UFC Vegas 54: Fight Card, When and Where to watch the high-stake Fight Night
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UFC Vegas 54 will be headlined by Jan Blachowicz and Aleksander Rakic
UFC Vegas 54 will see the light heavyweights head back to the Apex in Las Vegas where they’ll duke it out to determine who will be next in line for the title shot, as number #1 ranked former Champion Jan Blachowicz takes on #3 ranked Aleksandar Rakic.
Rakic who is 4-1 in his last five, with his most recent victories coming over former title challengers, Anthony Smith and Thiago Santos will look to prove that the 30-year-old, former kickboxer truly deserves to challenge for the gold. To this measure, he will try to overcome his biggest challenge in the man that carries the “legendary polish power” Jan Blachowicz.
Despite having a short reign, Jan won his belt by knocking out heavy favorite Dominick Reyes in the second round of their title fight. Dom had recently gone all five rounds against Jon Jones and had fans divided over the ultimate outcome of the bout, so Jan knocking him out in brutal fashion was as loud a statement anyone could make as they take over the reins of the light heavyweight division.
With his lone title defense coming against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, in a fight that many counted him out of, Jan proved his durability and championship mentality when he definitively sealed his victory in the latter rounds.
What is the line-up for UFC Vegas 54?
UFC Vegas 54 Prelims
125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Andrea Lee
155 lbs.: Michael Johnson vs. Alan Patrick
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Virna Jandiroba
125 lbs.: Carlos Candelario vs. Tatsuro Taira
185 lbs.: Nick Maximov vs. Andre Petroski
UFC Vegas 54 Main Card
205 lbs.: Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic (Main Event)
205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Ryan Spann
135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Louis Smolka
125 lbs.: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas
155 lbs.: Frank Camacho vs. Manuel Torres
125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Andrea Lee
When and where to watch UFC Vegas 54
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Rakic will take place on the 14th of May in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex facility. A limited number of fans will be allowed at the venue. The event will be streamed on ESPN2 and ESPN+ along with other satellite channels for international audiences.
United States: The Prelims for the events will commence at 7:30 PM ET while the main card will begin at 10 PM ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+
UK and Ireland: For the fans across the pond, the main event will start at 3 am UK Time on the 15 of May while the prelims will begin at 12:30 AM UK Time. BT Sport will stream both the prelims and the main card for fans in the UK and Ireland
India: Fans in India can stream the event on Sony’s OTT platform for a subscription fee, or watch it via satellite television on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3(Hindi). The event will start on Sunday, at 7:30 am IST while the prelims will commence at 5:00 AM.
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