UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders preview, fight card and TV schedule

Bengaluru, September 20: The Ultimate Fighting Championship return to Brazil for the third time this year with UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders which will take place at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo on Saturday (September 22).

The fourteen fight card UFC Sao Paulo event will be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between hometown's Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders, who stepped in as a replacement for Jimmy Manuwa.

The original schedule had Glover Teixeira taking on Jimi Manuwa, but Texeira pulled out last month due to a shoulder injury which led to Santos replacing his compatriot. Now, we have a whole new main event after Manuwa pulled out just under a week before the event.

Welcome to #UFCSP fight week!@ErykAnders steps in on 6 days notice to face @TMarretaMMA. pic.twitter.com/h1LG9JtTOJ
— UFC (@ufc) September 18, 2018

Santos, who has just one loss in his last six fights, is fresh after last month's decision win against Kevin Holland at UFC 227. Before that fight, the Brazilian was snapped off his four-fight winning streak when he suffered a stoppage loss against David Branch at Atlantic City earlier this year in April.

Anders, meanwhile, has won three of his four fights in the promotion with the most recent result being last month's knock out win over Tim Williams at UFC Lincoln. His only loss in MMA came against the veteran Lyoto Machida in UFC Belem.

ABSOLUTE PRECISION! Flash🔙 to #UFCLongIsland when Cowboy Oliveira showed how to time a perfect move. #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/dF0skWh9vl
— UFC (@ufc) September 19, 2018

The event is co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Carlo Pedersoli Jr. The main card also features a returning Antonio Rogerio Nogueira taking on Sam Alvey in a light heavyweight bout.

Simply spectacular!

How would you describe THIS @RenanBaraoUFC finish? ⤵️#UFCSP pic.twitter.com/1VSrrDaDT7
— UFC (@ufc) September 19, 2018

A bantamweight bout between Renan Barao and Andre Ewell, and a women's strawweight bout between Randa Markos and Marina Rodriguez rounds off the main card. Meanwhile, the preliminary card also has some interesting bouts with top talents of Brazil in action.

Here is all you need to know about UFC Sao Paulo:

When and where is UFC Fight Night 137 happening?

The event takes place at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday (September 22). Due to time differnce, the event will take place on Sunday (September 23) morning in India.

How to watch UFC Sao Paulo in India?

Sony ESPN will show the main card live from 8 AM IST on Sunday (September 23), while the preliminary card can be streamed using Fight Pass from 4 AM IST.

Check out the scheduled fight card for UFC Sao Paulo:

Main Card (Sony ESPN)

1. Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders

2. Welterweight bout: Alex Oliveira vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr.

3. Light Heavyweight bout: Sam Alvey vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

4. Bantamweight bout: Renan Barao vs. Andre Ewell

5. Women's Strawweight bout: Randa Markos vs. Marina Rodriguez

Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)

1. Lightweight bout: Charles Oliveira vs. Christos Giagos

2. Lightweight bout: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Evan Dunham

3. Light Heavyweight bout: Luis Henrique vs. Ryan Spann

4. Heavyweight bout: Augusto Sakai vs. Chase Sherman