Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the UFC Apex outside of Las Vegas, Nevada with UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev. The 14-bout card will be headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev.
Magomed Ankalaev is the 6th-ranked fighter in the UFC’s light heavyweight division and has a 16-1 record. Fighting out of Russia, he’s on a 7-fight win streak, which features three Performance of the Night achievements. He hasn’t lost in the Octagon since 2018 and a win against Santos should put him within title contention.
Thiago Santos is the fifth-ranked UFC light heavyweight and has a 22-9 record inside of the Octagon. He’s only won 1 of his last 4 fights and hasn’t won by knockout since 2018. He’s a four-time Performance of the Night winner and a two-time Fight of the Night winner. Santos is known to be an ironman of sorts, as he is tied with the most UFC bouts in a calendar year with 5. A win against Ankalaev could get him closer to another light heavyweight title shot.
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What’s the Schedule?
Prelims — Beginning at 4 p.m. ET
- Matthew Semelsberger (9-3) vs. A.J. Fletcher (1-0) [Welterweight]
- JJ Aldrich (13-7; 1NC) vs. Gillian Robertson [Women’s Flyweight[
- Trevin Jones vs. Javid Basharat (1-0) [Bantamweight]
- Damon Jackson (19-4-1; 1NC) vs. Kamuela Kirk (12-4) [Featherweight]
- Sabina Mazo (9-3) vs. Miranda Maverick (11-3) [Women’s Flyweight]
- Dalcha Lungiambula (11-3) vs. Cody Brundage (6-2) [Middleweight]
- Guido Cannetti (8-7) vs. Kris Moutinho (0-10) [Bantamweight]
- Tafon Nchukwi (6-1) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (10-0) [Light Heavyweight]
Main Card — Beginning at 7 p.m. ET
- #5 Thiago Santos (22-9) vs. #6 Magomed Ankalaev (16-1) [Light Heavyweight]
- #10 Marlon Moraes (23-9-1) vs. #14 Song Yadong (17-5-1; 1NC) [Bantamweight]
- Sodiq Yusuff (11-2) vs. Alex Caceres (19-12; 1NC) [Featherweight]
- Khalil Rountree Jr. (10-5; 1NC) vs. Karl Roberson (9-4) [Light Heavyweight]
- Drew Dober (23-11) vs. Terrance McKinney (11-3) [Lightweight]
- Alex Pereira (3-1) vs. Bruno Silva (22-6) [Middleweight]
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