UFC Fight Night 226 fight card and start times – Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov

Las Vegas – UFC returns to Nashville with an intriguing bantamweight contenders’ bout that will see No. 4 ranked Cory Sandhagen take on undefeated No. 11 Umar Nurmagomedov. Also, former strawweight champion and No. 5 ranked contender Jessica Andrade plans to take out unbeaten No. 10 Tatiana Suarez.

This event will take place at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, Aug. 5. The main card airing on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ (English and Spanish) starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The prelims will be available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.

Sandhagen (16-4) fighting out of Aurora, Colo. plans to keep his momentum going by securing his third consecutive victory. A dynamic striker, he has secured highlight-reel KO wins over Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes, and Iuri Alcantara. Sandhagen now intends to defend his spot in the rankings by handing Nurmagomedov his first professional loss.

Nurmagomedov (16-0) fighting out of Kizilyurt, Russia looks to steal the show in his first UFC main event opportunity. A decorated Sambo fighter, he has secured memorable finishes against Raoni Barcelos, Brian Kelleher, and Sergey Morozov. Nurmagomedov now has his sights set on cracking the bantamweight Top 5 with a statement performance.

Andrade (24-11) fighting out of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil vies to make another run toward UFC gold by stopping Suarez in an emphatic fashion. A powerful striker and grappler, Andrade holds notable finishes over Rose Namajunas, Amanda Lemos, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Andrade now plans to become the first fighter to defeat Suarez and remind the world she’s among the strawweight elite.

Suarez (10-0) fighting out of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. returns to the strawweight division following a dominant flyweight win against Montana De La Rosa in February. A decorated grappler, she has also delivered spectacular victories over Nina Nunes, Carla Esparza, and Alexa Grasso. Suarez now looks to continue her ascent up the 115-pound ladder by stopping Andrade in impressive fashion.

Tanner Boser (20-10-1) fighting out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada locks horns with Aleksa Camur (6-2) fighting out of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina at light heavyweight. Ignacio Bahamondes (14-4) fighting out of Chicago, Ill. by way of Santiago, Chile squares off with Ludovit Klein (19-4-1) fighting out of Nove Zamky, Slovakia at lightweight.

Also on the card, we will see #15 ranked light heavyweight contender Dustin Jacoby (18-7-1) fighting out of Englewood, Colo. squares off with rising Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-3) fighting out of Dallas, Texas. Exciting featherweights collide when Billy Quarantillo (17-5) fighting out of Tampa, Fla. meets Damon Jackson (22-5-1 1NC) fighting out of Dallas, Texas.

Tennessee’s own Ovince Saint Preux (26-17) fighting out of Knoxville, Tenn. plans to steal the show against hard-hitting Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1 1NC) fighting out of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova at light heavyweight. We will also see #12 ranked flyweight contender Tagir Ulanbekov (14-2) fighting out of Makhachkala, Russia squares off with surging Jake Hadley (10-1) fighting out of Oldbury, Sandwell, England.

Said Nurmagomedov (17-3) fighting out of Dagestan, Russia faces Kyler Phillips (10-2) fighting out of Glendale, Ariz. in an intriguing bantamweight tilt. Ode’ Osbourne (12-5 1NC) fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. by way of Milwaukee, Wisc. looks to spoil the UFC debut of Assu Almabayev (17-2) fighting out of Almaty, Kazakhstan in a flyweight bout.

Jeremiah Wells (12-2-1) fighting out of Philadelphia, Penn. meets Carlston Harris (18-5) fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by way of Skeldon, Guyana in a clash of welterweight prospects. Sean Woodson (9-1-1) fighting out of St. Louis, Mo. battles Steve Garcia (14-5) fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M. at featherweight.

Roberto Villa

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