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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas: Saturday, November 18, on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation

5 p.m. ET: Main Card | 2 p.m. ET: Undercard
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UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig, live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday, Nov. 18 on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card at 5 p.m. ET and Prelims beginning at 2 p.m.
Main Event
- The main event is headlined by a clash between top middleweight contenders as No. 10 UFC ranked Brendan Allen (22-5) faces off No. 13 Paul Craig (17-6). Allen enters his first scheduled UFC main event having earned five straight wins while Craig makes his second appearance at middleweight after scoring a victory over André Muniz in his divisional debut.
Co-Main Event
- Welterweights Michael Morales (15-0) and Jake Mathews (19-6) meet in the co-main event. Morales looks to keep his undefeated record and continue climbing the rankings. Mathews comes in looking to showcase his UFC experience as he intends on stopping Morales’ momentum.
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On the call
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- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside former middleweight Champion Michael Bisping and former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Megan Olivi will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Fri. 11/17 | 5 p.m. | UFC Live Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook | ESPNEWS |
| 5:35 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Allen vs. Craig | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 11/18 | 2 p.m. | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig (Prelims) | ESPN+ (English & Spanish) SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
| 5 p.m. | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig (Main Card) | ||
| 8 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Allen vs. Craig | ESPN+ SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
*Immediately following Main Event.
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 5:00 PM | Main | Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig |
| Co-Main | Michael Morales vs. Jake Matthews | |
| Undercard | Chase Hooper vs. Jordan Leavitt | |
| Undercard | Payton Talbott vs. Nick Aguirre | |
| Undercard | Luana Pinheiro vs. Amanda Ribas | |
| Undercard | Myktybek Orolbai vs. Uros Medic | |
| 2:00 PM | Feature | Jonathan Pearce vs. Joanderson Brito |
| Undercard | Chad Anheliger vs. Jose Johnson | |
| Undercard | Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Denis Tiuliulin | |
| Undercard | Mick Parkin vs. Caio Machado | |
| Undercard | Jeka Saragih vs. Lucas Alexander | |
| Undercard | Lucie Pudilova vs. Ailin Perez | |
| Undercard | Trey Ogden vs. Nikolas Motta | |
| Undercard | Charles Johnson vs. Rafael Estevam |
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