MAGOMED ANKALAEV and Alex Pereira lock horns once again at the top of a blockbuster UFC 320 bill – but fans in the UK will have to stay up late to see how this title rematch unfolds.
Legendary kickboxer Pereira left the T-Mobile Arena distraught after their March encounter as Ankalaev snatched his light-heavyweight title.
Ankalaev beat Pereira in their thrilling first bout[/caption]
The Russian dominated Pereira in the grappling battles before earning a winning score of 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 from the judges.
This came as a complete shock with Pereira successfully defending his title four times in 13 months prior, winning all four fights by a knockout.
But after almost seven months of dwelling on the defeat, the Brazilian ace will be seeking revenge in front of an expected sold-out Las Vegas crowd.
And for the fans who prefer to only tune in for the main event, SunSport can reveal what time Ankalaev vs Pereira is scheduled to get underway.
What is the exact fight start time for Magomed Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira 2?
- Cage-walks for Magomed Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira 2 are scheduled to start at approximately 5am BST / midnight ET
- This means that the huge headline bout will likely begin around 15 minutes later 5:15am BST / 12:15am ET
- However, timings could change depending on the length of the undercard fights with the main card starting at 3am BST / 10pm ET.
- Magomed Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira 2 will take place on Saturday, October 4 or early hours of Sunday, October 5 in the UK and fans can watch it on TNT Sports 1.
- Discovery+ will stream the entire action too.
- T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is the chosen venue for this thrilling event and it can host approximately 20,000 spectators.
Who else is on the card?
There will be a bantamweight title bout between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and ex-interim title challenger Cory Sandhagen.
While former champion Jiri Prochazka is scheduled to meet Khalil Rountree Jr at the event earlier in the night.
Main card
- Magomed Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira – for UFC light heavyweight title
- Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen – for UFC bantamweight title
- Jiri Prochazka vs Khalil Rountree Jr.
- Josh Emmett vs Youssef Zalal
- Abusupiyan Magomedov vs Joe Pyfer
Preliminary card
- Ateba Gautier vs Ozzy Diaz
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs Andre Muniz
- Chris Gutierrez vs Farid Basharat
- Macy Chiasson vs Yana Santos
Extra preliminary card
- Patchy Mix vs Jakub Wiklacz
- Veronica Hardy vs Brogan Walker
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs Austin Vanderford
- Daniel Santos vs Yoo Joo-sang
- Punahele Soriano vs Nikolay Veretennikov
What has been said?
Alex Pereira revealed that his social media had been hacked following a hinted retirement tweet, which is now clear to see due to the upcoming fight.
A post from Pereira’s account in May said that he was “disheartened” with the UFC and was having “thoughts of not fighting any more”.
But the Brazilian cleared the air by stating: “
“I’ve received a ton of messages, getting messages from everyone, who saw a post from my Twitter,” Pereira said in Portuguese.
“I didn’t even know about it. I was hacked.
“It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything – you guys see. But I was hacked and I’ll resolve it.
“I don’t even know what’s going on. I have a great relationship with UFC. People like to do bad things. That’s that.”
