Overview

• The T-Mobile Arena hosts a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira, with Merab Dvalishvili defending the bantamweight belt against Cory Sandhagen on the co-main.
• Early prelims delivered confirmed wins for Veronica Hardy (unanimous decision over Brogan Walker), Ramiz Brahimaj (second-round guillotine of Austin Vanderford), and Farid Basharat (unanimous decision against Chris Gutierrez).
• The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view, with prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+/Disney+ per event listings.
• DraftKings odds reported by CBS Sports listed Ankalaev as the favorite over Pereira and Dvalishvili as a sizable favorite over Sandhagen.
• The broadcast team features Jon Anik on play-by-play with Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan, Bruce Buffer as Octagon announcer, and Megan Olivi handling interviews, with desk analysts including Anthony Smith, Chael Sonnen, and Dominick Cruz.