Overview
- The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena with early prelims at 6 p.m. ET, prelims at 8 p.m. ET and the main card at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
- Sportsbooks list Merab Dvalishvili as a clear favorite over Petr Yan, with outlets citing lines around -500 for the champion and plus money for the challenger.
- Alexandre Pantoja enters as the betting favorite against 24-year-old contender Joshua Van in the flyweight title bout.
- Official weigh-ins are complete; Brunno Ferreira came in three pounds over the middleweight limit and will forfeit 20% of his purse to opponent Marvin Vettori, with the fight still on.
- This card is billed as the UFC’s final pay-per-view under its ESPN rights deal, and Henry Cejudo’s matchup with Payton Talbott is being discussed by some outlets as his retirement fight.