UFC) will take on former Bellator heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov (27-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the featured fight. Also on the four-fight FOX prelims, Tom DuQuesnoy (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his promotional debut in a bantamweight fight against Patrick Williams (8-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC); Bobby Green (23-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Rashid Magomedov (19-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at lightweight; and to open the televised portion of the night’s event, Tim Elliott (13-7-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) meets Louis Smolka (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at flyweight.

The UFC Fight Pass-streamed prelims feature five fights: Devin Clark (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jake Collier (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at light heavyweight; Andrew Sanchez (9-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Anthony Smith (26-12 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at middleweight; Augusto Mendes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Aljamain Sterling (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at bantamweight; Nathan Coy (15-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Zak Cummings (20-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at welterweight; and the event gets underway with a women’s strawweight bout between Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Ketlen Vieira (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

The UFC on FOX 24 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis – for flyweight title
• Rose Namajunas vs. Michelle Waterson
• Ronaldo Souza vs. Robert Whittaker
• Renato Moicano vs. Jeremy Stephens

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX, 6 p.m. ET)

• Roy Nelson vs. Alexander Volkov
• Tom Duquesnoy vs. Patrick Williams
• Bobby Green vs. Rashid Magomedov
• Tim Elliott vs. Louis Smolka

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4:30 p.m. ET)

• Devin Clark vs. Jake Collier
• Andrew Sanchez vs. Anthony Smith
• Augusto Mendes vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Nathan Coy vs. Zak Cummings
• Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ketlen Vieira

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