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1 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.
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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 Raoni Barcelos vs. Khalid Taha, Bantamweight Claudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan, Women’s StrawweightPreliminary card
Trevin Giles vs. Bevon Lewis, Middleweight Giga Chikadze vs. Jamey Simmons, Featherweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Alexander Romanov, Heavyweight Darren Elkins vs. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri, Featherweight Max Griffin vs. Ramiz Brahimaj, WelterweightSantos v Teixeira: What has been said?
Glover Teixeira: “Whenever I had a fight lined up, my mom would always say, ‘Glover, I’m going to pray for you and your opponent, that neither of you get hurt.’
“I always would say, ‘Thanks, Mom,’ and to tell you the truth, even though we’re in there looking like we’re trying to kill each other, we don’t want to hurt anyone.
“It’s like you’re trying to take his head off and knock him out, but you don’t want to see any kind of injury that would be bad and affect him beyond some swelling and stitches and things like that.
“I love to fight and I love to compete and I’m thankful that I still have a job where I can do what I love.
“In this pandemic, the world is so crazy and so many things are upside down. I still have my job, and I love it and I’m very grateful for that.
“I have it better than a lot of people, who have had their issues with it. I am grateful I am where I am at this point and that I have my health and my job.”
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