UFC Vegas 49 airs live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday February 26, which makes it Sunday February 27 in Australia. The main event is a five-round 160-pound catchweight battle between Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green.
No. 4-ranked lightweight contender Makhachev (21-1) is riding the nine-win streak. In his previous bout last October he submitted Dan Hooker in the first round.
Green (29-12-1) was in action earlier this month at UFC 271 when he scored a unanimous decision against Nasrat Haqparast. He took the fight against Makhachev on a ten-day notice replacing Beneil Dariush, who was forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury.
MMA fans can watch UFC Vegas 49: Makhachev vs Green live stream on ESPN+ in the United States, BT Sport Monthly Pass in the United Kingdom, and UFC Fight Pass and ESPN on Kayo in Australia.
In the co-main event Misha Cirkunov (15-7) goes up against Wellington Turman (17-5) at middleweight. Cirkunov is looking to rebound from a pair of defeats suffered against Krzysztof Jotko and Ryan Spann by split decision and first-round TKO, respectively. Turman won his previous bout by split decision against Sam Alvey and rebounded from a pair of losses.
Among other bouts featured on UFC Vegas 49 card, Ji Yeon Kim (9-4-2) faces Priscila Cachoeira (10-4) at women’s flyweight, and Arman Tsarukyan (17-2) meets Joel Alvarez (19-2) at lightweight. In addition, Armen Petrosyan (6-1) takes on Gregory Rodrigues (11-3) at middleweight.
The full UFC Vegas 49: Makhachev vs Green fight card can be found below.
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Green card
Main Card
- Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green
- Misha Cirkunov vs. Wellington Turman
- Ji Yeon Kim vs. Priscila Cachoeira
- Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joel Alvarez
- Armen Petrosyan vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Preliminary Card
- Zhu Rong vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
- Josiane Nunes vs. Ramona Pascual
- Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam
- Jinh Yu Frey vs. Hannah Goldy
- Alejandro Perez vs. Jonathan Martinez
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Micheal Gillmore
- Victor Altamirano vs. Carlos Hernandez
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