Here’s what you need to know to watch UFC Fight Night 247 on ESPN+.
The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base with a longtime welterweight standout against a rising star at the top of the bill.
Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 247 with 170-pounders in the headlining spot, plus a former bantamweight champion in the co-feature.
Broadcast and streaming info
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UFC Fight Night 247 has a main card that starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned for more broadcast details later this week.
Main event: Neil Magny
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 24: Neil Magny punches Michael Morales of Ecuador in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Record: 29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC
Opponent: Carlos Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Key wins: Mike Malott, Daniel Rodriguez, Geoff Neal, Robbie Lawler, Jingliang Li, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks, Kelvin Gastelum
Misc.: Once a contender at 170 pounds, the 37-year-old Magny has alternated losses and wins his past eight fights.
Main event: Carlos Prates
Brazil’s Carlos Prates celebrates his win by knocking out China’s Li Jingliang in their men’s welterweight division event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 305 at the Perth Arena in Perth on August 18, 2024. (Photo by COLIN MURTY / AFP) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — (Photo by COLIN MURTY/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC
Opponent: Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Key wins: Jingliang Li, Charles Radtke, Trevin Giles
Misc.: Arrived on scene in LFA in 2022, then DWCS, then the UFC – and it’s been all stoppages the whole way.
Co-main event: Cody Garbrandt
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Cody Garbrandt (red gloves) reacts after knocking out Brian Kelleher (not pictured) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC
Opponent: Miles Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Raphael Assuncao, Cominick Druz
Misc.: Ex-champ is 2-1 since his return to 135 pounds after a one-fight stint at flyweight.
Co-main event: Miles Johns
Miles Johns def. Douglas Silva de Andrade, UFC on ESPN 58
Record: 15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC
Opponent: Cody Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Key wins: Douglas Silva de Andrade, Cody Gibson
Misc.: 30-year-old has three straight decision wins since a 2022 submission loss.
UFC debut: Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder, ONE Championship 166
Record: 17-2
Opponent: Gerald Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Vitaly Bigdash, Aung La N Sang (twice)
Misc.: Former two-division ONE titleholder departed that organization earlier this year, and now will test his skills in the UFC.
UFC debut: Mansur Abdul-Malik
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 13: (L-R) Mansur Abdul-Malik kicks Wes Schultz in a middleweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series season eight, week one on August 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Record: 6-0
Opponent: Dusko Todorovic (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: Got shot with second-round DWCS TKO win in August – the first time he had been out of the first round in his career.
UFC debut: Klaudia Sygula
Record: 6-1
Opponent: Melissa Mullins (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Misc.: 25-year-old Polish fighter has six straight wins since a submission loss in her pro debut.
UFC debut: Cortavious Romious
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 20: (L-R) Cortavious Romious kicks Michael Imperato of Canada in a lightweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series, season eight week two on August 20, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Record: 9-2
Opponent: Gaston Bolanos (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Misc.: Romious lost his first DWCS shot in 29 seconds, but went out and got a 50-second finish after that, another shot on the show, and a win over Michael Imperato in August helped his case for his official debut.
UFC Fight Night 247 main card betting odds
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Neil Magny (+475) vs. Carlos Prates (-800)
- Cody Garbrandt (+125) vs. Miles Johns (-140)
- Denise Gomes (-475) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (+340)
- Bernardo Sopaj (-270) vs. Ricky Turcios (+220)
- Reinier de Ridder (-300) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (+240)
- Luana Pinheiro (+240) vs. Gillian Robertson (-300)
UFC Fight Night 247 prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Nicolas Dalby (-115) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (-105)
- Mansur Abdul-Malik (-370) vs. Dusko Todorovic (+275)
- Charlie Radtke (-170) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (+140)
- Da’Mon Blackshear (-290) vs. Cody Stamann (+235)
- Melissa Mullins (-235) vs. Klaudia Sygula (+190)
- Gaston Bolanos (+150) vs. Cortavious Romious (-180)
- Tresean Gore (-185) vs. Antonio Trocoli (+155)
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