UFC will move forward with a re-worked ESPN+-streamed main event on less than two weeks notice when No. 4-ranked lightweight grappler, Islam Makhachev, locks horns with surging Octagon veteran, Bobby Green, after No. 3-ranked Beneil Dariush was pulled from the potential No. 1 contender eliminator match with an injury.
Event: UFC Vegas 49: “Makhachev vs. Green”
Date: Sat., Feb. 26, 2022
Location: APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC Vegas 49 Main Event On ESPN+:
155 lbs.: Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green (not Beniel Dariush)
UFC Vegas 49 Main Card On ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
185 lbs.: Misha Cirkunov vs. Wellington Turman
115 lbs.: Ji Yeon Kim vs. Priscila Cachoeira
155 lbs.: Joel Alvarez vs. Arman Tsarukyan
185 lbs.: Gregory Rodrigues vs. Armen Petrosyan
UFC Vegas 49 Prelims Card On ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Rong Zhu
145 lbs.: Josiane Nunes vs. Ramona Pascual
155 lbs.: Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam
115 lbs.: Hannah Goldy vs. Jinh Yu Frey
135 lbs.: Alejandro Perez vs. Jonathan Martinez
170 lbs.: Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Micheal Gillmore
125 lbs.: Victor Altamirano vs. Carlos Hernandez
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change due to COVID-19.*
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