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Venue, date, start time and telecast information
When and where is UFC Vegas 19 taking place?
The event takes place on Saturday (February 20) at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. Due to time difference in India, the event will take place on Sunday (February 21) morning.
What time does UFC Vegas 19 event start?
The preliminary card starts at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT / 9.30 PM GMT (Saturday, February 20) | 3 AM IST (Sunday, February 21). The main card, meanwhile, starts at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT (Saturday, February 20) | 1 AM GMT / 6.30 AM IST (Sunday, February 21).
Where and how to watch UFC Vegas 19?
The main card is shown live in India on Sony TEN 1 and streamed live via Sony LIV. In the US, the whole card is shown on ESPN+, with the main card available in English and Spanish.
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UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs. Lewis Fight Card
Main Card
1. Heavyweight bout: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
2. Women's Bantamweight bout: Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya
3. Featherweight bout: Charles Rosa vs. Darrick Minner
4. Heavyweight bout: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Chris Daukaus
5. Middleweight bout: Phil Hawes vs. Nassourdine Imavov
6. Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall
Preliminary Card
1. Catchweight (150 lb) bout: Jared Gordon vs. Danny Chavez
2. Lightweight bout: Drakkar Klose vs. Luis Pena
3. Bantamweight bout: Eddie Wineland vs. John Castaneda
4. Featherweight bout: Nate Landwehr vs. Julian Erosa
5. Women's Flyweight bout: Shana Dobson vs. Casey O'Neill
6. Featherweight bout: Chas Skelly vs. Jamall Emmers
7. Catchweight (140.5 lb) bout: Aiemann Zahabi vs. Drako Rodriguez
8. Heavyweight bout: Sergey Spivak vs. Jared Vanderaa
Main Event: Blaydes vs. Lewis talking points
• Curtis Blaydes aims to stake his claim for a title shot by snapping Lewis' momentum to secure his fifth consecutive victory.
◦ No. 2 ranked heavyweight contender
◦ 10 wins by KO
◦ Holds record for most takedowns in UFC heavyweight history (59)
◦ On a four-fight win streak
◦ Holds wins over wins over Alistair Overeem, Alexander Volkov and Junior dos Santos
• Derrick Lewis strives to secure another shot at the title by becoming only the second person to stop Blaydes.
◦ No. 4 ranked UFC heavyweight contender
◦ 19 wins by KO, one via submission
◦ On a three-fight win streak
◦ Holds UFC record for most heavyweight knockouts (11)
◦ Holds wins against Francis Ngannou, Alexander Volkov and Travis Browne
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Co-main Event: Vieira vs. Kunitskaya talking points
• Ketlen Vieira looks to hold her spot on the 135-pound ladder by stopping Kunitskaya.
◦ No. 6 UFC women's bantamweight.
◦ Four wins by submission, two via KO
◦ Three first-round finishes
◦ 5-1 since joining the UFC roster
◦ Holds wins over former title challengers Sara McMann and Cat Zingano
• Yana Kunitskaya hopes become only the second fighter to defeat Vieira and continue her climb up
the ranks.
◦ No. 7 UFC women's bantamweight
◦ Seven wins by KO, one via submission
◦ Seven first-round finishes
◦ Won three of last four bouts
◦ Holds wins over Julija Stoliarenko, Marion Reneau and Lina Lansberg