- Main Event features pivotal bantamweight clash between No. 1 Marlon Moraes and No. 4 Cory Sandhagen
- Main Card begins at 8 p.m. ET and Prelims begin at 5 p.m. exclusively on ESPN+
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT on ESPN+: Moraes vs. Sandhagen is set for this Saturday, October 10, from UFC FIGHT ISLAND on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. With a potential title shot on the line, the main event features a pivotal bantamweight matchup between former title challenger and No. 1-ranked contender Marlon Moraes (23-6-1) and No. 4-ranked Cory Sandhagen (12-2).
Seeking his first victory since moving to the featherweight division, highly-respected striker and No. 14-ranked Edson Barboza (20-9) takes on Makwan Amirkhani (16-4), who hopes to break into the featherweight top 15 with a win on Saturday in the co-main event.
All fights will be carried exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish with the main card beginning at 8 p.m. ET and prelims starting at 5 p.m. ET. The events will be closed to the public and will be produced with only essential personnel in attendance.
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UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Programming (All times ET)
| Fri., 10/9 | 12 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | ESPN+ |
| 5:30 p.m. | UFC Live Presented by DraftKings: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | ESPN2 | |
| Sat., 10/10
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5 p.m. | UFC Fight Night: Prelims | ESPN+ |
| 8 p.m. | UFC Fight Night: Main Card | ESPN+ | |
| 11 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Post Show: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | ESPN+ |
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 8:00 PM | Main | Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen |
| Co-Main | Edson Barboza vs. Makway Amirkhani | |
| Undercard | Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura | |
| Undercard | Markus Perez vs. Dricus Du Plessis | |
| Undercard | Tom Aspinall vs. Alan Baudot | |
| Undercard | Youseff Zalal vs. Ilia Topuria | |
| 5:00 PM | Feature | Tom Breese vs. KB Bhullar |
| Undercard | Chris Daukaus vs. Rodrigo Nascimento | |
| Undercard | Impa Kasanganay vs. Joaquin Buckley | |
| Undercard | Ali Al-Qaisi vs. Tony Kelley | |
| Undercard | Giga Chikadze vs. Omar Morales | |
| Undercard | Tracy Cortez vs. Stephanie Egger | |
| Undercard | Bruno Silva vs. Tagir Ulanbekov |
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