Petr Yan He will face Merab Dvalishvili this weekend. UFC Fight Night The main event among bantamweight contenders.
Former champion Yan is looking for ways to bounce back from the first two fight skating of his career, the Russian athlete split his decisions against his successor Aljamain Sterling and rising star Sean O’Malley in their recent debut.
Most fans feel that Yan should be given the win over O’Malley – and possibly also against Sterling – but the 30-year-old should leave no doubt on Saturday.
He faces Dvalishvili from Georgia, who is on an eight-game winning streak. The 32-year-old player last fought in August and was victorious. UFC Icon Jose Aldo to win a decision.
Here is everything you need to know.
When?
This week’s Fight Night will take place at The Theater in Las Vegas.
Preliminary qualifiers will begin at 8:00 PM GMT (12:00 PM PT, 2:00 PM CT, 3:00 PM ET) and mainboard at 11:00 PM GMT (3:00 PM PT, 5 PM CT, 6:00 PM ET) will begin.
How can I watch?
The card will be streamed live on BT Sport in the UK, and the broadcaster’s app and website will also stream the fights.
In the US, ESPN+ will broadcast the action live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
Odds
Side – 17/40
Dvalishvii – 37/20
Full card (subject to change)
Merab Dvalishvili (left) beat Jose Aldo last time.
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main board
Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili (welterweight)
Alexander Volkov vs Alexandr Romanov (heavyweight)
Abus Magomedov vs Makhmud Muradov (middleweight)
Ricardo Ramos vs Austin Lingo (featherweight)
Said Nurmagomedov vs Jonathan Martinez (cock welterweight)
Vitor Petrino vs Anton Turkalj (light-heavy)
preliminary rounds
Karl Williams vs Lukasz Brzeski (heavyweight)
Raphael Assuncao vs. Davey Grant ( bantamweight )
Sedriques Dumas vs Josh Fremd (middleweight)
Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti (welterweight)
Ariane Lipski vs JJ Aldrich (women’s welterweight)
Victory Henry vs Tony Gravely ( bantamweight )
Tyson Nam vs Bruno Silva (flyweight)
Carlston Harris vs Abubakar Nurmagomedov (heavyweight)
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