UFC Vegas 50 airs live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday March 12, which makes it Sunday March 13 in Australia. The main event is a five-round light heavyweight bout between Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev.
Former 205-pound title challenger and No. 5-ranked contender Thiago Santos (22-9) was in action last October when he scored a unanimous decision against Johnny Walker and rebounded from a trio of defeats. Before that he dropped a UD against Aleksandar Rakic, was submitted by Glover Teixeira in the third round and suffered the defeat by split decision against then champion Jon Jones.
Ranked No. 6 contender Magomed Ankalaev (16-1) is riding the seven-win streak. Two of his previous bouts he won by unanimous decision against Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov, following a pair of first-round stoppages against Ion Cutelaba.
MMA fans can watch UFC Vegas 50: Santos vs Ankalaev 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.
The co-main event is a three-round battle between former bantamweight title challenger and No. 10-ranked contender Marlon Moraes and No. 14-ranked Song Yadong. Moraes (23-9-1) is looking to snap his three-fight losing streak. Yadong (18-5-1, 1 NC) won two of his previous bouts.
Among other matchups featured on UFC Vegas 50 fight card, Sodiq Yusuff (11-2) takes on Alex Caceres (19-12) at featherweight, Khalil Rountree Jr (10-5) meets Karl Roberson (9-4) at light heavyweight and Drew Dober (23-11) faces Terrance McKinney (12-3) at lightweight. In addition, Alex Pereira (4-1) and Bruno Silva (22-6) do battle at middleweight.
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev card
The full UFC Vegas 50: Santos vs Ankalaev fight card looks as the following:
Main Card
- Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev
- Marlon Moraes vs. Song Yadong
- Sodiq Yusuff vs. Alex Caceres
- Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Karl Roberson
- Drew Dober vs. Terrance McKinney
- Alex Pereira vs. Bruno Silva
Preliminary card
- Matthew Semelsberger vs. AJ Fletcher
- JJ Aldrich vs. Gillian Robertson
- Trevin Jones vs. Javid Basharat
- Damon Jackson vs. Kamuela Kirk
- Sabina Mazo vs. Miranda Maverick
- Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Cody Brundage
- Kris Moutinho vs. Guido Cannetti
- Tafon Nchukwi vs. Azamat Murzakanov
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