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UFC Vegas 87 with Bernardo Sopai – Fight Card, Start Time & How to Watch
Rozenstruik vs Gaziev. Photo via UFC
On Saturday March 2, UFC will return to the Apex with a card healined by a heavyweight clash.
No. 12 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik will take on the undefeated Dagestani Shamil Gaziev, who so far competed once in the promotion.
The card will also feature the undefeated No. 8 flyweight Muhammad Mokaev who takes on No. 7 ranked Alex Perez.
We will also see the undefeated bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov take on UFC debutant Bekzat Almakhan in a highly interesting matchup. The pairing has a combined pro record of 33-1.
Bernardo Sopai. Photo: Chris Önnerby
Bernardo Sopai takes short notice fight
Allstar Training Centers Bernardo Sopai will make his UFC debut on short notice as he will take on Vinicius Oliveira.
The Swedish-based Albanian is a former FCR bantamweight champion and reigning AFN bantamweight champion and has proven to be one of the hottest prospects in northern Europe. He currently has a 11-2 record.
The 19-3 Brazilian Oliveira is a former UAE Warriors champion and also looking to make his UFC debut on Saturday.
Check out the full fight card below!
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Rozenstruik vs Gaziev Fight Card
Main card
- Heavyweight bout: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev
- Light Heavyweight bout: Vitor Petrino vs. Tyson Pedro
- Flyweight bout: Alex Perez vs. Muhammad Mokaev
- Middleweight bout: Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett
- Bantamweight bout: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Bekzat Almakhan
- Flyweight bout: Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg
Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout: Joel Alvarez vs. Ľudovít Klein
- Bantamweight bout: Aiemann Zahabi vs. Javid Basharat
- Middleweight bout: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Cláudio Ribeiro
- Lightweight bout: Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Loik Radzhabov
- Bantamweight bout: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernando Sopai
* Fight card is a subject of change.
How to watch in Sweden and US:
Sweden: The prelims starts at 19.00 CET on UFC Fight Pass. The main card starts at 20.00 CET on Viaplay.
US: The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. ET. The main card starts early at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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