Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev meet in the light heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
It is a crossroads fight in some respects, as the 38-year-old Santos is nearly three years removed from an unsuccessful challenge for the UFC’s 205-pound title and Ankalaev, 29, is one of the division’s rising contenders.
The fights at the UFC Apex will be broadcast Saturday on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET and the prelims at 4 p.m.
Santos (22-9) defeated Johnny Walker by unanimous decision in October to bounce back from three straight losses. The skid began with his July 2019 fight against then-champion Jon Jones. Santos is No. 9 in ESPN’s light heavyweight rankings.
Ankalaev (16-1) has won seven fights in a row since dropping his UFC debut in 2018. His most recent win was a unanimous decision over Volkan Oezdemir in October. Ankalaev is ranked No. 8 among light heavyweights by ESPN.
How to watch the fights
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Saturday fight card
ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET
Light heavyweight: Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Men’s bantamweight: Marlon Moraes vs. Song Yadong
Men’s featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff vs. Alex Caceres
Light heavyweight: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Karl Roberson
Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Terrance McKinney
Middleweight: Alex Pereira vs. Bruno Silva
ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger vs. AJ Fletcher
Women’s…
Source : espn
