- Main Event features Lightweights Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises
- Main Card at 10 p.m. ET and Prelims at 7 p.m. ET
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UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: Makhachev vs. Moises airs live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ (English and Spanish) with prelims at 7 p.m. ET and the main card at 10 p.m. Live coverage includes UFC Live presented by DraftKings: Makhachev vs. Moises on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 providing fans with exclusive insights and views on the biggest stories heading into Fight Night.
The main event features lightweights, Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moises. Makhachev, a 29-year-old from Russia, holds a 19-1 record. He is riding a seven-match winning streak, dating back to his lone loss, in 2015. Moises, a 26-year-old from Brazil, is 15-4 and has won his last three bouts.
In the co-main event, fan-favorite Miesha “Cupcake” Tate makes her long-awaited return against ranked contender Marion Reneau. Tate, the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion and Season 18 coach on The Ultimate Fighter, will make her first walk to the Octagon in nearly five years. For Tate, this represents the end of her career; she has announced that she will, win or lose, retire after this bout.
Calling the action will be play-by-play announcer Jon Anik, alongside analysts and former fighters Michael Bisping and Paul Felder. Heidi Androl will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Fri., 7/16 | 5:30 p.m. | UFC Live presented by DraftKings: Makhachev vs. Moises | ESPN2 |
| 6:05 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show: Makhachev vs. Moises | ESPN+ | |
| Sat., 7/17 | 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: Makhachev vs. Moises (Prelims) | ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ |
| 10 p.m. | UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: Makhachev vs. Moises (Main Card) | ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ | |
| 12:30 a.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post Show: Makhachev vs. Moises | ESPN+ |
* immediately following main card
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 10:00 PM | Main | Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises |
| Co-Main | Marion Reneau vs. Miesha Tate | |
| Undercard | Jeremy Stephens vs. Mateusz Gamrot | |
| Undercard | Rodolfo Vieira vs. Dustin Stoltzfus | |
| Undercard | Gabriel Benitez vs. Billy Quarantillo | |
| 7:00 PM | Feature | Daniel Rodriguez vs. Preston Parsons |
| Undercard | Amanda Lemos vs. Montserrat Conejo | |
| Undercard | Khalid Taha vs. Sergey Morozov | |
| Undercard | Miles Johns vs. Anderson Dos Santos | |
| Undercard | Francisco Figueiredo vs. Malcolm Gordon | |
| Undercard | Alan Baudot vs. Rodrigo Nascimento |
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