UFC Vegas 122 takes place this Saturday, October 10 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The card has 12 fights, headlined by Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy Duncan at middleweight. 2 prelim fights have changed: Ismael Bonfim and Brendson Ribeiro step in as replacements. The prelims start at 5 p.m. Eastern and the main card at 8 p.m.
Key takeaways
- UFC Vegas 122 takes place on Saturday, October 10 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with 12 fights, 6 on the main card and 6 on the prelims.
- Brendan Allen (27-7) faces Christian Leroy Duncan (15-2) at middleweight in the main event.
- Ismael Bonfim replaces Artur Minev against Francisco Prado, Brendson Ribeiro replaces Alexander Poppeck against Felipe Franco.
UFC Vegas 122: the main card
Allen vs Duncan
Brendan Allen, 27-7, has won 3 in a row, over Marvin Vettori, Reinier de Ridder and Edmen Shahbazyan. Christian Leroy Duncan, 15-2, a former Cage Warriors middleweight champion, has won 5 straight and headlines a UFC card for the 1st time.
The 5 other fights
Matheus Camilo faces Jai Herbert at lightweight, Loopy Godinez faces Ketlen Souza at strawweight, Andre Fili faces Kai Kamaka III at featherweight. Julius Walker meets Gerald Meerschaert at light heavyweight and Malcolm Wellmaker meets Otari Tanzilovi at bantamweight.
What Allen wanted
Allen had asked for Dricus du Plessis on this date, with unkind words on X. He got Duncan, an opponent on a run.
The prelims and the 2 replacements
Bonfim for Minev
Francisco Prado was due to face Artur Minev at lightweight. Minev withdrew for an undisclosed reason and Ismael Bonfim replaces him.
Ribeiro for Poppeck
At light heavyweight, Alexander Poppeck pulled out of his fight with Felipe Franco. Brendson Ribeiro takes his place.
The 4 other fights
Niko Price faces Leon Shahbazyan at welterweight and Allen Frye Jr. faces RJ Harris at heavyweight. In the women’s fights, Alice Pereira meets Daria Zhelezniakova at bantamweight and Ernesta Kareckaite meets Melissa Gatto at flyweight.
DDP sucks end of story
Start times and broadcast
What time
The prelims start at 5 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Pacific, on Saturday. The main card begins at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific.
Where to watch
In the United States, all the fights stream on Paramount+.
Follow the event
The card, the fighters’ profiles and live results are in the FightHub app.
- Brendan Allen books a fifth UFC main event, and still not the one he keeps asking for
- Marvin Vettori changes teams after 4 straight losses and returns to California before Ismail Naurdiev at UFC 332
- Alexander Hernandez stops Rafael dos Anjos in round 2 at UFC 332, the former champion takes off his gloves
- Pereira vs Pavlovich: the Brazilian stays at heavyweight and fights at UFC 335
