Rafael Fiziev meets Mateusz Gamrot in the lightweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m.
Fiziev (12-2) is coming off a majority-decision loss to Justin Gaethje in March, ending a six-fight winning streak. Fiziev is No. 7 in the ESPN divisional rankings.
The eighth-ranked Gamrot (22-2, 1 NC) has won five of his last six, most recently a split decision over Jalin Turner in March.
How to watch the fights
Watch the fights on ESPN+: Get ESPN+ here.
There's also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every UFC card.
Saturday's UFC fight card
ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET
Lightweight: Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Men's featherweight: Bryce Mitchell vs. Dan Ige
Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Welterweight: Bryan Battle vs. AJ Fletcher
Men's featherweight: Ricardo Ramos vs. Charles Jourdain
ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET
Men's bantamweight: Miles Johns vs. Dan Argueta
Welterweight: Tim Means vs. Andre Fialho
Middleweight: Jacob Malkoun vs. Cody Brundage
Heavyweight: Mohammed Usman vs. Jake Collier
Strawweight: Mizuki Inoue vs. Hannah Goldy
Women's bantamweight: Montserrat Rendon vs. Tamires Vidal
Reed Kuhn's betting tip
Who will concede their preferred position first? Fiziev's takedown defense sits at an impressive 90%, meaning he'll likely stuff plenty of early attempts. But can he stay standing when Gamrot is stringing together multiple attempts in sequence? And assuming Fiziev remains upright for any extended sequences, can he land damaging strikes before his speed fades? Gamrot has superior striking defense and excellent accuracy of his own, which could buy him time to close distance.
For Kuhn's suggested bets on the main event and other fights on Saturday's card, check out the ESPN+ expert picks and best bets article (link below). It also features analysis by Factory X MMA coach Marc Montoya as well as ESPN's other betting expert, Ian Parker.
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