Suarez, Gamrot To Return At UFC 298 And UFC 299

The first trio of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-views (PPV) of 2024 are starting to stack up.

UFC announced multiple match ups today (Tues., Dec. 12, 2023). Amongst the bunch were two big contender bouts at Lightweight and Strawweight. At 115 pounds, the undefeated 10-0 Tatiana Suarez is set to face the most recent title challenger, Amanda Lemos (13-3-1), at UFC 298 in Anaheim, California on Feb. 17, 2024. One month later, Poland’s Mateusz Gamrot (23-2, 1 no contest) will take on former champion, Rafael dos Anjos (32-15), at UFC 299 on March 9, 2024. A location has yet to be announced for the event. A women’s Flyweight tilt between one-time title challenger, Lauren Murphy (16-6), and Karine Silva (17-4) has also been added to UFC 299.

A win for the dominant wrestler, Suarez, would likely be enough to earn her a title shot after last submitting former champion, Jessica Andrade, with a second round guillotine (watch highlights) in August 2023. Lemos, on the other hand, hopes to rebound after losing a unanimous decision against the champion, Zhang Weili, at UFC 292 the same month.

American Top Team’s (ATT) Gamrot can extend his winning streak to three with a win over the Brazilian legend, dos Anjos. Similarly to Lemos, dos Anjos intends to get back in the win column after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Vicente Luque in August 2023.

The current line ups for UFC 298 and UFC 299 can be seen below.

UFC 298, Feb. 17, 2024

• 145lbs.: (C)Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria
• 135lbs.: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo
• 265lbs.: Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura
• 115lbs.: Tatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Lemos
• 185lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Ikram Aliskerov
• 265lbs.: Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Justin Tafa
• 205lbs.: Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
• 170lbs.: Yusaku Kinoshita vs. Danny Barlow
• 125lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick

UFC 299, March 9, 2024

• 135lbs.: (C)Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera
• 125lbs.: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Maycee Barber
• 265lbs.: Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida
• 155lbs.: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos
• 135lbs.: Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips
• 125lbs.: Lauren Murphy vs. Karine Silva
• 125lbs.: C.J. Vergara vs. Assu Almabayev