Overview
- The light heavyweight title rematch tops the card at T-Mobile Arena, with Merab Dvalishvili defending the bantamweight belt against Cory Sandhagen in the co-main event.
- In the United States, early prelims start at 6 p.m. ET, prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/FX/ESPN+, and the main card airs at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV with the headliner expected around 12:20 a.m. ET.
- Mexico viewers can watch on Fox Sports Premium, much of Latin America streams via Disney+ Premium with ESPN Knockout, and Spain carries the event on Max.
- The main card also features Jiří Procházka vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., Josh Emmett vs. Youssef Zalal, and Abus Magomedov vs. Joe Pyfer.
- Ankalaev enters as the reigning champion after a unanimous decision over Pereira at UFC 313, a result that was followed by injury hints from Pereira and “greasing” allegations from Ankalaev’s camp.