UFC Vegas 49: Makhachev vs. Green fight card, date, start time in India, telecast and live streaming info

Venue, date, timing and telecast information

When and where is UFC Vegas 49 taking place?

The event takes place on Saturday (February 26) at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. And due to time difference in India, the event will take place in the early hours of Sunday (February 27).

What time does UFC Vegas 49 start?

The preliminary card starts at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT / 9 PM GMT (Saturday, February 26) | 2:30 AM IST (Sunday, February 27). The main card, meanwhile, starts at 7 PM PM ET / 4 PM PT (Saturday, February 26) | 12 AM GMT / 5:30 AM IST (Sunday, February 27).

Where and how to watch UFC Vegas 49?

The main card will shown live on Sony TEN 2 (English) and Sony TEN 3 (Hindi) with live streaming available on Sony LIV. In the US, all bouts will be available on ESPN+.

UFC Vegas 49 Fight Card

Main Card

1. Catchweight (160 lb) bout: Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green

2. Middleweight bout: Misha Cirkunov vs. Wellington Turman

3. Women's Flyweight bout: Ji Yeon Kim vs. Priscila Cachoeira

4. Lightweight bout: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joel Alvarez

5. Middleweight bout: Armen Petrosyan vs. Gregory Rodrigues

Preliminary Card

1. Lightweight bout: Zhu Rong vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

2. Women's Featherweight bout: Josiane Nunes vs. Ramona Pascual

3. Lightweight bout: Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam

4. Bantamweight bout: Alejandro Perez vs. Jonathan Martinez

5. Welterweight bout: Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Micheal Gillmore

6. Flyweight bout: Victor Altamirano vs. Carlos Hernandez

Main Event: Makhachev vs. Green Talking Points

Islam Makhachev

• Pro since 2010

• Was coached by father of retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov

• Three wins by knockout, 10 by submission (2 triangle, 3 RNC, 3 armbar, arm triangle, kimura)

• Holds wins over Alan Patrick, Clay Guida and Al Iaquinta

• On nine fight winning streak

• Eight first round finishes

Bobby Green

• Pro since 2008

• Eight wins by submission (3 guillotine, choke, armbar, arm triangle, 2 RNC), 10 by knockout

• Holds wins over Charles Bennett, Ricky Legere Jr. and Daron Cruickshank

• Has also faced UFC vets Tim Means, Dan Lauzon, and David Mitchell

• 10 first-round finishes

• Has won 14 of his last 22 (14-7-1) and five of his last seven

Co-main Event: Cirkunov vs. Turman Talking Points

Misha Cirkunov

• Pro since 2010

• Has won 10 of his last 15

• Has finished his last 10 wins, eight in the first round

• Eight wins by submission (Peruvian necktie, 2 armbar, guillotine, 2 arm triangle, triangle, neck crank), five wins by KO

• 11 first round finishes

• Second UFC fight at middleweight (0-1)

• Three wins in under a minute

• Owns January 2015 KO win over UFC veteran Rodney Wallace

• Some of his stoppage victories include Jimmy Crute, Nikita Krylov and Ion Cutelaba

Wellington Turman

• Pro since 2014

• Has won six of his last nine

• Last pre-UFC bout was April 2019 win over Marcio Alexandre Jr.

• Four wins by KO, seven by submission (4 RNC, 3 guillotine)

• Eight first round finishes