On Saturday in Las Vegas, the men’s featherweight championship match of UFC Vegas 81 Fight Night features Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza. ESPN+ broadcasts the UFC Apex fights, starting with the 7 p.m. Preliminaries at 4 pm, followed by ET main card for fans in the U.S.
Just over a year ago, Yusuff (13-2) defeated Don Shainis through submission to earn his eighth victory overall and second in as many fights.
Barboza (23-11) recently snapped a two-fight losing streak with a first-round knockout of Billy Quarantillo in April.
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Watch Sodiq Yusuff vs Edson Barboza US, UK, and Other Countries?
Fans in the UK can expect to watch the match on TNT Sports. The main event will take place at 12 a.m. The main event cagewalks is scheduled to take palace at UK timing 3 a.m.
Sodiq Yusuff is anticipating his “biggest opportunity so far” when he competes against Edson Barboza at featherweight in the UFC.
In an effort to move closer to a title bout, the 30-year-old takes on the Brazilian at UFC bout Night in Las Vegas on Sunday. He also wants to adopt a more aggressive fighting style going forward.
Although he acknowledges that Arnold Allen was a greater opponent than him in the past, he claims that this is his most well-known bout to date.
In the UFC, Arnold Allen, Yusuff, has been almost faultless. The only opponent he has faced who is on par with Barboza is Allen. Barboza has a decent chance of winning what might be a five-round standup battle unless Yusuff can take Barboza to the ground and grind out the victory as Bryce Mitchell did. Barboza is unexpectedly the underdog in this wager.
UFC Vegas 81 complete fight card includes:
Main Card
- Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza; Featherweight
- Jennifer Maia vs. Viviane Araujo; Women’s flyweight
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez; Bantamweight
- Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda; Flyweight
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Christian Rodriguez; Bantamweight
Prelims
- Darren Elkins vs. T.J. Brown; Featherweight
- Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon; Women’s bantamweight
- Crhis Gutierrez vs. Alateng Heili; Bantamweight
- Ashley Yoder vs. Emily Ducote; Women’s strawweight
Editors pick
