We’re back baby! Exactly UFC returns to BT Sport for first time in 2023 – and there was a last-minute schedule change Sean Strickland advances to claim main event honors for the second straight card when he takes over Nassourdine Imavov.
Kelvin Gastelum was set to headline UFC APEX before pulling out of the main event late — but Strickland, the perennial player, saved the day and went five more rounds, almost exactly a month after going the distance in a loss to Jared Cannoniera for the last time.
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They will be joined on the card by the explosive Dan Ige, who returns to action for the first time since last summer, as he looks to stop his horrific three-fight losing streak against the dangerous Damon Jackson.
Additionally, rising bantamweight star Umar Nurmagomedov aims to extend his perfect record of 15 fights to 16 unbeaten when he takes on Raoni Barcelos to open the main card.
There’s so much to look forward to ahead of the UFC’s debut in 2023, so read on to make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov on BT Sport.
What time is UFC in the UK: When is Strickland vs Imavov?
The event will be broadcast exclusively live at 1am UK time (3am main card) overnight on Saturday 14 January on BT Sport 1HD and across our digital platforms.
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imav Fight Card
Sean Strickland vs. Nassourdine Imavov – light heavyweight
Dan Iga vs. Damon Jackson – featherweight
Punahele Soriano vs. Roman Kopylov – Middleweight
Ketlen Vieira vs. Raquel Pennington – Women’s Bantamweight
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos – bantamweight
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov preliminaries
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Claudio Ribeiro – Middleweight
Mateusz Rebecki vs. Nick Fiore – Lightweight
Javid Basharat vs. Mateus Mendonac – bantamweight
Allan Nascimento vs. Carlos Hernandez – Flyweight
Daniel Argueta vs. Isaac Dulgarian – Pen
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