Main Event: Light Heavyweights Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker
Main Card at 7 p.m. ET, Prelims at 4 p.m. ET; Both exclusively on ESPN+
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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker airs live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday, Oct. 2, with both the prelims and the main card exclusively on ESPN+ (English and Spanish), at 4 p.m. ET and at 7 p.m. ET, respectively. Live coverage includes UFC Live presented by DraftKings on ESPN2 on Friday at 5 p.m. ET and UFC Pre-Show: Santos vs. Walker on Friday at 6:05 p.m. ET on ESPN+ providing fans with exclusive insights and views on the biggest stories heading into Fight Night.
The main event features a pair of native Brazilian light heavyweight contenders – Thiago Santos (21-9) vs. Johnny Walker (18-5). Santos, the No. 5-ranked UFC light heavyweight, has 15 wins by knockout. The #10-ranked Walker who fights out of Dublin, Ireland also has 15 career knockouts. He has won 10 of his last 12 bouts.
The co-main event will see a middleweight clash, between Kevin Holland (21-7) and Kyle Daukaus (10-2). Holland, the No. 14-ranked middleweight, has 11 knockouts and shares the UFC record for most wins in a year – five in 2020. Daukaus has eight wins by submission and three first-round finishes.
Calling the action will be play-by-play announcer Brendan Fitzgerald, alongside former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier and two-time UFC Bantamweight title holder Dominick Cruz. Heidi Androl will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Fri., 10/1 | 5 p.m. |
UFC Live presented by DraftKings: Santos vs. Walker |
ESPN2 |
| Fri., 10/1 |
6:05 p.m. |
UFC Fight Night Pre-Show: Santos vs. Walker |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., 10/2 |
4 p.m. |
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker (Prelims) |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., 10/2 |
7 p.m. |
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker (Main Card) |
ESPN+ |
| Sat., 10/2 |
10 p.m.* |
UFC Fight Night Post Show: Santos vs. Walker |
ESPN+ |
* immediately following main card
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
|
7 PM |
Main |
Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker |
7 PM |
Co-Main |
Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus |
7 PM |
Undercard |
Alex Oliveira vs. Niko Price |
7 PM |
Undercard |
Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko |
7 PM |
Undercard |
Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson |
7 PM |
Undercard |
Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden |
| 4 PM | Feature |
Joe Solecki vs. Jared Gordon |
| 4 PM |
Undercard |
Antonina Shevchenko vs. Casey O'Neill |
| 4 PM |
Undercard |
Bethe Correia vs. Karol Rosa |
| 4 PM |
Undercard |
Devonte Smith vs. Jamie Mullarkey |
| 4 PM |
Undercard |
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Gaetano Pirrello |
| 4 PM |
Undercard |
Stephanie Egger vs. Shanna Young |
| 4 PM |
Undercard |
Alejandro Perez vs. Johnny Eduardo |
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