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UFC Vegas 121: How to Watch and Full Fight Card

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UFC Vegas 121 is almost here, and with it, a stellar bantamweight clash in the main event between the young phenom Raul Rosas Jr. and the resurging Raoni Barcelos.

Before that, the middleweights take over the Octagon, as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Rodolfo Vieira battles Robert Bryczek. 

UFC Vegas 121 Main Event

Back in 2022, at just 17-years old, Rosas Jr. made headlines as one of the youngest fighters to be signed to the UFC after earning a contract on the Contender Series. In the midst of a four-bout win streak, “El Niño Problema” is aiming to continue his climb up the 135-lb upper echelon this weekend.

Following a two-fight losing skid in 2023, nobody could have expected the run that Barcelos would embark on. Stacking up five consecutive victories over much younger and stark opposition like Payton Talbott, Cody Garbrandt, and Montel Jackson, the Brazilian veteran appears to be hitting a magnificent second wind that has so far carried him to the top 15 at bantamweight.;

UFC Vegas 121 Co-Main Event

A prospect that has had his share of ups and downs over the course of his seven-year tenure in the company, Vieira has largely struggled to make any significant headway up the 185-lb ladder. Dropping two back-to-back contests to Bo Nickal and Eric McConico, “The Black Belt Hunter” is in dire need of a victory this weekend at UFC Vegas 121.

1-2 in his first three trips to the UFC cage since joining the organization in 2024, Bryczek has not made much of an impression, with his sole glimmering moment in that span being a third-round knockout over Ultimate Fighter standout Brad Tavares. Coming up short against Cameron Rowston back in February this year, the Pole can reenter the win column in a big way should he manage to trounce the sterling Brazilian.

Here’s How to Watch UFC Vegas 121

Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on Paramount+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly subscription of $8.99 with ads and $13.99 without. They are also offering a yearly subscription of $89.99 with ads and $139.99 without.

Start Time and Date:The preliminaries will begin at 5pm ET, followed by the main card at 8pm ET on September 26th.

Bout Order For UFC Vegas 121

Main Card:

(Bantamweight) Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos

(Middleweight) Rodolfo Vieira vs. Robert Bryczek

(Bantamweight) Mehemmedeli Osmanli vs. Ilimbek Akylbek uulu

(Women's Strawweight) Melissa Amaya vs. Valesca Machado

(Bantamweight) Brady Hiestand vs. Rinya Nakamura

Preliminaries:

(Light Heavyweight) Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards

(Lightweight) Josiah Harrell vs. Elves Brener

(Bantamweight) Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simón

(Women's Bantamweight) Norma Dumont vs. Ailín Pérez

(Bantamweight) John Castañeda vs. Alateng Heili

(Middleweight) Mickey Gall vs. Sedriques Dumas

(Women's Strawweight) Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Yazmin Jauregui

Region Local Time Day
United States – Pacific 2:00 PM PDT Saturday
United States – Mountain 3:00 PM MDT Saturday
United States – Central 4:00 PM CDT Saturday
United States – Eastern 5:00 PM EDT Saturday
Brazil – São Paulo 6:00 PM BRT Saturday
United Kingdom 10:00 PM BST Saturday
Netherlands / Germany / France 11:00 PM CEST Saturday
Greece / Romania / Turkey 12:00 AM EEST Sunday
United Arab Emirates 1:30 AM GST Sunday
Thailand 4:00 AM ICT Sunday
Japan (Local Time) 6:00 AM JST Sunday
Australia – Sydney 7:00 AM AEST Sunday
New Zealand 9:00 AM NZST Sunday

 

ABOUT THE AUTHORHank StrandbergStaff Writer

Hank Strandberg is a combat sports journalist and Staff Writer at MMA Sucka.

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