Featherweight action heroes will carry the flag for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when Sodiq Yusuff faces Edson Barboza in the UFC Fight Night 230 main event. Meanwhile, former Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder Jennifer Maia eyes her third straight victory, as she meets Viviane Araujo in the three-round women’s flyweight co-headliner at 125 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC Fight Night 230
UFC Fight Night “Yusuff vs. Barboza” goes down on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card kicks off at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
How to View UFC Fight Night 230 Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC Fight Night 230 online will need to purchase an ESPN+ membership. The ESPN-owned streaming service has exclusive rights to UFC live streams, making ESPN+ the only way to view UFC Fight Night “Yusuff vs. Barboza” online in the United States. The main card can be viewed on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, while the prelims can be seen on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, TNT Sports is the lone broadcaster showing UFC Fight Night 230 live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Coverage begins at 9 p.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC Fight Night “Yusuff vs. Barboza” online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC Fight Night 230 Card, Odds
BetUS.com lists Yusuff as a -170 favorite in the headliner, with Barboza as a +140 underdog. In the co-main event, Maia is favored at -149, with Araujo coming back at +119.
Yusuff, 30, has rattled off eight wins across his past nine outings. The Team Lloyd Irvin representative last competed on Oct. 1, 2022, when he needed just 30 seconds to dismiss Don Shainis with a guillotine choke at UFC Fight Night 211. A Season 2 graduate of Dana White’s Contender Series, Yusuff owns a 6-1 record inside the Octagon. Barboza, meanwhile, has lost five of his past eight bouts. The 37-year-old former Ring of Combat champion last appeared at UFC on ESPN 44, where he cut down Billy Quarantillo with a knee strike in the first round of their April 15 pairing. Barboza’s 17 victories in the UFC tie him for 19th on the promotion’s all-time list.
UFC Fight Night “Yusuff vs. Barboza” also features a middleweight clash matching Michel Pereira (-210) with Andre Petroski (+170), a flyweight rematch pitting Edgar Chairez (-355) against Daniel da Silva (+255) and a pair of bantamweight battles, as Jonathan Martinez (-115) tests Adrian Yanez (-115) and Christian Rodriguez (-142) confronts Cameron Saaiman (+112). Featherweights highlight the undercard, as T.J. Brown (-185) toes the line against Darren Elkins (+155) at 145 pounds.
The rest of the UFC Fight Night 230 lineup: Tainara Lisboa (-315) vs. Ravena Oliveira (+240) at women’s bantamweight, Terrance McKinney (-600) vs. Brendan Marotte (+400) at 135 pounds, Melissa Dixon (-140) vs. Irina Alekseeva (+110) at women’s bantamweight, Chris Gutierrez (-265) vs. Heili Alateng (+215) and Emily Ducote (-400) vs. Ashley Yoder (+300) at 115 pounds.
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