After witnessing this month’s PPV event between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, where the Brazilian outclassed the former LHW champion, the action inside the octagon continues this week as well with the UFC Fight Night event. Although the hype is not much for this card, we have seen in the past that the card with the least expectations surprises the most. So this week, fight fans cannot miss the event between Brendan Allen vs Paul Craig. Let’s dive in to get all the details about it.
UFC Fight Night: Every Details Of Brendan Allen vs Pail Craig
This week, Dana White has managed to assemble a card featuring emerging talents, with the main event showcasing two rising middleweight contenders who also happen to be submission experts: No. 10-ranked Brendan Allen facing off against No. 13-ranked Paul Craig. The American fighter comes in with a 22-5-0 record, while Craig holds a record of 17-6-1.
Interestingly, Craig has won every fight with a finish, securing 13 via submission and 4 by knockout. Allen, with 18 finishes out of 22 wins, has 13 submission victories and an additional knockout win, making it a total of 5. Overall, this promises to be a solid fight, and it will be interesting to see who emerges victorious and solidifies their position in the company. And not just them but there are others fights that fans can’t miss- check out the fight card below.
Middleweight madness happening this weekend! 👊@BrendanAllenMMA vs @PaulCraig
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— UFC (@ufc) November 15, 2023
Talking about timings, Preliminary card: 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT / 7 PM GMT (Saturday, November 18) | 12:30 AM IST (Sunday, November 19). Main card: 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT / 10 PM GMT (Saturday, November 18) | 3:30 AM IST (Sunday, November 19).
Fans can watch it on, ESPN+ in the USA, and TNT will broadcast the main event in the UK. Meanwhile, Indian fans can watch the event on Sony Sports Network (Sony Ten 2) and Sony Liv.
Commentators: Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Felder and Dominick Cruz will be at the com box for UFC Vegas 82.
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Allen vs Craig Full Fight Card
Main Card:
- Middleweight Bout: Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig
- Welterweight Bout: Michael Morales vs. Jake Matthews
- Lightweight Bout: Chase Hooper vs. Jordan Leavitt
- Bantamweight Bout: Payton Talbott vs. Nick Aguirre
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Luana Pinheiro vs. Amanda Ribas
- Welterweight Bout: Jonny Parsons vs. Uros Medic
Preliminary Card:
- Featherweight Bout: Jonathan Pearce vs. Joanderson Brito
- Bantamweight Bout: Chad Anheliger vs. Jose Johnson
- Heavyweight Bout: Mick Parkin vs. Caio Machado
- Featherweight Bout: Jeka Saragih vs. Lucas Alexander
- Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Lucie Pudilova vs. Ailin Perez
- Lightweight Bout: Trey Ogden vs. Nikolas Motta
- Flyweight Bout: Charles Johnson vs. Rafael Estevam
