UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker October 2 Exclusively on ESPN+
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 |
| 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+ |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
(Main Card) |
ESPN+ | |
| 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 |
| Co-Main | Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus | |
| Undercard | Alex Oliveira vs. Niko Price | |
| Undercard | Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko | |
| Undercard | Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson | |
| Undercard | Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden | |
| 4 PM | Feature | Joe Solecki vs. Jared Gordon |
| Undercard | Antonina Shevchenko vs. Casey O’Neill | |
| Undercard | Bethe Correia vs. Karol Rosa | |
| Undercard | Devonte Smith vs. Jamie Mullarkey | |
| Undercard | Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Gaetano Pirrello | |
| Undercard | Stephanie Egger vs. Shanna Young | |
| Undercard | Alejandro Perez vs. Johnny Eduardo |
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