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3 Light Heavyweight rivals Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira face off in this weekend’s UFC Fight Night clash.
Brazilian Santos has not been inside the Octagon since his UFC 239 defeat to Jon Jones in July 2019.
Thiago Santos will take on Glover Teixeira this weekendGetty Images - GettyLATEST UFC NEWS
Meanwhile, fellow countryman Teixeira has been on a good run recently and claimed his fourth straight win by knocking out Anthony Smith in May.
The South Americans will meet in Las Vegas this weekend as Dana White continues to put on shows behind closed doors.
UFC 255 is just around the corner but there’s plenty of exciting action to come before that main event.
Santos v Teixeira: Date and start time
This event is scheduled to take place in the early hours of Sunday, November 8 for UK fans.
It is being held at the UFC APEX Center in Las Vegas.
The preliminary card will begin at 1am UK time on Sunday morning with the main card starting at 3am.
Santos v Teixeira is expected to get under way at 5am.
Glover Teixeira beat Anthony Smith in MayGetty Images - GettySantos v Teixeira: TV and live stream
This event will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
Their coverage will start with a ‘Fight Night Preview’ show at 12:30am on Sunday ahead of the prelims.
Their main show will start at 3am ahead of Santos v Teixeira.
The show will be live streamed on BT Sport’s website and app.
The early prelims will be shown on UFC’s Fight Pass for subscribers as normal.
In the US, all prelim bouts will be simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in English and Spanish.
How can I watch Santos v Teixeira for FREE?
EE mobile customers can get a FREE three-month trial of BT Sport by texting SPORT to 150.
You can then cancel the trial at any time.
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Santos v Teixeira: Fight card
Main card
Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira, Light Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Tanner Boser, Heavyweight Ian Heinisch vs. Brendan Allen, Middleweight Claudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan, Women’s StrawweightPreliminary card
Trevin Giles vs. Bevon Lewis, Middleweight Raoni Barcelos vs. Khalid Taha, Bantamweight Max Griffin vs. Ramiz Brahimaj, Welterweight Darren Elkins vs. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri, Featherweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Alexander Romanov, Heavyweight Felipe Colares vs. Gustavo Lopez, Bantamweight
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