7 p.m. ET: Main Card (ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation)
4 p.m.: Prelims (ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation)
The 2024 UFC schedule gets underway this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 13. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET with the prelims starting at 4 p.m., both available on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation.
Main Event:
- 3 ranked UFC light heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev and No. 7 Johnny Walker go head-to-head in a highly anticipated rematch to deliver a definitive winner following their No Contest in October. Ankalaev (18-1-1 1NC), stepping into his third UFC main event, and Walker (21-7 1NC), both look to add to their 10 and 16 KO wins, respectively.
Co-Main Event:
- Flyweights collide as No. 5 ranked contender Matheus Nicolau squares off with No. 6 Manel Kape in the co-main event. Nicolau (19-4-1) looks to improve to 2-0 vs. Kape and kick off his 2024 season with a statement win. Kape (19-6) intends to further his climb up the 125-pound rankings, even the score with Nicolau and add to his current four-fight win streak.
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On the call
- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside former middleweight Champion Michael Bisping and Paul Felder. Charly Arnolt will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Fri. 1/12 | 4:30 p.m. | UFC Live: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | ESPN2 |
| 5:05 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Cuervo: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 1/13 | 4 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (Prelims) | ESPN+, SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (Main Card) | ESPN+, SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 | |
| 10 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show presented by Cuervo: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | ESPN+ |
*Immediately following Main Event.
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 7 PM | Main | Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker |
| Co-Main | Matheus Nicolau vs. Manel Kape | |
| Undercard | Jim Miller vs. Gabriel Benitez | |
| Undercard | Ricky Simon vs. Mario Bautista | |
| Undercard | Phil Hawes vs. Brunno Ferreira | |
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4 PM |
Feature | Andrei Arlovski vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta |
| Undercard | Matthew Semelsberger vs. Preston Parsons | |
| Undercard | Marcus McGhee vs. Gaston Bolanos | |
| Undercard | Farid Basharat vs. Taylor Lapilus | |
| Undercard | Westin Wilson vs. Jean Silva | |
| Undercard | Nikolas Motta vs. Tom Nolan | |
| Undercard | Joshua Van vs. Felipe Bunes |
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