Two of the UFC’s top light heavyweight contenders will face off in Las Vegas on Saturday night at the UFC Apex. Thiago Santos, ranked No. 1 in the division, will take on No. 3 Glover Teixeira in the headliner of a UFC Fight Night Card on ESPN.
This fight was originally scheduled to take place in September, but was repeatedly delayed as both Teixeira and Santos tested positive for COVID-19. Teixeira (31-7) has won his last four fights, with his last bout ending with a TKO in the fifth round against Anthony Smith. Santos has a win over current light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz on his resume, but is coming off a loss to Jon Jones at UFC 239.
All odds via BetMGM.
Prelim card (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Middleweight: Trevin Giles vs. Bevon Lewis
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze vs. Jamey Simmons
Heavyweight: Alexander Romanov vs. Marcos Rogerio De Lima
Featherweight: Darren Elkins vs. Luiz Garagorri
Welterweight: Max Griffin vs. Ramiz Brahimaj
Bantamweight: Gustavo Lopez vs. Anthony Birchak
Main card (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight: Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Tanner Boser
Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos vs. Khalid Taha
Middleweight: Ian Heinisch vs. Brendan Allen
Women’s Strawweight: Claudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan
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