The UFC is back in Las Vegas for a home event with UFC Fight Night 222 at the UFC Apex, and a pivotal heavyweight matchup is atop the card.
Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 222, headlined by Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes.
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UFC Fight Night 222 has a main card that begins at 7 p.m. ET and prelims starting at 4 p.m. ET. The entire event streams on ESPN+.
Main event
The UFC Fight Night 222 features a pair of top-five big men, each of whom could very well secure a title shot with a victory. In the case of Pavlovich, he already served as the backup fight for March’s UFC 285 vacant title fight between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane, which was won by Jones, so a title shot seemingly is all but guaranteed if he’s victorious. Blaydes, who is on a three-fight winning streak, has been near the top of the heavyweight division for the past five years but hasn’t quite gotten over the hump to secure a shot at gold. An impressive win to end Pavlovich’s five-fight winning streak just might do the trick.
ESPN+ preliminary card betting odds
(ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Christos Giagos (+154) vs. Ricky Glenn (-205)
- Montel Jackson (-670) vs. Rani Yahya (+430)
- Norma Dumont (-113) vs. Karol Rosa (-113)
- Junior Tafa (N/A) vs. Mohammed Usman (N/A)
- William Gomis (N/A) vs. Francis Marshall (N/A)
- Priscila Cachoeira (+136) vs. Karine Silva (-174)
- Danaa Batgerel (-164) vs. Brady Hiestand (+126)
Odds via FanDuel
ESPN+ main card betting odds
(ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Sergei Pavlovich (+144) vs. Curtis Blaydes (-186)
- Ricky Simon (-138) vs. Song Yadong (+108)
- Bruno Silva (+130) vs. Brad Tavares (-166)
- Jared Gordon (+210) vs. Bobby Green (-280)
- Iasmin Lucindo (-310) vs. Brogan Walker (+230)
- Matthew Semelsberger (-104) vs. Jeremiah Wells (-122)
Odds via FanDuel
