UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento (also known as UFC on ESPN 56) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 11, 2024, at the Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.^[2][3]

UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
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Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)
Venue	Enterprise Center
City	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Attendance	15,960[1]
Total gate	$2,470,197[1]
Event chronology
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to St. Louis and first since UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi in January 2018.^[3]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento headlined the event.^[4]

A light heavyweight bout between Carlos Ulberg and Alonzo Menifield was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on March 30, but it was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.^[5]

A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and Michael Johnson was expected to take place at the event, but it was scrapped after Johnson withdrew.^[6]

A welterweight bout between Jared Gooden and Kevin Jousset was scheduled for the event.^[7] However, for medical reasons, Gooden was unable to compete and the bout was cancelled.^[8]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Derrick Lewis	def.	Rodrigo Nascimento	TKO (punches)	3	0:49
Welterweight	Joaquin Buckley	def.	Nursulton Ruziboev	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 29–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Carlos Ulberg	def.	Alonzo Menifield	KO (punches)	1	0:12
Lightweight	Carlos Diego Ferreira	def.	Mateusz Rębecki	TKO (punches)	3	4:51
Featherweight	Sean Woodson	def.	Alex Caceres	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Waldo Cortes-Acosta	def.	Robelis Despaigne	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Lightweight	Chase Hooper	def.	Viacheslav Borshchev	Submission (brabo choke)	2	3:00
Lightweight	Esteban Ribovics	def.	Terrance McKinney	KO (head kick)	1	0:37
Women's Strawweight	Tabatha Ricci	def.	Tecia Pennington	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Trey Waters	def.	Billy Goff	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Charles Johnson	def.	Jake Hadley	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Veronica Hardy	def.	JJ Aldrich	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^[9]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[10]

• Fight of the Night: Trey Waters vs. Billy Goff
• Performance of the Night: Carlos Ulberg and Carlos Diego Ferreira

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events