UFC Vegas 50 | UFC Fight Night 203 Fight Card, Date, Start Time
UFC Vegas 50 or UFC Fight Night 203 will be the 5th UFC Fight Night event this year. The show will air on March 12, 2022, from UFC’s Apex Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
A light heavyweight bout between #5 ranked Thiago Santos and #6 ranked Magomed Ankalav will be the main event. Song Yadong vs Marlon Moraes bantamweight bout will be co-headliner.
Check below the complete details on UFC Vegas 50: Santos vs Ankalav event, also known as UFC Fight Night 203 or UFC on ESPN+ 61.
Event Info
- Date: March 12, 2022
- Location: UFC Apex Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US
- Timing: Main Card- 7 PM EST/ 4 PM PST, Prelims: 4 PM EST/ 1 PM PST
- Desk anchor & host – Karyn Bryant
- Desk analysts – Rashad Evans & Anthony Smith
- Roving reporter – Heidi Androl
- Octagon announcer – Joe Martinez
- Cageside Commentators – Brendan Fitzgerald (leading man on the mic from cageside), Dominick Cruz & Paul Felder
Fight Card
Prelims
Azamat Murzakanov vs Tafon Nchukwi
Heavyweight Bout
Azamat Murzakanov won via TKO (Flying Knee) Round 3, 0:44
Kris Moutinho vs Guido Cannetti
Bantamweight Bout
Guido Cannetti Won via TKO (Punches) Round 1, 2:07
Dalcha Lungiambula vs Cody Brundage
Middleweight Bout
Cody Brundage Won via Submission Round 1, 3:41
Sabina Mazo vs Miranda Maverick
Women’s Flyweight Bout
Miranda Maverick Won via Submission Round 2, 2:15
Kamuela Kirk vs Damon Jackson
Featherweight Bout
Damon Jackson won via Submission Round 2, 4:42
Trevin Jones vs Javid Basharat
Bantamweight Bout
Javid Basharat won via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29)
JJ Aldrich vs Gillian Robertson
Women’s Flyweight Bout
JJ Aldrich won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Matthew Semelsberger vs AJ Fletcher
Welterweight Bout
Matthew Semelsberger won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Main Card
Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva
Middleweight Bout
Alex Pereira won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Drew Dober vs Terrance McKinney
Lightweight Bout
Drew Dober won via KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:17
Karl Roberson vs Khalil Rountree Jr.
Light Heavyweight Bout
Khalil Rountree Jr. won via KO/TKO in round 2 (punches) at 0:25
Sodiq Yusuff vs Alex Caceres
Featherweight Bout
Sodiq Yusuff won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Co-Main Event
Song Yadong vs Marlon Moraes
Bantamweight Bout
Song Yadong won via KO/TKO (punches) in round 1 at 2:50
Main Event
Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalav
Light Heavyweight Bout
Magomed Ankalaev won via unanimous decision (46-49, 46-49, 47-48)
Cancelled or Moved Bout
- Ariane Lipski vs. JJ Aldrich
- Joshua Culibao vs. Damon Jackson
- Sabina Mazo vs. Mandy Bohm
- Drew Dober vs Ricky Glenn
News & Updates
On November 15, 2021, ESPN reported Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalav will headline the Fight Night event.[source]
On December 20, 2021, MMA Junkie reported Song Yadong will face Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 50.
On January 3, 2022, MMA Junkie reported Sodiq Yusuff vs Alex Caceres to take place at this event.
On January 19, 2022, Paradigm Sports announced Karl Roberson will fight Khalil Rountree Jr. at this event.
On January 5, 2022, Iridium Sports Agency announced Drew Dober to take on Ricky Glenn at UFC Vegas 50. On UFC announced Ricky Glenn pulled out from the bout due to injury and Terrance McKinney replace him.[source]
On December 21, 2021, Combate reported Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva to take place on this Fight Night event.
On February 6, 2022, Matthew Semelsberger confirmed on Twitter that he will face AJ Fletcher at this event.[source]
On January 6, 2022, MMAFighting reported Ariane Lipski vs. JJ Aldrich to take place at this event. On February 23, 2022, David Van Auken from FightBananas reported Ariane Lipski has pulled out from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and JJ Gillian Robertson has replaced him.
On December 2, 2021, MMA ISLAND reported Trevin Jones vs Javid Basharat to take place at this event.
On December 23, 2021, Iridium Sports Agency announced Joshua Culibao vs Damon Jackson to take place at this event. On January 29, 2022, Iridium Sports Agency announced that Culibao withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Kamuela Kirk.[source]
Initially, Sabina Mazo vs. Mandy Bohm match was reported for this event.[source] However, On February 23, 2022, Miranda Maverick announced on her Instagram page that Bohm pulled out from the bout due to undisclosed reasons and she will face Sabina Mazo in her place.
On December 23, 2021, Iridium Sports Agency announced Dalcha Lungiambula vs Cody Brundage bout for UFC Vegas 50.
On December 2, 2021, MMA Argento reported Kris Moutinho vs Guido Cannetti to take place at this event.
On January 3, 2022, Cageside Press reported Azamat Murzakanov vs Tafon Nchukwi bout to take place at this event.
