weekend, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is back at the Apex with UFC Vegas 78, featuring a welterweight top contenders bout between Luque and Dos Anjos, also known as UFC on ESPN 51.
In the main event, Vicente Luque, ranked No. 10, will face former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos in the 170-pound division. Additionally, fan-favourite Cub Swanson, a Hall of Famer, will take on the rising KO artist Hakeem Dawodu in the featherweight co-main event. On the main card, No. 13 ranked light heavyweight contender Khalil Rountree Jr. seeks another signature knockout against former heavyweight standout Chris Daukaus, and there’s an exciting matchup between Polyana Viana and Iasmin Lucindo in the strawweight division.
Other notable fights include AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi in a middleweight contest, Josh Fremd against Jamie Pickett in a middleweight matchup to open the main card, and JP Buys returning to bantamweight to face Marcus McGhee, along with an intriguing lightweight bout between Terrance McKinney and Mike Breeden, and featherweights Francis Marshall and Isaac Dulgarian locking horns.
During the prelims, heavyweights Josh Parisian and Martin Buday will face off, followed by Jaqueline Amorim aiming to make a strong impression against Montserrat Conejo in the strawweight division. TUF season 30 flyweight winner Juliana Miller will try to spoil Luana Santos’ UFC debut in the opening fight. Here’s a summary of what you need to know about UFC Vegas 78, including the fight card, event location, date, start time in IST, telecast, TV channel list in India, and live streaming
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Timings of UFC VEGAS 78
The preliminary card starts at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT / 8 PM GMT (Saturday, August 12) | 1:30 AM IST (Sunday, August 13). The main card, meanwhile, starts at 7 PM PM ET / 4 PM PT / 11 PM GMT (Saturday, August 12) | 4:30 AM IST (Sunday, August 13).
UFC Vegas 78 Fight Card
Main Card
- Welterweight Bout: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- Featherweight Bout: Cub Swanson vs. Hakeem Dawodu
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Chris Daukaus
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Polyana Viana vs. Iasmin Lucindo
- Middleweight Bout: A.J. Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
- Middleweight Bout: Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett
Preliminary Card
- Bantamweight Bout: JP Buys vs. Marcus McGhee
- Lightweight Bout: Terrance McKinney vs. Mike Breeden
- Featherweight Bout: Francis Marshall vs. Isaac Dulgarian
- Heavyweight Bout: Josh Parisian vs. Martin Buday
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Montserrat Ruiz
- Bantamweight Bout: Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Brady Hiestand
- Women’s Flyweight Bout: Juliana Miller vs. Luana Santos