UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes – Fight Card, Start time & How to Watch

UFC Vegas 71 is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes. Photo via UFC

On Saturday April 22, UFC returns with another event at the Apex in Las Vegas.

In the headline fight, we will see a five-round heavyweight clash between top ranked Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes.

Pavlovich is one of the most dangerous fighters in the division right now, with five straight first-rounds KO’s and a record of 17-1.

The winner of the fight puts himself in a good position to fight for the heavyweight title in the near future.

Bantamweight co-main event moved

In the originally scheduled co-main event, bantamweight prospects Song Yadong and Ricky Simon were supposed to clash in a three-round bout. However, the fight was bumped to the main event at UFC Vegas 72 on April 29.

The UFC Vegas 71 main card  features a great lightweight matchup between Bobby Green and Jared Gordon, as well as a women’s strawweight bout between the promising prospect Iasmin Lucindo and Brogan Walker-Sanchez.

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UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs Blaydes fight card

Main card

• Heavyweight bout: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes
• Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Bruno Silva
• Lightweight bout: Bobby Green vs. Jared Gordon
• Women’s strawweight bout: Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker-Sanchez
• Welterweight bout: Jeremiah Wells vs. Matthew Semelsberger

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout: Ricky Glenn vs. Christos Giagos
• Bantamweight bout: Rani Yahya vs. Montel Jackson
• Women’s featherweight bout: Karol Rosa vs. Norma Dumont
• Heavyweight bout: Mohammed Usman vs. Junior Tafa
• Featherweight bout: Francis Marshall vs. William Gomis
• Women’s flyweight bout: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva
• Bantamweight bout: Brady Hiestand vs. Danaa Batgerel

* Fight order and number of bouts can change.

How to watch in Sweden and US

Sweden: The prelims is aired on UFC Fight Pass, starting at 22.00 CET. The main card is broadcasted by Viaplay starting at 01.00 CET.

US: The entire event streams on ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET, and the main card starting at 7 p.m.

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