UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes fight card, date, start time in India, telecast and live streaming info

The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues it's series of action at the Apex with UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes (also known as UFC Fight Night 222 or UFC on ESPN+ 80), which is headlined by heavyweight rankers.

A pivotal clash in the heavyweight division that will see No. 3 ranked Sergei Pavlovich take on No. 4 Curtis Blaydes serves as the headliner, while in the co-main event UFC veteran Brad Tavares looks to deliver a stellar showing against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Bruno Silva at middleweight.

Tavares, who returns to action after withdrawing from his previous fight in UFC 283, has revealed he is all healed up and only withdrew from the fight last time as there was word that his opponent's camp had known about his injury.

"Yeah, all healed. You know the unfortunate thing with that was it was a minor injury. Not something that would keep you out and something that I was prepared to fight with," Tavares said.

"But we had gotten word that his camp was made aware of my injury. It's one thing to fight injured, but not when your opponent knows about the specific injury."

Now, following a good camp, Tavares is ready for Silva, whom he acknowledges as a tough guy, but the The Ultimate Figher 11 semifinalist believes he is the superior fighter.

Also on the main card, exciting lightweights Bobby Green and Jared Gordon look to steal the show after Iasmin Lucindo meets The Ultimate Fighter season 30 finalist Brogan Walker at flyweight.

In the main card opener, an electrifying welterweight bout sees Jeremiah Wells lock horns with the always entertaining Matthew Semeslberger after Rick Glenn battles Christos Giagos at lightweight to close the preliminary card.

The prelims will also see the likes of Rani Yahya, Montel Jackson, Karol Rosa, Norma Dumont, Mohammad Usman, Junior Tafa, Francis Marshall, William Gomis, Brady Hiestand and Danaa Batgerel in action.

Here is all you need to know about UFC Vegas 71 from date, fight location, start time, fight card, telecast and live streaming info of the 11-fight stacked card headlined by heavyweight rankers:

When and where is UFC Vegas 71 taking place?

The event takes place on Saturday (April 22) at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. And due to time difference in India, the event will start in the early hours of Sunday (April 23).

What time does UFC Vegas 71 start?

The preliminary card starts at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT / 8 PM GMT (Saturday, April 22) | 1:30 AM IST (Sunday, April 23). The main card, meanwhile, starts at 7 PM PM ET / 4 PM PT / 11 PM GMT (Saturday, April 22) | 4:30 AM IST (Sunday, April 23).

Where and how to watch UFC Vegas 71?

The main card will shown live on Sony Sports TEN 2 (English) and Sony Sports TEN 3 (Hindi) with live streaming available on Sony LIV. Meanwhile, the entire card will be available on ESPN+ in the United States.

UFC Vegas 71 Fight Card

Main Card

1. Heavyweight Bout: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes

2. Middleweight Bout: Brad Tavares vs. Bruno Silva

3. Lightweight Bout: Bobby Green vs. Jared Gordon

4. Women's Strawweight Bout: Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker-Sanchez

5. Welterweight Bout: Jeremiah Wells vs. Matthew Semelsberger

Preliminary Card

1. Lightweight Bout: Ricky Glenn vs. Christos Giagos

2. Bantamweight Bout: Rani Yahya vs. Montel Jackson

3. Women's Featherweight Bout: Karol Rosa vs. Norma Dumont

4. Heavyweight Bout: Mohammad Usman vs. Junior Tafa

5. Featherweight Bout: Francis Marshall vs. William Gomis

6. Bantamweight Bout: Brady Hiestand vs. Danaa Batgerel